Funding Opportunity Number: DOS-BAGHDAD-PD-2015-06
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Education
Eligible Applicants Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Agency Name: DOS-IRQ
Closing Date: 2015-07-08
Award Ceiling: $300,000
Expected Number of Awards: 4
Description: SUMMARY The U. S. Embassy in Baghdad invites eligible organizations to submit proposals to develop and implement the 2015-2016 English for Mission Contacts Program, hereafter known as the EFMC program. The EFMC program supports U. S. Mission and Strategic Framework Agreement goals by enhancing cooperation with Iraqi contacts and improving their capacity to communicate in English. Students in the EFMC program are important Iraqi interlocutors (not Embassy employees) with whom the nominating office has regular contact and who desire to improve their English language skills. Subject to the availability of funds, the Embassy expects to award one cooperative agreement for up to $ 300,000. 00 to the selected program implementer to carry out the EFMC program. GOALS Through this English Language program, the U. S. Mission in Iraq seeks to provide Iraqi interlocutors and contacts with high quality English language courses, enabling them to improve their English skills and develop professionally. The program seeks to be as responsive as possible to the differing skill levels and professional needs of contacts who request to be nominated to participate. This program will enhance U. S. Mission cooperation with Iraqi interlocutors and our communication with them, now and in the future.
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2015-07-06: Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Native American-Serving Nontribal Institutions (NASNTI) Program CFDA Number 84.031X
Funding Opportunity Number: ED-GRANTS-060315-001
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Education
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)
Agency Name: ED
Closing Date: 2015-07-06
Award Ceiling: $400,000
Expected Number of Awards: 8
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: 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 NASNTI Program provides grants to eligible institutions of higher education (IHEs) that have an undergraduate enrollment of at least 10 percent Native American students to assist such institutions to plan, develop, undertake, and carry out activities to improve and expand such institutions' capacity to serve Native American and low-income individuals. Background: We encourage applicants to read carefully the Selection Criteria section of this notice. Consistent with the Department's increasing emphasis in recent years on promoting evidence-based practices through our grant competitions, the Secretary will evaluate applications on the extent to which the proposed project is supported by a logic model that meets the evidence standard of "strong theory" (as defined in this notice). Resources to assist applicants in creating a logic model can be found here: ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/regions/pacific/p…. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.031X. Applications for grants under the NASNTI Program,
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