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Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): First in The World (FITW) Program: DEVELOPMENT Grants CFDA Number 84.116F
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 FITW program is designed to support the development, replication, and dissemination of innovative solutions and evidence for what works in addressing persistent and widespread challenges in postsecondary education for students who are at risk for not persisting in and completing postsecondary programs, including, but not limited to, adult learners, working students, part-time students, students from low-income backgrounds, students of color, students with disabilities, and first-generation students.
The focus of the FITW program is to build evidence for what works in postsecondary education by testing the effectiveness of these strategies in improving student persistence and completion outcomes.
For FY 2015, the Department will award two types of grants under this program:
``Development'' grants and ``Validation'' grants.
These grants differ in terms of the level of evidence of effectiveness required for consideration of funding, the level of scale the funded project should reach, and, consequently, the amount of funding available to support the project.
This notice invites applications for Development grants only.
Development grants will support new or substantially more effective practices for addressing widely shared challenges.
Applications for Development grants must be based on Strong Theory (as defined in this notice).
The Department has published a separate notice inviting applications for Validation grants elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register.Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number:
8 4. 116F.Applications for grants under the First in the World Program, CFDA number 8 4. 116F, 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 First in the World Program at www.Grants.gov.
You must search for the downloadable application package for this competition by the CFDA number.
Do not include the CFDA number's alpha suffix in your search (e.g., search for 8 4. 116, not 8 4. 116F).
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 FITW program is designed to support the development, replication, and dissemination of innovative solutions and evidence for what works in addressing persistent and widespread challenges in postsecondary education for students who are at risk for not persisting in and completing postsecondary programs, including, but not limited to, adult learners, working students, part-time students, students from low-income backgrounds, students of color, students with disabilities, and first-generation students.
The focus of the FITW program is to build evidence for what works in postsecondary education by testing the effectiveness of these strategies in improving student persistence and completion outcomes.
For FY 2015, the Department will award two types of grants under this program:
``Development'' grants and ``Validation'' grants.
These grants differ in terms of the level of evidence of effectiveness required for consideration of funding, the level of scale the funded project should reach, and, consequently, the amount of funding available to support the project.
This notice invites applications for Development grants only.
Development grants will support new or substantially more effective practices for addressing widely shared challenges.
Applications for Development grants must be based on Strong Theory (as defined in this notice).
The Department has published a separate notice inviting applications for Validation grants elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register.Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number:
8 4. 116F.Applications for grants under the First in the World Program, CFDA number 8 4. 116F, 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 First in the World Program at www.Grants.gov.
You must search for the downloadable application package for this competition by the CFDA number.
Do not include the CFDA number's alpha suffix in your search (e.g., search for 8 4. 116, not 8 4. 116F).
Who's Eligible
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): First in The World (FITW) Program: DEVELOPMENT Grants CFDA Number 84.116F; Notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2015
Additional Information of Eligibility:
1.
Eligible Applicants: Institutions of higher education, combinations of such institutions, and other public and private nonprofit institutions and agencies.
To qualify as an eligible MSI under the FITW Program, an institution of higher education must meet one of two criteria: The first criterion includes: Current eligibility approval as defined by the Department's FY 2015 eligibility process for Title III and/or Title V of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended; an open grant under one of the Department's Title III, Parts A and F and/or Title V programs; or a designation as a Historically Black College or University or a Tribally Controlled College.
The second criterion includes: Specific enrollment percentages for minority students served; and, if applicable, needy student and educational and general expenditure criteria for determining income eligibility.
More information on MSI eligibility is in the application package under the section entitled Eligibility.
The Department will screen the applications to verify MSI eligibility based on these criteria and, if applicable, will use the most recent Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System data.
In the event an application does not qualify for MSI eligibility, it will still be reviewed.
Full Opportunity Web Address:
Contact:
Agency Email Description:
Agency Email:
OPEFITWdevelopment@ed.gov
Date Posted:
2015-05-11
Application Due Date:
2015-06-30
Archive Date:
2015-07-30
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