************************************************************** Net Happenings - From Educational CyberPlayGround ************************************************************** From: "Kickbush, Peter" <Peter.Kickbush@xxxxxx> To: Information from & about the U.S. Department of Education publications & more . <edinfo@xxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tue, 25 Feb 2003 09:58:17 -0500 Subject: Notice Inviting Applications (February 25, 2003) RECENT "NOTICES INVITING APPLICATIONS" (grant opportunities) from the U.S. Department of Education (ED) include: * Grant Competition to Prevent High-Risk Drinking or Violent Behavior Among College Students -- CFDA# 84.184H Additional information about ED funding opportunities, including discretionary grant application packages, are at: http://www.ed.gov/topics/topics.jsp?&top=Grants+%26+Contracts Below is information from the notices inviting applications. For more complete information, please see the notice itself; however, please note that while we *try* to ensure that the version on the web & the Federal Register notice are the same, the Federal Register notice is the one to consult for complete & authoritative information. ******************************************************************* Grant Competition to Prevent High-Risk Drinking or Violent Behavior Among College Students (Federal Register: February 14, 2003 [CFDA# 84.184H]) ******************************************************************* Purpose of Program: The Grant Competition to Prevent High-Risk Drinking or Violent Behavior Among College Students provides awards to develop or enhance, implement, & evaluate campus- and/or community-based strategies to prevent high-risk drinking or violent behavior among college students. Eligible Applicants: Institutions of higher education (IHEs), consortia thereof, public & private nonprofit organizations, or individuals. Applications Available: February 14, 2003. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: March 31, 2003. Estimated Available Funds: The Department expects to make available $2,250,000 for this program for FY 2003. The actual level of funding, if any, depends on final congressional action. However, we are inviting applications at this time to allow enough time to complete the grant process before the end of the current fiscal year. Estimated Range of Awards: $100,000-$150,000. Estimated Average Size of Awards: $125,000. Estimated Number of Awards: 18. Additional Information: Applicable Regulations, priorities, application procedures, & other information are available in the Federal Register notice. Additional information is available online at: http://www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/announcements/ 2003-1/021403d.html ************************************************************* Educational CyberPlayGround A learning site that celebrates diversity in students' background while highlighting the variety in students' preferred approaches to learning. The site provides opportunities for parents, teachers, and librarians, even with limited online experience, to learn how to use the World Wide Web to provide more effective teaching. http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/ ************************************************************** =========================================================== To subscribe to (or unsubscribe from) EDInfo, address an email message to: listproc@xxxxxxxxxxx Then write either SUBSCRIBE EDINFO YOURFIRSTNAME YOURLASTNAME in the message, or write UNSUBSCRIBE EDINFO (if you have a signature block, please turn it off) Then send it! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Past EDInfo messages: http://www.ed.gov/MailingLists/EDInfo/ Search: http://www.ed.gov/MailingLists/EDInfo/search.html =========================================================== Peter Kickbush & Kirk Winters U.S. Department of Education peter.kickbush@xxxxxx ************************************************************** The Net Happenings mailing list is a service of Educational CyberPlayGround - http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/ ************************************************************** If you have any questions, concerns, suggestions, or would like to sponsor the Net Happenings service - <http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Community/Subguidelines.html> Subscribe | Unsubscribe | Change Email Preferences - <http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Community/NetHappenings.html> **************************************************************