Current Competition: FY 2010
Applications Available: October 28, 2009
Deadline for Transmitting Applications: December 14, 2009

• Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for FY 2010 (October 22, 2009) PDF
• Notice Extending the Deadline Date (October 28, 2009) PDF

FY 2010 applications for grants under this program are required to be submitted electronically using the Department's e-Grants system.

• e-Grants Web site: http://e-grants.ed.gov/

Without registering at the U.S. Department of Education's online site for e-Grants, prospective applicants can obtain a PDF copy of the application package they are seeking by following these steps. These instructions only apply to the e-Grants site, not to the Grants.gov site:

1. Go to http://e-grants.ed.gov.
2. Click on "Continue."
3. Click on the blue "e-Application" tab.
4. Click on the gray "Application Packages" tab.
5. Scroll down the listing of application packages to the one you want.
6. Click on the small PDF icon; DO NOT click on the underlined name of the package.
7. There may be a slight pause before a PDF copy of the entire package opens.

NOTE: You may need Adobe Acrobat Reader software on your computer to download a PDF copy of the package. For a free copy of the software, go to www.adobe.com.

Deborah Walsh or Lavelle Redmond
U.S. Department of Education
Student Support Services Program
1990 K Street, N.W., Suite 7000
Washington, DC 20006-8510
Telephone: (202) 502-7600
E-mail: OPE_TRIO@ed.gov

If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.

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