Opportunity Information: Apply for ED GRANTS 041414 003
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- The Department of Education in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Office of Postsecondary (OPE) Title III Part F Alaska Native Serving Program CFDA Number 84.031R" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 84.031 Higher EducationInstitutional Aid.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 15, 2014 and posted on Apr 14, 2014.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 2, 2014 Applications Available April 14, 2014. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications June 2, 2014. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $17,020,470.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 12 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification) Private institutions of higher education Public and State controlled institutions of higher education.
- Eligible Applicants This program is authorized by Title III, Part F, of the HEA. An IHE that has been designated as an eligible institution for the ANNH Programs may apply for the grants announced in this notice. At the time of application, an Alaska Native Serving Institution must have an enrollment of undergraduate students that is at least 20 percent Alaska Native. 34 CFR 607.2(e). At the time of application, a Native Hawaiian Serving Institution must have an enrollment of undergraduate students that is at least 10 percent Native Hawaiian. 34 CFR 607.2(f). To qualify as an eligible institution under any Title III, Part F program, including the ANNH Programs, an institution must (a) Be accredited or preaccredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association that the Secretary has determined to be a reliable authority as to the quality of education or training offered (b) Be legally authorized by the State in which it is located to be a junior college or to provide an educational program for which it awards a bachelors degree (c) Be designated as an eligible institution by demonstrating that it (1) has an enrollment of needy students as described in 34 CFR 607.3 and (2) has low average educational and general expenditures per full time equivalent (FTE) undergraduate student, as described in 34 CFR 607.4. Note For purposes of establishing eligibility for this competition, on January 13, 2014, the Department published a notice inviting applications for eligibility designation in the Federal Register (79 FR 2161). The deadline for submission of the designation of eligibility application was March 7, 2014. Only institutions that submitted the required application and received designation through this process are eligible to submit applications for this competition.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE) Title III, Part F Alaska Native Serving Institutions Program (CFDA 84.031R) is a U.S. Department of Education grant competition authorized under Section 371 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended. Its central goal is to help eligible institutions of higher education strengthen and expand their capacity to serve Alaska Native students (and, under the broader Title III, Part F framework, also Native Hawaiian students through a separate companion program). The program is designed as institutional aid, meaning funds are intended to support improvements at the college or university level rather than direct individual student scholarships. Institutions can use grant funds to plan, develop, or implement activities that are expected to strengthen the institution and improve its ability to serve its target population.
This opportunity is listed as Funding Opportunity Number ED GRANTS 041414 003 and was posted April 14, 2014, with applications available the same day. The deadline to submit applications was June 2, 2014, and the opportunity was later archived on July 2, 2014. The Department anticipated making about 12 awards with an estimated total funding amount of $17,020,470. There is no cost-sharing or matching requirement indicated for applicants, which typically means institutions are not required to contribute non-federal funds as a condition of receiving the award (though they must still follow all federal budgeting, allowability, and accountability rules in the official notice).
Eligibility is limited and is tied to a prior federal designation process. To apply, an institution had to be designated as an eligible institution for the Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian (ANNH) Programs under Title III, Part F. In practical terms, that means an institution needed to have already applied for and received eligibility designation through a separate Department of Education process referenced in the notice. For FY 2014, the Department published a Federal Register notice inviting applications for eligibility designation on January 13, 2014 (79 FR 2161), with a designation application deadline of March 7, 2014. Only institutions that completed that eligibility step and were officially designated through that process could submit a grant application for this competition.
The program also includes specific enrollment thresholds tied to who the institution serves. For an Alaska Native Serving Institution applying under CFDA 84.031R, the institution must have had an undergraduate enrollment that was at least 20 percent Alaska Native at the time of application (see 34 CFR 607.2(e)). For the parallel Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions Program (CFDA 84.031V), the threshold is at least 10 percent Native Hawaiian undergraduate enrollment (34 CFR 607.2(f)). Beyond those population thresholds, institutions had to meet baseline Title III eligibility conditions, including being accredited or preaccredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency accepted by the Secretary as a reliable authority; being legally authorized by the state where the institution is located to operate as a junior college or to offer educational programs leading to a bachelors degree; and demonstrating that they serve a significant enrollment of needy students and have low average educational and general expenditures per full-time-equivalent undergraduate student, as described in 34 CFR 607.3 and 34 CFR 607.4.
Applications for this competition had to be submitted electronically through Grants.gov. Applicants were expected to download the application package, complete it offline, and upload it for submission through the Grants.gov system. The notice emphasizes that applications could not be submitted by emailing an electronic copy to the Department. A practical detail in the instructions is that applicants needed to search for the application package by the base CFDA number (84.031) and not include the letter suffix (so search "84.031" rather than "84.031R"). The full requirements governing how to apply, what to include, how submissions are timed and validated, and what performance measures and priorities apply are contained in the official Federal Register application notice, which is treated as the controlling document.
For applicant support and program questions, the notice provides two main contacts: technical help for electronic access and submission through Grants.gov (Julius Cotton, ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin, 202-245-6288, EducationGrantInquiries@ed.gov) and a program contact within the Department of Education (Program Manager LaTonya Brown, 202-502-7619, latonya.brown@ed.gov, U.S. Department of Education, 1990 K Street NW, Room 6029, Washington, DC 20006). The funding opportunity description repeatedly notes that it is only a synopsis and directs institutions to consult the official Federal Register notice for the authoritative details on eligibility, application content, submission rules, priorities, and reporting/performance expectations.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): OPE Title III, Part F Alaska Native Serving Institutions Program (CFDA 84.031R)
1. What is this grant opportunity?
This is a U.S. Department of Education (Office of Postsecondary Education) grant competition under Title III, Part F: the Alaska Native Serving Institutions Program (CFDA 84.031R), authorized under Section 371 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (as amended).
2. What is the main purpose of the Alaska Native Serving Institutions Program?
The central goal is to help eligible institutions of higher education strengthen and expand their capacity to serve Alaska Native students by supporting institutional improvements.
3. Is this funding intended for student scholarships?
No. The program is described as institutional aid, meaning the funds are intended for college- or university-level improvements rather than direct individual student scholarships.
4. What kinds of activities can grant funds support?
Institutions may use grant funds to plan, develop, or implement activities expected to strengthen the institution and improve its ability to serve its target population (Alaska Native students for this program).
5. What is the Funding Opportunity Number for this competition?
The Funding Opportunity Number is ED GRANTS 041414 003.
6. When was this opportunity posted, and when were applications available?
The opportunity was posted on April 14, 2014, and applications were available the same day.
7. What was the application deadline?
The deadline to submit applications was June 2, 2014.
8. Is this opportunity still open?
No. The opportunity was later archived on July 2, 2014.
9. How many awards were expected, and what was the estimated total funding?
The Department anticipated making about 12 awards, with an estimated total funding amount of $17,020,470.
10. Is cost sharing or matching required?
No cost-sharing or matching requirement is indicated. This typically means institutions were not required to contribute non-federal funds as a condition of receiving the award, though they still must follow all applicable federal budgeting, allowability, and accountability rules described in the official notice.
11. Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was limited to institutions that had been designated as eligible institutions for the Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian (ANNH) Programs under Title III, Part F through a separate Department of Education eligibility designation process referenced in the notice.
12. What is the required Alaska Native undergraduate enrollment threshold for CFDA 84.031R?
For an Alaska Native Serving Institution applying under CFDA 84.031R, the institution must have had an undergraduate enrollment that was at least 20 percent Alaska Native at the time of application (34 CFR 607.2(e)).
13. How does this compare to the Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions Program threshold?
The notice describes a parallel program: the Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions Program (CFDA 84.031V), which has an undergraduate enrollment threshold of at least 10 percent Native Hawaiian students (34 CFR 607.2(f)).
14. What additional baseline Title III eligibility conditions applied?
Beyond the population thresholds, institutions had to meet baseline Title III eligibility conditions, including being accredited or preaccredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency accepted by the Secretary; being legally authorized by the state where the institution is located to operate as a junior college or to offer educational programs leading to a bachelors degree; and demonstrating that they serve a significant enrollment of needy students and have low average educational and general expenditures per full-time-equivalent undergraduate student (as described in 34 CFR 607.3 and 34 CFR 607.4).
15. Was there a separate eligibility designation application process before the grant application?
Yes. Institutions had to complete a separate eligibility designation step. For FY 2014, the Department published a Federal Register notice inviting applications for eligibility designation on January 13, 2014 (79 FR 2161), with a designation application deadline of March 7, 2014.
16. Could an institution apply for the grant without the eligibility designation?
No. Only institutions that completed the eligibility step and were officially designated through that process could submit a grant application for this competition.
17. How did applicants have to submit their applications?
Applications had to be submitted electronically through Grants.gov. Applicants were expected to download the application package, complete it offline, and upload it for submission through the Grants.gov system.
18. Could applicants submit the application by email to the Department of Education?
No. The notice emphasizes that applications could not be submitted by emailing an electronic copy to the Department.
19. How should applicants search for the application package in Grants.gov?
Applicants were instructed to search by the base CFDA number (84.031) and not include the letter suffix. In other words, search "84.031" rather than "84.031R."
20. Where are the authoritative requirements for eligibility, application content, and submission rules?
The funding opportunity description is a synopsis and repeatedly notes that the official Federal Register application notice is the controlling document for authoritative details on eligibility, application content, submission rules, priorities, and reporting/performance expectations.
21. Who could applicants contact for Grants.gov technical support?
For technical help with electronic access and submission through Grants.gov, the notice lists Julius Cotton (ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin) at 202-245-6288 or EducationGrantInquiries@ed.gov.
22. Who could applicants contact for program-related questions?
The notice lists Program Manager LaTonya Brown at 202-502-7619 or latonya.brown@ed.gov, U.S. Department of Education, 1990 K Street NW, Room 6029, Washington, DC 20006.
23. What legal and regulatory references are mentioned for this opportunity?
The opportunity is authorized under Section 371 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (as amended). It also references regulatory provisions including 34 CFR 607.2(e), 34 CFR 607.2(f), 34 CFR 607.3, and 34 CFR 607.4, and it points applicants to the official Federal Register application notice for full requirements.
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