There are two application processes for this program -- one for eligibility and one for grant funding.

FY 2009 Application for Eligibility

You must be designated an eligible institution before applying for funding under this program.

The following application is used by this program, some Title III programs, the Title V program, and some other programs initially authorized under the College Cost Reduction and Access Act. The deadline for eligibility designation is February 20, 2009. The deadline for institutions filing a waiver of cost sharing is April 6, 2009.

FY 2009 Application to Request Designation as an Eligible Institution
Federal Register Notice dated January 21, 2009

Information for Grant Funding

Timeline

Last competition: FY 2008. Application deadline: June 26, 2008.

Federal Register Notice

Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for FY 2008 dated May 12, 2008

Current Application

The FY 2008 competition for this program closed on June 26, 2008. The archived application should be used for reference only. Below is the "Application Instructions" document that was published on Grants.gov for the FY 2008 competition. All of the forms required to complete this package may not be available in this document. Some of the forms may be found in the forms library.

FY 2008 Application (archived): MS Word (394K) | PDF (385K)

Application Contact

Darlene Collins
U.S. Department of Education
1990 K Street, N.W., 6th Floor
Washington, DC 20006-8513
Telephone: (202) 502-7576
E-mail: darlene.collins@ed.gov

If you use a TDD, call the FRS, toll-free, at 1-800-877-8339.

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