Timeline

Current competition
FY 2008 application available: May 13, 2008
FY 2008 application deadline: June 27, 2008

Federal Register Notice

• Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for FY 2008 dated May 13, 2008

Current Application

ATTENTION - Microsoft Vista and Microsoft Word Users

Please see the Grants.gov Web site for information on compatibility issues related to Windows Vista and Microsoft Office 2007:

• http://www.grants.gov/assets/
  Vista_and_office_07_Compatibility.pdf (PDF)

If you have any questions regarding regarding software compatibility please email the Grants.gov Contact Center at support@grants.gov or call 1-800-518-4726.

All applicants are required to submit an application online through Grants.gov. Grants.gov is a single access point for over 1,000 grant programs offered by federal and other grant-making agencies.

It is strongly recommended that potential applicants familiarize themselves with the Grants.gov Web site and complete the required registration well before the closing date. You can begin the registration process before the application is published on Grants.gov or while you are filling out the application. However, registration must be completed before you can submit your completed package. Please note that the registration process for organizations may take five or more business days to complete. The site offers users extensive customer support options.

Application packages in Grants.gov consist of two downloadable files: application instructions and the application package. To view the package, including required forms, the free Pure Edge Viewer and Adobe Reader 8.1.1 or 8.1.2 software must be installed on your computer. Links to the free downloads are available on the Grants.gov Apply for Grants page.

Accessing the Application Package

1. Start at the Grants.gov home page: http://www.grants.gov/.

2. Go to the Apply for Grants page: http://www.grants.gov/applicants/apply_for_grants.jsp.

3. Click on Step 1: Download a Grant Application Package: https://apply.grants.gov/forms_apps_idx.html

4. Enter the CFDA number for this program: (84.382) and click "Download Package."
   Note that alpha suffixes to the CFDA number cannot be included in the search criteria. If there is more than one program sharing the numeric CFDA you will be able to select specific programs under that number using the program title after the numeric CFDA search.

5. Click "Download" to access the application package and instructions.

Applicants who are unable to submit an application through the Grants.gov system may submit a written request for a waiver of the electronic submission requirement. Requests for waivers are due at least two weeks before the application deadline date. See the Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for additional details on requesting a waiver.

Page limits and acceptable fonts for grant applications. Please refer to the Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for page limits and font types an applicant may use when submitting grant applications for this competition.

Tips and Assistance

Tips for submitting applications electronically through Grants.gov:

• Begin the Grants.gov registration process as soon as possible. Register early.
• Download the Pure Edge viewer and Adobe Reader 8.1.2 from Grants.gov.
• Download and review the application instructions from Grants.gov.
• Download the application package from Grants.gov.
• Complete the application package according to the application instructions.
• Review and verify all program assurances and certifications.
• Verify on Grants.gov that registration is complete and that your Authorized Organization Representative (AOR) status is approved if you are the submitter.
• Submit your application early, ensuring sufficient time for the Grants.gov validation process.
• Verify your submission through the Grants.gov Web site.

The Predominantly Black Institutions Program is a discretionary grant program that was authorized by the College Cost Reduction and Access Act (CCRAA) of 2007.

Grantees are required to establish or strengthen programs in any of the following areas:

• Science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM)
• Health education
• Internationalization or globalization
• Teacher preparation; or
• Improving educational outcomes of African American males

Priority: No priority has been established for this program in FY 2008.

Period of Grant: Not to exceed two years.

Matching Requirement: There is no matching requirement.

Allotment of Funds: Funds will be awarded on a competitive basis. Twenty-five (25) new awards at $600,000 each will be made in FY 2008 and 25 non-competing continuation awards, in the amount of $600,000 each, will be made in FY 2009.

Supplement Not Supplant Provision: Grant funds provided under this part shall be used to supplement, and not supplant, other Federal or state funds.

Application Contacts

Karen W. Johnson
Institutional Development and Undergraduate Education Service
U.S. Department of Education
1990 K Street, N.W., Room 6032
Washington, DC 20006-8515
Telephone: (202) 502-7777
E-mail: karen.johnson@ed.gov

Bernadette D. Miles
Institutional Development and Undergraduate Education Service
U.S. Department of Education
1990 K Street, N.W., Room 6047
Washington, DC 20006-8515
Telephone: (202) 502-7616
E-mail: bernadette.miles@ed.gov

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

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