OpportunityTitle: Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE) Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN) Program Assistance Listing Number 84.200A
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: 1.  Eligible Applicants:      (a)  Any academic department of an IHE that provides a course of study that--     (i)  Leads to a graduate degree in an area of national need; and     (ii)  Has been in existence for at least four years at the time of an application for a grant under this competition; or  (b)  An academic department of an IHE that--      (i)  Satisfies the requirements of paragraph (a) of this section; and      (ii)  Submits a joint application with one or more eligible non-degree-granting institutions that have formal arrangements for the support of doctoral dissertation research with one or more degree-granting institutions.Note:  Students are not eligible to apply for grants under this program.     Note:  If you are a nonprofit organization, under 34 CFR 75.51, you may demonstrate your nonprofit status by providing:     (1) proof that the Internal Revenue Service currently recognizes the applicant as an organization to which contributions are tax deductible under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code;     (2) a statement from a State taxing body or the State attorney general certifying that the organization is a nonprofit organization operating within the State and that no part of its net earnings may lawfully benefit any private shareholder or individual;     (3) a certified copy of the applicant&apos;s certificate of incorporation or similar document if it clearly establishes the nonprofit status of the applicant; or     (4) any item described above if that item applies to a State or national parent organization, together with a statement by the State or parent organization that the applicant is a local nonprofit affiliate.
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. For the addresses for obtaining and submitting an application, please refer to our Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs, published in the Federal Register on February 13, 2019 (84 FR 3768),or at www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2019-02-13/pdf/2019-02206.pdf. Purpose of Program: The GAANN Program provides grants to academic departments and programs of institutions of higher education (IHEs) to support graduate fellowships for students with excellent academic records who demonstrate financial need and plan to pursue the highest degree available in their course of study at the institution. Assistance Listing Number 84.200A.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Program Mailbox
GrantorContactText: Julius C Cotton &lt;br/&gt;ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin. &lt;br/&gt;Phone 202-245-6288 &lt;br/&gt;julius.cotton@ed.gov &lt;br/&gt;Program Managers: &lt;br/&gt;Rebecca Ell,  &lt;br/&gt;U.S. Department of Education, &lt;br/&gt;400 Maryland Avenue, SW, room 2B-214, &lt;br/&gt;Washington, DC 20202. &lt;br/&gt;Telephone:  (202) 453-6348.  Email:  OPE_GAANN_Program@ed.gov; or &lt;br/&gt;ReShone Moore,  &lt;br/&gt;U.S. Department of Education,  &lt;br/&gt;400 Maryland Avenue, SW, room 2B-214,  &lt;br/&gt;Washington, DC 20202-4260. &lt;br/&gt;Telephone (202) 453-7624.  Email:  reshone.moore@ed.gov.
CloseDateExplanation: Applications Available: January 15, 2021.       Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: March 1, 2021.        Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: April 30, 2021.FOR        FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Rebecca Ell, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, room 2B-214, Washington, DC 20202.  Telephone:  (202) 453-6348.  Email:  OPE_GAANN_Program@ed.gov; or ReShone Moore, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, room 2B-214, Washington, DC 20202-4260.  Telephone (202) 453-7624.  Email:  reshone.moore@ed.gov.         The Department of Education (Department) reopens the   competition for FY 2021, for certain eligible applicants described elsewhere in this notice, under the Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need program, Assistance Listing Number 84.200A. The Department takes this action to allow more time for the preparation and submission of applications by eligible applicants affected by the severe winter weather in Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas, where the President has issued a disaster declaration. The reopening of the application deadline date for this competition is intended to help affected eligible applicants compete fairly with other eligible applicants under this competition.    DATES:       Deadline for Transmittal of Applications for Applicants Meeting the Eligibility Criteria in this Notice: March 15, 2021.      Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: May 25, 2021.