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Opportunity Information: Apply for ED GRANTS 051010 002

• The Department of Education in the education recovery act sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS)) Centers for Independent Living CFDA Number 84.400A" and is now available to receive applicants.
• This funding opportunity was created on May 10, 2010 and posted on May 10, 2010.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 9, 2010 Applications Available May 10, 2010. Date of Pre Application Meeting May 20, 2010. Interested parties are invited to participate in a pre application meeting and to receive information and technical assistance through individual consultation with Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) staff from the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services. The pre application meeting will be held on May 20, 2010. Interested parties may participate in this meeting by conference call with RSA staff between 100 p.m. and 300 p.m., Washington, DC time. RSA staff also will be available from 330 p.m. to 430 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the same day, by telephone, to provide information and technical assistance through individual consultation. For further information or to make arrangements to participate in the meeting via conference call or for an individual consultation, contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in section VII in the Notice Inviting Applications. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications June 9, 2010.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2024.)
• The funding agency has allocated a total of $10,229,435.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $2,330,310.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 26 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
• 1. Eligible Applicants To be eligible to apply, an applicant must (a) Be a consumer controlled, community based, cross disability, nonresidential, private nonprofit agency (b) Have the power and authority to (1) Carry out the purpose of part C of title VII of the Act and perform the functions listed in section 725(b) and (c) of the Act and subparts F and G of 34 CFR part 366 within a community located within any State in which the Secretary has approved the State Plan required by section 704 of the Act or in a bordering State and (2) Receive and administer (i) Funds under 34 CFR part 366 (ii) Funds and contributions from private or public sources that may be used in support of a center and (iii) Funds from other public and private programs (c) Be able to plan, conduct, administer, and evaluate a center consistent with the standards and assurances in section 725(b) and (c) of the Act and subparts F and G of 34 CFR part 366 (d) Either (1) Not currently be receiving funds under part C of chapter 1 of title VII of the Act or (2) Propose the expansion of an existing center through the establishment of a separate and complete center (except that the governing board of the existing center may serve as the governing board of the new center) at a different geographical location (e) Propose to serve one or more of the geographic areas that are identified as unserved or underserved by the States and territories listed under Estimated Number of Awards in this notice and (f) Submit appropriate documentation demonstrating that the establishment of a new center is consistent with the design for establishing a statewide network of centers in the State plan of the State or territory whose geographic area or areas the applicant proposes to serve.

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