Timeline

To ensure timely processing and prompt access to the grant funds, the Department of Education strongly suggests that all applications be submitted by March 31, 2008.

The U.S. Congress, in The Consolidated Appropriations Act 2008 (Public Law 110-161), directed the Office of Postsecondary Education of the Department of Education to award grants to 333 institutions and organizations. Only those institutions named in the list below may apply for these grants. Recipient institutions should review the materials below before preparing an application. The application itself must be completed and submitted through the Department of Education's e-Grants system, at http://e-grants.ed.gov.

NOTE: Letters inviting applications for Congressionally-directed grants will be mailed to the president or chief executive officer of each named recipient organization during the third week of February. The Department will use the 2008 Higher Education Directory and/or organizational Web pages as sources for addressing these letters.

1. FY 2008 Congressionally-directed Grant Recipients, organized by state. MS Excel (96K) | PDF (78K)

2. Generic copy of letter sent to recipient CEOs inviting applications for a Congressionally-directed grant. MS Word (36K) | PDF (35K)

3. Application review process for Congressionally-directed grants: introduction; declining a Congressionally-directed grant; preparing the grant application; application deadlines; application review process. MS Word (30K) | PDF (28K)

4. Required application materials. MS Word (40K) | PDF (32K)

5. Interpreting the language of a Congressionally-directed grant. MS Word (26K) | PDF (20K)

6. Preparing the application budget: What costs can be covered by the grant? MS Word (27K) | PDF (30K)

7. Preparing the application budget: What costs cannot be covered by the grant? MS Word (40K) | PDF (52K)

8. Sample press release announcing a Congressionally-directed grant. MS Word (25K) | PDF (24K)

9. Reporting Requirements. MS Word (37K) | PDF (35K)

10. Guidance for Managing Congressionally-directed Grants. MS Word (163K) | PDF (199K)