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Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Higher Education Programs (HEP): Federal TRIO Programs: Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.217A

ID: ED-GRANTS-030922-001 • Type: Posted
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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.

For the addresses for obtaining and submitting an application, please refer to our Revised Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs, published in the Federal Register on December 27, 2021.

Purpose of Program: The McNair Program is one of the seven programs collectively known as the Federal TRIO Programs. The McNair Program awards discretionary grants to institutions of higher education for projects designed to provide disadvantaged college students with effective preparation for doctoral study.

Required services under the McNair Program are specified in sections 402E(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA) (20 U.S.C. 1070a-15), and permissible services under the McNair Program are specified in section 402E(c) of the HEA.

Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.217A.

Background
The McNair Program is one of the seven programs collectively known as the Federal TRIO Programs. The McNair Program awards discretionary grants to institutions of higher education for projects designed to provide disadvantaged college students with effective preparation for doctoral study. Required services under the McNair Program are specified in sections 402E(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA) (20 U.S.C. 1070a-15), and permissible services under the McNair Program are specified in section 402E(c) of the HEA.

Grant Details
The McNair Program aims to provide disadvantaged college students with effective preparation for doctoral study. The program specifies required and permissible services under the Higher Education Act of 1965. It also includes competitive preference priorities and application requirements, such as participant enrollment criteria, summer research internship qualifications, and student demographics.

Eligibility Requirements
Institutions of higher education and combinations of those institutions are eligible applicants for the McNair Program grants.

Period of Performance
The period of performance for the grant is up to 60 months.

Grant Value
The Administration has requested $1,297,761,000 for the Federal TRIO Programs for FY 2022, of which an estimated $51,778,211 will be used for McNair awards. The estimated range of individual awards is $261,888 to $437,772 with an average size of $276,889. A total of 187 awards are estimated to be granted.
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Overview

Agency
Department of Education (ED)
Category of Funding
Education
Funding Instruments
Grant
Grant Program (CFDA)
84.217 - TRIO McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement
Grant Category
Discretionary
Cost Sharing / Matching Requirement
False
Source
Grants.gov
On 3/9/22 the Department of Education posted grant opportunity ED-GRANTS-030922-001 for Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Higher Education Programs (HEP): Federal TRIO Programs: Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.217A with funding of $51.8 million. The grant will be issued under grant program 84.217 TRIO McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement. It is expected that 187 total grants will be made.

Timing

Posted Date
March 9, 2022, 12:00 a.m. EST
Closing Date
April 25, 2022, 12:00 a.m. EDT Past Due
Closing Date Explanation
Applications Available: March 9, 2022. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: April 25, 2022. Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: June 22, 2022. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carmen Gordon, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, room 2C219, Washington, DC 20202-4260. Telephone: (202) 453-7311. Email: Carmen.Gordon@ed.gov; or ReShone Moore, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, room 2B214, Washington, DC 20202-4260. Telephone (202) 453-7624. Email: ReShone.Moore@ed.gov.
Last Updated
March 9, 2022, 8:59 a.m. EST
Version
3
Archive Date
May 25, 2022

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants
Private institutions of higher education
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Info
Eligible Applicants: Institutions of higher education and combinations of those institutions.

Award Sizing

Ceiling
$261,888
Floor
Not Listed
Estimated Program Funding
$51,778,211
Estimated Number of Grants
187

Contacts

Contact
Julius C Cotton ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin.
Contact Email
carmen.gordon@ed.gov   Profile
Email Description
Program Manager
Contact Phone
(202) 245-6288
Additional Information
Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Higher Education Programs (HEP): Federal TRIO Programs: Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.217A; Notice
Additional Information Site
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2022-03-09/pdf/2022-04987.pdf

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