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Document Type:
Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:
ED-GRANTS-051409-001
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Posted Date:
May 14, 2009
Creation Date:
May 14, 2009
Original Closing Date for Applications:
Jul 23, 2009
Applications Available: May 19, 2009. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: July 23, 2009.
Current Closing Date for Applications:
Jul 23, 2009
Applications Available: May 19, 2009. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: July 23, 2009.
Archive Date:
Aug 22, 2009
Funding Instrument Type:
Grant
Category of Funding Activity:
Education
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:
15
Estimated Total Program Funding:
$6,079,350
Award Ceiling:
$365,000
Award Floor:
CFDA Number(s):
84.250
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Rehabilitation Services_American Indians with Disabilities
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:
Yes
Eligible Applicants
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility:
Eligible Applicants: The governing bodies of Indian Tribes (and consortia of those governing bodies) located on Federal and State reservations. Note: Indian Tribe is defined in the program regulations at 34 CFR 371.4 as ``any Federal or State Indian band, rancheria, pueblo, colony, and community, including any Alaskan native village or regional village corporation (as defined in or established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act).''
Agency Name
Department of Education
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 Program: The purpose of this program is to provide vocational rehabilitation (VR) services to American Indians with disabilities who reside on or near Federal or State reservations, consistent with their individual strengths, resources, priorities, concerns, abilities, capabilities, interests, and informed choice, so that they may prepare for and engage in gainful employment, including self-employment, telecommuting, or business ownership.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.250A.
If you choose to submit your application to us electronically, you must use e-Application, accessible available through the Department's e-Grants portal page at: http://e-grants.ed.gov. While completing your electronic application, you will be entering data online that will be saved into a database. You may not e-mail an electronic copy of a grant application to us.
If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement
electronically, please contact:
Julius Cotton
ED Grants.gov find Systems Admin.
Phone 202-245-6140
julius.cotton@ed.gov
Program Manager:
August Martin
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 5088
Potomac Center Plaza (PCP)
Washington, DC 20202-2800
Telephone: (202) 245-7410 or by e-mail:
e-Mail: Program Manager
Synopsis Modification History
There are currently no modifications for this opportunity.
