OpportunityTitle: Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS): Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA): Activities for Underserved Populations Program, Assistance Listing Number 84.315C
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: 1.  Eligible Applicants:  Minority entities and Indian Tribes.  As defined in section 21(b)(5)(B) of the Rehabilitation Act, &#8220;minority entity&#8221; means a historically Black college or university, a Hispanic-serving institution of higher education, an American Indian Tribal college or university, or another institution of higher education whose minority student enrollment is at least 50 percent.  The definition of &#8220;Indian Tribe&#8221; in section 7(19)(B) of the Rehabilitation Act is &#8220;any Federal or State Indian tribe, band, rancheria, pueblo, colony, or community, including any Alaskan native village or regional village corporation (as defined in or established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act) and a tribal organization (as defined in section 4(l) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(l)).&#8221;
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 Revised Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs, published in the Federal Register on December 7, 2022. Purpose of Program: A purpose of the Activities for Underserved Populations program is to improve the quality, access, and delivery of services and the outcomes of services provided under the Rehabilitation Act, especially services provided to individuals with disabilities from underserved backgrounds, and to increase the capacity of minority entities and Indian Tribes to participate in activities funded under the Rehabilitation Act. Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.315C.
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 Manager: &lt;br/&gt;Kristen Rhinehart-Fernandez,  &lt;br/&gt;U.S. Department of Education,  &lt;br/&gt;400 Maryland Avenue SW, room 5076,  &lt;br/&gt;Potomac Center Plaza,  &lt;br/&gt;Washington, DC 20202-5076.   &lt;br/&gt;Telephone:  (202) 245-6103.   &lt;br/&gt;Email:  315C@ed.gov.
CloseDateExplanation: Applications Available:  May 31, 2023.       Deadline for Transmittal of Applications:  July 21, 2023.       Date of Pre-Application Meeting:  On the date this notice is published in the Federal Register, the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) will post a PowerPoint presentation specifically about Activities for Underserved Populations at https://ncrtm.ed.gov/grant-info.  OSERS will conduct a pre-application conference call on June 6, 2023 at 2:00 PM Eastern Time specific to this competition to respond to questions.  Information about the pre-application conference call will be available at https://ncrtm.ed.gov/grant-info.  OSERS invites you to send questions to 315C@ed.gov in advance of the pre-application conference call.  A summary of questions and responses  will be available at https://ncrtm.ed.gov/grant-info within six business days after the pre-application conference call.     Deadline for Intergovernmental Review:  September 28, 2023.       FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Kristen Rhinehart-Fernandez, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, room 5076, Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-5076.  Telephone:  (202) 245-6103.  Email:  315C@ed.gov.