DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ISSUES GRANTS NOTICE ON "OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (OPE)--INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH AND STUDIES (IRS) PROGRAM CFDA NUMBER 84.017A-1"

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Environmental Protection Agency issues discretionary grants notice for The IRS Program provides grants to eligible applicants to conduct research and studies to improve and strengthen instruction in modern foreign languages, area studies, and other international fields. Estimated Total Program Funding is $1,950,000

The funding opportunity number ED-GRANTS-011311-001 was posted on Jan. 13 with an application closing date of, March 01.

Category of Funding Activity: Education

Expected Number of Awards: 11

Eligible Applicants: "State governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, Individuals, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses, Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)."

Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligible Applicants: Public and private agencies, organizations, institutions, and individuals.

The description of the Grant Notice is "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: http://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 IRS Program provides grants to eligible applicants to conduct research and studies to improve and strengthen instruction in modern foreign languages, area studies, and other international fields.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.017A-1.

Applications for grants under the IRS Program, CFDA number 84.017A, must be submitted electronically using the Government-wide Grants.gov Apply site at www.

Grants.gov. Through this site, you will be able to download a copy of the application package, complete it offline, and then upload and submit your application. You may not e-mail an electronic copy of a grant application to us. You may access the electronic grant application for the IRS Program at www.

Grants.gov. You must search for the downloadable application package for this program by the CFDA number. Do not include the CFDA number's alpha suffix in your search (e.g., search for 84.326, not 84.326A)."

Full Announcement: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-01-13/pdf/2011-681.pdf For any query with respect to this article or any other content requirement, please contact Editor at htsyndication@hindustantimes.com