Office of Postsecondary Education Overview Information Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN) 84.200A | Apply Online

Opportunity Summary:

The Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN) program, CFDA 84.200A, is a discretionary grant opportunity administered by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education. Its core purpose is to support graduate education by providing fellowship assistance in specific "areas of national need." Through these grants, academic departments at eligible colleges and universities can offer fellowships to graduate students who have strong academic records, can demonstrate financial need, and intend to pursue the highest degree available in their field at that institution.

Funding is awarded to institutions (specifically, academic departments within institutions of higher education) rather than directly to individual students. Eligible applicants include both public and state-controlled institutions of higher education and private institutions of higher education, as long as the applying academic department meets the regulatory eligibility requirements described in 34 CFR 648.2. Because the program is designed around building capacity in strategically important disciplines, applicants should rely on the official Federal Register notice for the full details on eligible fields, required proposal elements, and any competitive priorities that may shape which departments and projects are most likely to be funded.

For this particular competition cycle, the Department of Education anticipated making about 107 awards, with an estimated total funding amount of $22,773,000. Individual awards were expected to range from an award floor of $128,628 up to an award ceiling of $215,000. The opportunity also includes a cost-sharing or matching requirement, meaning grantees must contribute non-federal resources in accordance with the program rules and the official application notice.

Applications were required to be submitted electronically through Grants.gov using the downloadable application package associated with the program. A key submission detail is that applicants needed to search by the CFDA number without the letter suffix, meaning they should search for "84.200" rather than "84.200A" to locate the correct application package. For the timeline listed in the notice, applications became available on February 13, 2009, and the deadline for transmittal of applications was March 16, 2009, with the opportunity archived on April 15, 2009. Since the published summary is only a synopsis, applicants were directed to the official Federal Register application notice for complete instructions, including any pre-application requirements, required forms and narratives, performance measures, program priorities, and other compliance details.

For support related to the electronic submission process, the Grants.gov Helpdesk was provided as a resource (1-800-518-4726 and support@grants.gov). The notice also listed Department of Education contacts for program and access questions, including Joyce Mays (202-245-6122, joyce.mays@ed.gov) for assistance accessing the announcement and Program Manager Gary Thomas (202-502-7767) for program-related inquiries, located at the GAANN Program office at 1990 K Street NW, Room 6016, Washington, DC 20006-8524.

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