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Document Type:
Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:
ED-GRANTS-072512-001
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Posted Date:
Jul 25, 2012
Creation Date:
Jul 25, 2012
Original Closing Date for Applications:
Aug 24, 2012
Applications Available: July 25, 2012. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: August 24, 2012.
Current Closing Date for Applications:
Aug 24, 2012
Applications Available: July 25, 2012. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: August 24, 2012.
Archive Date:
Sep 23, 2012
Funding Instrument Type:
Grant
Category of Funding Activity:
Education
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:
10
Estimated Total Program Funding:
$650,000
Award Ceiling:
$65,000
Award Floor:
CFDA Number(s):
84.274
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American Overseas Research Centers
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: Consortia of United States institutions of higher education that receive more than 50 percent of their funding from public or private United States sources, have a permanent presence in the country in which the center is located, and are organizations described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1993, which are exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code.
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 American Overseas Research Centers (AORC) program provides grants to consortia of institutions of higher education (IHEs) to establish or operate an AORC that promotes postgraduate research, exchanges, and area studies.
AORC grants may be used to pay all or a portion of the cost of establishing or operating a center or program, including: The cost of operation and maintenance of overseas facilities; the cost of organizing and managing conferences; the cost of teaching and research materials; the cost of acquisition, maintenance, and preservation of library collections; the cost of bringing visiting scholars and faculty to the center to teach or to conduct research; the cost of faculty and staff stipends and salaries; the cost of faculty, staff, and student travel; and the cost of publication and dissemination of materials for the scholarly and general public.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.274A.
Applications for grants under the American Overseas Research Centers program, CFDA number 84.274A, 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 American Overseas Research Centers 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 84.274, not 84.274A).
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:
Cheryl E. Gibbs
International and Foreign Language Education (IFLE) office
U.S. Department of Education
1990 K Street NW., room 6083
Washington, DC 20006-8521.
Telephone: (202) 502-7634 or by email: cheryl.gibbs@ed.gov.
e-Mail: Program Manager
Synopsis Modification History
There are currently no modifications for this opportunity.
