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    Centers for International Business Education Program CFDA: 84.220A - ED

    Document Type: Grants Notice
    Funding Opportunity Number: ED-GRANTS-110509-001
    Opportunity Category: Discretionary
    Posted Date: Nov 05, 2009
    Creation Date: Nov 05, 2009
    Original Closing Date for Applications: Dec 08, 2009 Applications Available: November 5, 2009. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: December 8, 2009.
    Current Closing Date for Applications: Dec 08, 2009 Applications Available: November 5, 2009. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: December 8, 2009.
    Archive Date: Jan 07, 2010
    Funding Instrument Type: Grant
    Category of Funding Activity: Education
    Category Explanation:
    Expected Number of Awards: 31
    Estimated Total Program Funding: $11,115,000
    Award Ceiling: $450,000
    Award Floor:
    CFDA Number(s): 84.220 -- Centers for International Business Education
    Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes

    Eligible Applicants

    Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
    Private institutions of higher education
    Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

    Additional Information on Eligibility:

    Eligible Applicants: Institutions of higher education or combinations of such institutions.

    Agency Name

    Department of Education

    Description

    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. The purpose of the Centers for International Business Education (CIBE) Program is to coordinate programs of the Federal government in the areas of research, education, and training in international business and trade competitiveness; and to provide grants to pay the Federal share of the cost of planning, establishing, and operating Centers for International Business Education that will-- 1. Be national resources for the teaching of improved business techniques, strategies, and methodologies that emphasize the international context in which business is transacted; 2. Provide instruction in critical foreign languages and international fields needed to provide an understanding of the cultures and customs of United States trading partners; 3. Provide research and training in the international aspects of trade, commerce, and other fields of study; 4. Provide training to students enrolled in the institution, or combinations of institutions, in which a center is located; 5. Serve as regional resources to businesses proximately located by offering programs and providing research designed to meet the international training needs of these businesses; and 6. Serve other faculty, students, and institutions of higher education located within their region. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.220A. Applications for grants under the CIBE Program--CFDA number 84.220A must be submitted electronically using e-Application, accessible through the Department's e-Grants portal page at: http://e-grants.ed.gov. While completing your electronic application, you will be entering data online that will be saved into a database. You may not e-mail an electronic copy of a grant application to us.

    Link to Full Announcement

    Centers for International Business Education Program CFDA: 84.220A; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2010

    If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

    Julius Cotton
    ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin.
    Phone 202-245-6140
    julius.cotton@ed.gov
    Program Manager:
    Susanna Easton
    Centers for International Business Education Program
    U.S. Department of Education
    1990 K Street, NW., Room 6093
    Washington, DC 20006-8521
    Telephone: (202) 502-7628 or by e-mail: e-Mail: Program Manager