The Office of U.S. Senator Brian Schatz would like to notify you about the following federal grant opportunities.  For more information, click the link below each listing, visit GRANTS.GOV, or call the Program Management Office at 1-800-518-4726.

Department of Education
Project/Program: Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions (AANAPISI) Program
Description: Program provides grants to eligible institutions of higher education (IHEs) that have an undergraduate enrollment of at least 10 percent Asian American or Native American Pacific Islander students to assist such institutions to plan, develop, undertake, and carry out activities to improve and expand such institutions’ capacity to serve Asian Americans and Native American Pacific Islanders and low-income individuals.
Eligibility: Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution
Current Closing Date: May 19, 2015
Estimated Total Program Funding: $3,062,000
Award Ceiling: $0
Award Floor: $0
CFDA Number: 84.031 — Higher Education Institutional Aid
For more information, go to:  http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=275324

Department of Education
Project/Program: HHS/ACL/NIDILRR: Advanced Rehabilitation Research Training Program
Description: The purpose of NIDILRR’s ARRT program, which is funded through the Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program, is to provide advanced research training and experience to individuals with doctorates, or similar advanced degrees, who have clinical or other relevant experience. ARRT projects train rehabilitation researchers, including researchers with disabilities, with particular attention to research areas that support the implementation and objectives of the Rehabilitation Act, and that improve the effectiveness of services authorized under the Rehabilitation Act.
Eligibility: Private institutions of higher education; Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Current Closing Date: May 15, 2015
Estimated Total Program Funding: $0
Award Ceiling: $150,000
Award Floor: $150,000
CFDA Number: 84.133 — National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research
For more information, go to: http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=275202

Department of Education
Project/Program: HHS/ACL/NIDILRR: Advanced Rehabilitation Research Training (ARRT) Program
Description: To plan and conduct research, demonstration projects, training, and related activities, including international activities, to develop methods, procedures, and rehabilitation technology. The Program’s activities are designed to maximize the full inclusion and integration into society, employment, independent living, family support, and economic and social self-sufficiency of individuals with disabilities, especially individuals with the most severe disabilities, and to improve the effectiveness of services authorized under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (Rehabilitation Act).
Eligibility: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education; Private institutions of higher education
Current Closing Date: May 11, 2015
Estimated Total Program Funding: $150,000
Award Ceiling: $150,000
Award Floor: N/A
CFDA Number: 84.133 — National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research
For more information, go to: http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=275064

Department of Education
Project/Program: HHS/ACL/NIDILRR: Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program: Minority-Serving Institution (MSI) Field Initiated Program (Development)
Description: The purpose of the Field Initiated (FI) Projects program is to develop methods, procedures, and rehabilitation technology that maximize the full inclusion and integration into society, employment, independent living, family support, and economic and social self-sufficiency of individuals with disabilities, especially individuals with the most severe disabilities. Another purpose of the FI Projects program is to improve the effectiveness of services authorized under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (Act)
Eligibility: Parties eligible to apply for MSI FI Projects grants are limited to minority entities and Indian tribes as authorized by section 21(b)(2)(A) of the Act. A minority entity is defined as a historically black college or university (a part B institution, as defined in section 322(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended), a Hispanic-serving institution of higher education, an American Indian tribal college or university, or another IHE whose minority student enrollment is at least 50 percent.
Current Closing Date: May 19, 2015
Estimated Total Program Funding: $200,000
Award Ceiling: $200,000
Award Floor: N/A
CFDA Number: 84.133 — National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research
For more information, go to: http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=275042

Department of Education
Project/Program: Institute of Education Sciences (IES): Evaluation of State Education Programs and Policies Grant Program
Description: The purpose of the Evaluation of State Education Programs and Policies Grant Program is to support rigorous evaluations of education programs and policies implemented by State educational agencies (SEAs) that have important implications for improving student education outcomes. These evaluations are to be carried out by partnerships between research institutions and SEAs.
Eligibility: Research partnerships involving at least one research institution and at least one SEA. The partnership must choose one principal investigator from either the research institution or the SEA to have overall responsibility for the administration of the award. Applicants that have the ability and capacity to conduct scientifically valid research are eligible to apply as the research institution partner. These include, but are not limited to, nonprofit and for-profit organizations and public and private agencies and institutions, such as colleges and universities. An SEA is the agency primarily responsible for the State supervision of elementary schools and secondary schools.
Current Closing Date: Jun 10, 2015
Estimated Total Program Funding: $5,000,000
Award Ceiling: $1,000,000
Award Floor: N/A
CFDA Number: 84.305 — Education Research, Development and Dissemination
For more information, go to: http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=275120

Department of Education
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE)
Project/Program: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Program
Description: The purpose of this under the Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Program is to provide grants to State educational agencies to enable them to carry out a coordinated program of scientifically based research, demonstration projects, innovative strategies, and similar activities designed to build and enhance the ability of elementary and secondary schools nationwide to meet the special educational needs of gifted and talented students, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds or underrepresented groups.
Eligibility: State Educational Agencies
Current Closing Date: May 4, 2015
Estimated Total Program Funding: $2,500,000
Award Ceiling: N/A
Award Floor: N/A
CFDA Number: 43.008 — Education
For more information, go to: http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=275309

Department of Education
Project/Program: Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions (AANAPISI) Program
Description: The AANAPISI Program provides grants to eligible institutions of higher education (IHEs) that have an undergraduate enrollment of at least 10 percent Asian American or Native American Pacific Islander students to assist such institutions to plan, develop, undertake, and carry out activities to improve and expand such institutions’ capacity to serve Asian Americans and Native American Pacific Islanders and low-income individuals.
Eligibility: State Educational Agencies
Current Closing Date: May 4, 2015
Estimated Total Program Funding: $2,500,000
Award Ceiling: N/A
Award Floor: N/A
CFDA Number: 43.008 — Education
For more information, go to: http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=275309

Department of Education
Project/Program: HHS/ACL/NIDILRR: Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program: Minority-Serving Institution (MSI) Field Initiated Program (Research) Description: The purpose of the Field Initiated (FI) Projects program is to develop methods, procedures, and rehabilitation technology that maximize the full inclusion and integration into society, employment, independent living, family support, and economic and social self-sufficiency of individuals with disabilities, especially individuals with the most severe disabilities. Another purpose of the FI Projects program is to improve the effectiveness of services authorized under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (Act).
Eligibility: Parties eligible to apply for MSI FI Projects grants are limited to minority entities and Indian tribes as authorized by section 21(b)(2)(A) of the Act. A minority entity is defined as a historically black college or university (a part B institution, as defined in section 322(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended), a Hispanic-serving institution of higher education, an American Indian tribal college or university, or another IHE whose minority student enrollment is at least 50 percent.
Current Closing Date: May 11, 2015
Estimated Total Program Funding: $200,000
Award Ceiling: $200,000
Award Floor: N/A
CFDA Number: 84.133 — National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research
For more information, go to: http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=275040

Department of Education
Project/Program: HHS/ACL/NIDILRR: Research Fellowships Program
Description: The purpose of the Research Fellowships Program is to build research capacity by providing support to highly qualified individuals, including those who are individuals with disabilities, to conduct research on the rehabilitation of individuals with disabilities. Fellows must conduct original research in an area authorized by section 204 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (Act).
Eligibility: Individuals, Eligible individuals must: (1) satisfy the requirements of 45 CFR part 75 and (2) have training and experience that indicate a potential for engaging in scientific research related to the solution of rehabilitation problems of individuals with disabilities. To be eligible for a Distinguished Residential Disability and Rehabilitation Policy Fellowship, an individual must have seven or more years of research experience in subject areas, methods, or techniques relevant to rehabilitation research and must have a doctorate, other terminal degree, or comparable academic qualifications.
Current Closing Date: May 18, 2015
Estimated Total Program Funding: $125,000
Award Ceiling: $125,000
Award Floor: N/A
CFDA Number: 84.133 — National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research
For more information, go to: http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=275237