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    The home page of the U.S. Department of Education offers easy access to the latest news and a wide range of Department publications, policy and funding opportunities.

      ED and Federal Trade Commission have jointly released a consumer guide to help students and their families navigate the maze of offers they may face when seeking new student loans or consolidating existing student loans to pay for higher education. Student Loans: Avoiding Deceptive Offers provides advice to help consumers detect deceptive marketing offers from private companies seeking their student loan business.

      More than $74 million in grants have been awarded to 27 states as part of a joint effort by the U.S. departments of Education, Health and Human Services, and Justice to support schools in creating safe learning environments that promote healthy childhood development and prevent youth violence and drug use.



Grants & Contracts

Grant Application Packages
http://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/grantapps/index.html

Discretionary Grant Application Packages Grants & Contracts
http://www.ed.gov/fund/landing.jhtml
The Grants & Contracts section of the U.S. Department of Education Web Site.

Education Department Electronic Payments HomePage: "GAPS" Applications
https://e-grants.ed.gov/gapsweb/epWelcome.asp
"The Education Central Automated Processing System (EDCAPS) Grant Administration and Payment System (GAPS) was developed and implemented by the Department to streamline payment processing and reporting for our grantees/payees. GAPS provides on-line capabilities to request payments from the Department and continuous access to current grant and payment information."

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circulars
http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/
"OMB evaluates the effectiveness of agency programs, policies, and procedures, assesses competing funding demands among agencies, and sets funding priorities."

 

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