Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education; Office of Retirement and Disability Policy, Social Security Administration: Minorities and Retirement Security Program CFDA Number 84.414A
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Document Type:
Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:
ED-GRANTS-012213-001
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Posted Date:
Jan 22, 2013
Creation Date:
Jan 22, 2013
Original Closing Date for Applications:
Mar 25, 2013
Applications Available: January 22, 2013. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: March 25, 2013.
Current Closing Date for Applications:
Mar 25, 2013
Applications Available: January 22, 2013. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: March 25, 2013.
Archive Date:
Apr 24, 2013
Funding Instrument Type:
Grant
Category of Funding Activity:
Education
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:
4
Estimated Total Program Funding:
$440,000
Award Ceiling:
Award Floor:
CFDA Number(s):
84.414
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Graduate Research Opportunities for Minority Students (Minorities and Retirement Security Program)
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:
No
Eligible Applicants
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility:
Eligible Applicants: Institutions of higher education (IHEs) that currently are grantees under one of the following programs: Strengthening Historically Black Graduate Institutions (HBGI) [84.031B]; Master's Degree Programs at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) [84.382G]; Promoting Postbaccalaureate Opportunities for Hispanic Americans (PPOHA) [84.031M], and Master's Degree Programs at Predominantly Black Institutions (PBI) [84.382D]. In addition, to be eligible for this program, an applicant must be in good standing in regard to its other grants from ED.
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 Minorities and Retirement Security (MRS) Program is a new discretionary grant program jointly administered by the United States Department of Education (ED or the Department) and the United States Social Security Administration (SSA). The MRS Program will provide grants to support research by graduate students at selected graduate institutions with high proportions of minority and low-income students (referred to in this notice as Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs)) in the areas of retirement security, financial literacy, and financial decisionmaking (personal savings, labor force planning, personal debt, etc.) within minority and low-income communities.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SSA will provide the grant funds and will share responsibility with ED for selecting reviewers and monitoring the funded projects. ED is responsible for administration of the grant competition, making the grant awards, and monitoring the grantees' compliance with ED's financial requirements.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.414A.
Applications for grants under the Minorities and Retirement Security Program, CFDA Number 84.414A, must be submitted electronically using the Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply site at 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 email an electronic copy of a grant application to us.
You may access the electronic grant application for the Minorities and Retirement Security Program at www.Grants.gov. You must search for the downloadable application package for this program by the CFDA number. Do not include the CFDA number's alpha suffix in your search (e.g., search for 84.414, not 84.414A).
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 Managers:
For questions regarding the program:
Karen Epps
U.S. Department of Education
1990 K Street NW., room 6012
Washington, DC 20006-8510.
Telephone: (202) 502-7774 or by email:
karen.epps@ed.gov.
Or contact John Clement
U.S. Department of Education
1990 K Street NW., room 6006
Washington, DC 20006-8510.
Telephone: (202) 502-7520 or by email: john.clement@ed.gov.
For application content-related questions contact:
David Rogofsky
Office of Policy Research
Social Security Administration
500 E Street SW.
Washington, DC 20254-0003.
Telephone: (202) 358-6209 or by email: david.rogofsky@ssa.gov.
Or contact John Murphy
Office of Policy Research
Social Security Administration
500 E Street SW.
Washington, DC 20254-0003.
Telephone: (202) 358-6033 or by email: john.murphy@ssa.gov.
e-Mail: Program Manager
Synopsis Modification History
There are currently no modifications for this opportunity.
