This program is subject to the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-110 . Successful preliminary applicants are invited to submit final proposals, also using Form ED 40-514. Proposals are reviewed by field readers, by staff, by the Board of the Fund, by the Fund Director, and by appropriate Department officials. State Postsecondary Education Commissions must be given an opportunity to comment on projects funded in their States. From four to eight months.
Renewals are subject to the availability of funds.
In fiscal year 1999, the Fund awarded about 226 grants. Program regulations are contained in 34 CFR 630. The official Application Notice is published each year in the Federal Register. Contact the program office for more information. The Fund suggests that some institutional funds be included as part of program support, but this is not required by current legislation or regulation.