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[EDInfo] Notices Inviting Applications
Recent grant opportunities from the U.S. Department of
     Education (ED) include...

       *  Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language
          Program -- CFDA# 84.016A

       *  Native American and Alaska Native Children in School
          Program -- CFDA# 84.365C

     Below are excerpts from the "notice inviting applications" for
     each grant opportunity.  For more complete information, please
     see the full notice inviting applications in the Federal
     Register.  We try to ensure that the web version and the
     Federal Register notice are the same; however, the Federal
     Register notice should be consulted for complete and
     authoritative information.

     For application packages and other information related to ED
     funding opportunities, please see:

               http://www.ed.gov/fund/landing.jhtml.

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  Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language Program
  (Federal Register: October 22, 2007 [CFDA# 84.016A])
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Purpose of Program: The Undergraduate International Studies and
Foreign Language (UISFL) Program provides grants to strengthen and
improve undergraduate instruction in international studies and
foreign languages.
    Applications Available: October 22, 2007.
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: November 26, 2007.
    Eligible Applicants: (1) IHEs; (2) combinations of IHEs; (3)
partnerships between nonprofit educational organizations and IHEs;
and (4) public and private nonprofit agencies and organizations,
including professional and scholarly associations.
    Estimated Range of Awards: Single Institution: $50,000-$90,000.
Consortia/Organizations/Associations: $80,000-$140,000.
    Estimated Average Size of Awards: Single Institution: $82,000.
Consortia/Organizations/Associations: $110,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 19.

    Additional Information: Applicable regulations, priorities, and
other information are available in the Federal Register notice.

Additional information is available online at:
http://www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/announcements/2007-4/102207c.html

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  Native American and Alaska Native Children in School Program
  (Federal Register: October 24, 2007 [CFDA# 84.365C])
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Purpose of Program: The purpose of this program is to provide
grants for eligible entities to develop high levels of academic
attainment in English among limited English proficient (LEP)
children, and to promote parental and community participation in
language instruction educational programs.
    Applications Available: October 24, 2007.
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: December 6, 2007.
    Eligible Applicants: The following entities, when they operate
elementary, secondary, and postsecondary schools primarily for
Native American children (including Alaska Native children), are
eligible applicants under this program: Indian tribes; tribally
sanctioned educational authorities; Native Hawaiian or Native
American Pacific Islander native language educational
organizations; elementary schools or secondary schools that are
operated or funded by the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE), or a
consortium of such schools; elementary schools or secondary schools
operated under a contract with or grant from the BIE in consortium
with another such school or a tribal or community organization; and
elementary schools or secondary schools operated by the BIE and an
IHE, in consortium with elementary schools or secondary schools
operated under a contract with or a grant from the BIE or a tribal
or community organization.
    Estimated Range of Awards: $175,000-$225,000.
    Estimated Average Size of Awards: $200,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 8.

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