Accreditation | Institutional Service
International and Foreign Language Education
State Service | Student Service

Accreditation Group

Accreditation Group, Director - Kay Gilcher at (202) 219-7011 or Kay.Gilcher@ed.gov

National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity (NACIQI) - Carol Griffiths at (202) 219-7035 or Carol.Griffiths@ed.gov

National Committee on Foreign Medical Education and Accreditation (NCFMEA) - Carol Griffiths at (202) 219-7035 or Carol.Griffiths@ed.gov

Institutional Service

Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE)

Comprehensive Program - Sarah Beaton at (202) 502-7621 or Sarah.Beaton@ed.gov

Centers of Excellence for Veteran Student Success - Frank Frankfort at (202) 502-7513 or Frank.Frankfort@ed.gov

Off-Campus Community Service - Claire Cornell at (202) 502-7609 or Claire.Cornell@ed.gov

Pilot Program for Course Material Rental - Krish Mathur at (202) 502-7512 or Krish.Mathur@ed.gov

Training for Realtime Writers - Frederick Winter at (202) 502-7632 or Frederick.Winter@ed.gov

Congressionally-directed Grants - Bette Dow at (202) 502-7835 or Bette.Dow@ed.gov

Underground Railroad Educational and Cultural Program - Claire Cornell at (202) 502-7609 or Claire.Cornell@ed.gov

B. J. Stupak Olympic Scholarships - Pearson Owens at (202) 502-7804 or Pearson.Owens@ed.gov

Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions, including STEM and Articulation - Sonia Feigenbaum at (202) 502-7681 or Sonia.Feigenbaum@ed.gov

Historically Black College and University Capital Financing - Don E. Watson at (202) 219-7037 or Donald.Watson@ed.gov

Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Historically Black Graduate Institutions (Title III, Part B) - John Clement at (202) 502-7520 or John.Clement@ed.gov

Master's Degree Programs at Historically Black Colleges and Universities - John Clement at (202) 502-7520 or John.Clement@ed.gov

Master's Degree Programs at Predominantly Black Institutions - Bernadette Miles at (202) 502-7616 or Bernadette.Miles@ed.gov

Minority Science and Engineering Improvement - John Clement at (202) 502-7520 or John.Clement@ed.gov

Predominantly Black Institutions - Formula Grants - Bernadette Miles at (202) 502-7616 or Bernadette.Miles@ed.gov

Predominantly Black Institutions - Competitive Grants - Bernadette Miles at (202) 502-7616 or Bernadette.Miles@ed.gov

Promoting Postbaccalaureate Opportunities for Hispanic Americans - Maria Carrington at (202) 502-7548 or Maria.Carrington@ed.gov

Strengthening Institutions, (Title III, Part A), American Indian Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions, Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions, and Native American-Serving Non-Tribal Institutions - Nancy Regan at (202) 219-7018 or Nancy.Regan@ed.gov

International and Foreign Language Education

American Overseas Research Centers - Cheryl Gibbs at (202) 502-7634 or Cheryl.Gibbs@ed.gov

Business and International Education - Tanyelle Richardson at (202) 502-7626 or Tanyelle.Richardson@ed.gov

Centers for International Business Education - Susanna Easton at (202) 502-7628 or Susanna.Easton@ed.gov

Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships and National Resource Centers

Loveen Bains at (202) 502-7709 – South Asia
Cynthia Dudzinski at (202) 502-7589 – International and Western Europe/Europe
Cheryl E. Gibbs at (202) 502-7634 - East Asia, Middle East, Southeast Asia/Pacific Islands
Timothy Duvall at (202) 502-7622 - Africa and Russia/East Europe/Eurasia
Tanyelle Richardson at (202) 502-7626 - Canada, Latin America/Caribbean

Fulbright-Hays Training Grants - Seminars Abroad - Bilateral Projects - Carly Borgmeier at (202) 502-7691 or Carly.Borgmeier@ed.gov

Fulbright-Hays Training Grants - Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad - Amy Wilson at (202) 502-7689 or Amy.Wilson@ed.gov

Fulbright-Hays Training Grants - Faculty Research Abroad - Cynthia Dudzinski at (202) 502-7589 or Cynthia.Dudzinski@ed.gov

Fulbright-Hays Training Grants - Group Projects Abroad - Tanyelle Richardson at (202) 502-7626 or Tanyelle.Richardson@ed.gov

Institute for International Public Policy - Tanyelle Richardson at (202) 502-7626 or Tanyelle.Richardson@ed.gov

International Research and Studies - Amy Wilson at (202) 502-7689 or Amy.Wilson@ed.gov

Language Resource Centers - Cynthia Dudzinski at (202) 502-7589 or Cynthia.Dudzinski@ed.gov

Technological Innovation and Cooperation for Foreign Information Access - Susanna Easton at (202) 502-7628 or Susanna.Easton@ed.gov

Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language Program - Carla White at (202) 502-7631 or Carla.White@ed.gov and Michelle Guilfoil at (202) 502-7625 or Michelle.Guilfoil@ed.gov

European Union-United States Atlantis Program - Tanyelle Richardson at (202) 502-7626 or Tanyelle.Richardson@ed.gov

Program for North American Mobility in Higher Education - Tanyelle Richardson at (202) 502-7626 or Tanyelle.Richardson@ed.gov

United States-Russia Program - Timothy Duvall at (202) 502-7622 or Timothy.Duvall@ed.gov

U.S.-Brazil Higher Education Consortia Program - Michelle Guilfoil at (202) 502-7625 or Michelle.Guilfoil@ed.gov and Carly Borgmeier at (202) 502-7691 or Carly.Borgmeier@ed.gov

State Service

College Access Challenge Grant Program - Karmon Simms-Coates at (202) 502-7807 or Karmon Simms-Coates@ed.gov

Demonstration Projects to Ensure Students with Disabilities Receive a Quality Higher Education - Shedita Alston at (202) 502-7808; TTY: (202) 205-9277 or Shedita.Alston@ed.gov

Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship Program - Darryl Davis at (202) 502-7657 or Darryl.Davis@ed.gov

Teachers for a Competitive Tomorrow - Andrea Baird at (202) 502-7797 or Andrea.Baird@ed.gov

Teacher Quality Enhancement Grants for States, Partnerships, and Recruitment - Andrea Baird at (202) 502-7797 or TeacherQuality@ed.gov

Transition and Postsecondary Programs for Students with Intellectual Disabilities - Shedita Alston at (202) 502-7808 or Shedita.Alston@ed.gov

Transition Programs for Students with Intellectual Disabilities Coordinating Center - Shedita Alston at (202) 502-7808 or Shedita.Alston@ed.gov

Student Service

TRIO Programs

Educational Opportunity Centers - Rachael Couch at (202) 502-7655 or OPE_TRIO@ed.gov

Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement - Eileen Bland at (202) 502-7730 or Eileen.Bland@ed.gov; or Charity Helton at (202) 219-7064 or Charity.Helton@ed.gov

Student Support Services - Deborah Walsh at (202) 502-7694 or OPE_TRIO@ed.gov

Talent Search - Craig Pooler at (202) 502-7640 or Craig.Pooler@ed.gov

Training Program for Federal TRIO Staff - Suzanne Ulmer at (202) 502-7789 or OPE_TRIO@ed.gov

Upward Bound - Gaby Watts at (202) 502-7545 or OPE_TRIO@ed.gov

Upward Bound Math/Science - Sharon Easterling at (202) 502-7651 or OPE_TRIO@ed.gov

Veterans Upward Bound - Kenneth Foushee at (202) 219-7072 or Kenneth.Foushee@ed.gov

Child Care Access Means Parents in School - Josephine Hamilton at (202) 502-7583 or Josephine.Hamilton@ed.gov; or Antoinette Clark at (202) 502-7656 or Antoinette.Clark@ed.gov

Erma Byrd Scholarship Program - Carmen Gordon at (202) 219-7138 or ErmaByrdProgram@ed.gov

Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) - James Davis at (202) 502-7773 or GEARUP@ed.gov

Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN) - Rebecca Green at (202) 502-7779 or OPE_GAANN_Program@ed.gov

Jacob K. Javits Fellowships - Carmen Gordon at (202) 219-7138 or OPE_Javits_Program@ed.gov

Thurgood Marshall Legal Educational Opportunity Program - Lavelle Redmond at (202) 502-7674 or Lavelle.Redmond@ed.gov

Other Program and Office Contacts

Howard University - Tonya Hardin at (202) 502-7615 or Tonya.Hardin@ed.gov

Policy and Budget Information - Kathleen Smith at (202) 502-7505 or Kathleen.Smith@ed.gov

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