AGENCY: Department of Education/Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE) OBJECTIVES: The FIPSE program provides funding to improve postsecondary education opportunities by focusing on problem areas or improvement approaches in postsecondary education. This particular program is a Special Focus Competition to support projects that propose innovative efforts to increase opportunities for students to rent college course materials. DEADLINE: August 3, 2009 FUNDING INFORMATION: The Department expects to make approximately 40 awards at $100,000–$150,000 for a one-year project period or $200,000–$300,000 for a two-year project period. Applications that propose a budget exceeding $150,000 for one-year project period or $300,000 for a two-year project period will be rejected. AGENCY CONTACT:Levenia Ishmell Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education U.S. Department of Education 1990 K Street, NW. Room 6147 Washington, DC 20006–8544 Telephone: 202-502–7500 Email: Levenia.Ishmell@ed.gov Web: http://www.ed.gov/programs/fipsesf/applicant.html REMARKS: Applicants must submit proposals using e-Application available through the Department of Education e-grants system. The e-grants system may be accessed through the following web site: http://e-grants.ed.gov. Please contact the OSP Assistant Director assigned to your school or department as soon as possible to coordinate submission though the e-grants system. Complete program guidelines and application material may be obtained from the web site listed above or from the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP). Please distribute this notice to any faculty or staff members who might be interested in the information. For more information, please contact the OSP at X3-4365 or ospinfo@bu.edu, or visit the OSP web site at http://www.bu.edu/osp. |
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