OpportunityTitle: Office of Postsecondary Education: Overview Information; Fund for the Improvement of PostsecondaryEducation, FIPSE-Special Focus Competition: The U.S.-Russia Program: Improving Research and Educational Activities in Higher Education CFDA Number 84.116S
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligibility Information: 1. Eligible Applicants: 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. Purpose of Program: To provide grants that demonstrate partnerships between Russian and American institutions of higher education (IHEs)that contribute to the development and promotion of educational opportunities between the two nations, particularly in the areas of mutual foreign language learning and advancement of education in science, technology, and the humanities. Russian institutions will apply to The Russian Ministry of Education and Science for funding under a separate but parallel competition. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.116S. Applications for grants under this program must be submitted electronically using the Grants.gov Apply site (Grants.gov) To submit your application via Grants.gov, you must complete all steps in the Grants.gov registration process (see http://www.grants.gov/applicants/get_registered.jsp You may access the electronic grant application for the U.S.-Russia Program: Improving Research and Educational Activities in Higher Education 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 84.116S). 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: Joyce Mays &lt;br/&gt;Management Analyst &lt;br/&gt;Phone 202-245-6122 &lt;br/&gt;joyce.mays@ed.gov &lt;br/&gt;Program Manager: &lt;br/&gt;Krish Mathur &lt;br/&gt;U. S. Department of Education &lt;br/&gt;1990 K Street NW., Room 6155 &lt;br/&gt;Washington, DC 20006-8544 &lt;br/&gt;Telephone: (202) 502-7512
CloseDateExplanation: Applications Available: July 23, 2008.  Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: August 22, 2008.