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Document Type:
Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:
HHS-2009-ACF-OPRE-YR-0004
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Posted Date:
Mar 17, 2009
Creation Date:
Mar 17, 2009
Original Closing Date for Applications:
Jun 01, 2009
See link to full announcement for details. IMPORTANT NOTE: Applications submitted electronically via Grants.gov must be submitted no later than 4:30 p.m., eastern time, on the due date referenced above.
Current Closing Date for Applications:
Jun 01, 2009
See link to full announcement for details. IMPORTANT NOTE: Applications submitted electronically via Grants.gov must be submitted no later than 4:30 p.m., eastern time, on the due date referenced above.
Archive Date:
Jul 01, 2009
Funding Instrument Type:
Grant
Category of Funding Activity:
Income Security and Social Services
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:
10
Estimated Total Program Funding:
$250,000
Award Ceiling:
$25,000
Award Floor:
$0
CFDA Number(s):
93.600
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Head Start
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:
No
Eligible Applicants
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education
Additional Information on Eligibility:
Eligible applicants are institutions of higher education in the U.S. applying on behalf of enrolled, doctoral-level students. To be eligible to administer the grant on behalf of the student, the institution must be fully accredited by one of the regional accrediting commissions recognized by the Department of Education and the Council on Post-Secondary Accreditation. Eligible U.S. institutions may apply on behalf of their own university faculty who will serve as a mentor/principal investigator for an international non-U.S. citizen who is an advanced graduate student enrolled in their programs. The PI/mentor must have a Ph.D. or equivalent in the respective field, conduct research as a primary professional responsibility, and have published or have been accepted for publication in major peer-reviewed research journals as a first or second author. Doctoral students must have completed their Master's Degree or equivalent in their field. If not completed by the submission deadline, graduate students must submit to ACF formal notification from their institution regarding their eligibility to pursue dissertation work by August 1, 2009. The graduate student must have established a collaborative partnership with Head Start or Early Head Start programs. The evidence of this partnership should be apparent throughout the research proposal, and in the signed letters of support from the participating Head Start or Early Head Start program(s) and from the relevant Head Start or Early Head Start Policy Council. Faith-based and community organizations are eligible to apply. Foreign entities are not eligible under this announcement.
Agency Name
Administration for Children and Families
Description
These grants are authorized under Section 649 of the Head Start Act, as amended by the Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007, codified at 42 United States Code (U.S.C.) 9844.
