OpportunityTitle: OSERS: RSA: Capacity building Program for Traditionally Underserved Populations: Vocational Rehabilitation Training Institute for the Preparation of Personnel in American Indian Vocational Rehabilitation Services Projects CFDA Number 84.315C
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligible Applicants: Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs), Community Colleges, and Tribal Colleges. Applications must reflect a partnership between a four-year IHE and a two-year community college or tribal college.
Description: Note: Each funding opportunity description is a synopsis of information in the Federal Register application notice. For specific information about eligibility, please see the official application notice. The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html. Please review the official application notice for pre-application and application requirements, application submission information, performance measures, priorities and program contact information. Purpose of the Program: The Capacity Building Program for Traditionally Underserved Populations under section 21(b)(2)(C) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (Rehabilitation Act) (29 U.S.C. 718(b)(2)(C)), provides outreach and technical assistance (TA) to minority entities and American Indian tribes to promote their participation in activities funded under the Rehabilitation Act, including assistance to enhance their capacity to carry out such activities. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.315C. Applications for grants under the Capacity Building Program for Traditionally Underserved Populations--Vocational Rehabilitation Training Institute for the Preparation of Personnel in American Indian Vocational Rehabilitation Services Projects, CFDA number 84.315C must be submitted electronically using the Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply site at www.Grants.gov. Through this site, you will be able to download a copy of the application package, complete it offline, and then upload and submit your application. You may not email an electronic copy of a grant application to us. You may access the electronic grant application for the Capacity Building Program for Traditionally Underserved Populations_Vocational Rehabilitation Training Institute for the Preparation of Personnel in American Indian Vocational Rehabilitation Services Projects competition at www.Grants.gov. You must search for the downloadable application package for this competition by the CFDA number. Do not include the CFDA number&apos;s alpha suffix in your search (e.g., search for 84.315, not 84.315C).
GrantorContactEmailDescription: e-Mail: Program Manager
GrantorContactText: Julius Cotton &lt;br/&gt;ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin. &lt;br/&gt;Phone 202-245-6288 &lt;br/&gt;EducationGrantInquiries@ed.gov &lt;br/&gt;Program Manager: &lt;br/&gt;Kristen Rhinehart-Fernandez &lt;br/&gt;U.S. Department of Education &lt;br/&gt;Rehabilitation Services Administration &lt;br/&gt;400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 5027 &lt;br/&gt;Potomac Center Plaza (PCP) &lt;br/&gt;Washington, DC 20202-2800. &lt;br/&gt;Telephone: (202) 245-6103 or by email: kristen.rhinehart@ed.gov.
CloseDateExplanation: Applications Available: August 14, 2014. Date of Pre-Application Webinar: August 20, 2014. Date of Pre-Application Webinar: Interested parties are invited to participate in a pre-application webinar. The pre-application webinar with staff from the Department will be held on Wednesday, August 20, 2014. The webinar will be recorded. For further information about the pre-application webinar, contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in section VII of this notice.      Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: September 15, 2014.