OpportunityTitle: Special Focus Competition: U.S.-Brazil Higher Education Consortia Program CFDA 84.116M
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligible Applicants: Institutions of higher education (IHEs) or combinations of IHEs and other public and private nonprofit institutions and agencies.
Description: &#149;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 Program: The purpose of this program is to provide grants or enter into cooperative agreements to improve postsecondary education opportunities by focusing on problem areas in postsecondary education or approaches to improve postsecondary education.Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.116M.Applications for grants under the U.S.-Brazil Higher Education Consortia Program, CFDA Number 84.116M, must be submitted electronically using the Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply site at http://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 e-mail an electronic copy of a grant application to us. You may access the electronic grant application for the U.S.-Brazil Higher Education Consortia Program at http://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 84.116, not 84.116M). THe telephone number for the Grants.gov Helpdesk is 1-800-518-4726 or e-Mail: support@grants.gov.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: e-Mail: Program Manager
GrantorContactText: Julius Cotton &lt;br/&gt;ED Grants.gov FIND System Admin. &lt;br/&gt;Phone (202) 245-6140 &lt;br/&gt;julius.cotton@ed.gov &lt;br/&gt;Program Manager: &lt;br/&gt;Sarah T. Beaton &lt;br/&gt;Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education, U.S.-Brazil Higher Education  &lt;br/&gt;Consortia Program &lt;br/&gt;1990 K Street, NW., Room 6154 &lt;br/&gt;Washington, DC 20006-8544 &lt;br/&gt;Telephone: (202) 502-7621 or e-Mail: &lt;br/&gt;
CloseDateExplanation: Applications Available: November 13, 2008.     The Original Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: December 18, 2008.    On November 13, 2008, we published a notice in the Federal Register (73 FR 67137) inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY)  2009 for the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE)--Special Focus Competition: U.S.-Brazil Higher Education Consortia Program. The Deadline for  Transmittal of Applications date (as published on pages 67137 and 67138) is extended to January 22, 2009 and the Deadline for Intergovernmental Review date (as published on pages 67137 and 67138) is extended to March 23, 2009. All  other requirements and conditions stated in the notice remain the same.