2018 ED Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN) - UCI Proposal Development Resources

This resource is for UCI faculty and staff developing the 2018 U.S. Education Department (ED) Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN) application.

Applications are due Wednesday, August 29. 

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• For ED, Minority means Alaskan Native, American Indian, Asian-American, Black (African-American), Hispanic American, Native Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander (please note that this is not necessarily underrepresented minorities).

B. Official Documents from ED:

Full Instructions (90 pages) (DOCX) (Includes notice inviting applications)

C. Budget (updated 08/16/2018)

6 Fellows (0 non CA residents) Requested + 1 Institutional Fellow; 25% cost share only 

• Internal UCI budget spreadsheet (GAANN 2018 Budget Internal Rev XLS)
• GAANN Budget Spreadsheet Form (GAANN 2018 Budget Spreadsheet Rev)
• Boilerplate Text - Section I (GAANN 2018 I. Budget Justification Rev)
  

-- If you would like to add non-residents to this, please have the Department/School additionally cost share the tuition. The academic year tuition rates per non resident fellow are the following: The 2018-19, 2019-20, and 2020-21 rates are $15,102, $16,158 and $17,287, respectively.

D. Documents Needed:

This is a standard proposal. SPA's 5-day deadline is 8am August 23, 2018. Please note that the ED recommends "that you submit your application several days before the deadline." SPA is always very busy, so we highly recommend getting this one in early and even submitting early!

Submitted to ED

Please note that ED has a new online application portal called Workspace, with instructions available at https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/applicants/workspace-overview.html.  You can download and work on forms from Workspace, or upload PDF documents to it.  SPA will submit your proposal through Workspace.  For help with this tool, please contact Jonathan Lew at SPA, email jlew@uci.edu. 

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The abstract should include a short summary covering the designated area(s) of national need.  The abstract should include the following information:

3) Project Narrative (attach pdf in Project Narrative Attachment form, from Workspace) - Address the selection criteria below and following formatting (double-spaced; 12pt font; note that incorrectly formatted proposals will not be penalized); and length requirements of 40 pages for single- or interdisciplinary projects, or 40 pages for each academic department for multidisciplinary projects. You can include an optional table of contents, with a length limit of 2 pages (this is in addition to the narrative page limit). See section D. below

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     d) Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (SF-LLL) (please add N/A since there is nothing to disclose)

Internal UCI only

1) Internal Budget Spreadsheet (Example spreadsheet - 08/16/18 - see Section C above)

E. Selection Criteria (PDF, DOCX) and Available Corresponding Boilerplate Text (same as 2012 call):

Your applications are reviewed using the following criteria (out of 100 points):

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(k) Adequacy of resources. (5 Points)   (- the resources that the applicant makes available to graduate students receiving fellowships under this program, including facilities, equipment, and supplies.)

F. ED goals and performance indicators for the GAANN Program: (GPRA 2018)

Goal 1: Postsecondary Education, Career and Technical Education, and Adult Education. Increase college access, affordability, quality, and completion by improving postsecondary education and lifelong learning opportunities for youths and adults.

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(1.3) Time-to-Degree: the median time to completion of Master’s and Doctorate degrees for GAANN students.

G. Formatting Requirements:

• A “page” is “8.5x11,” on one side only, with 1” margins at the top, bottom, and both sides.  Page numbers and an identifier may be within 1” margin.
• Double-space (no more than three lines per vertical inch) all text in the project narrative, including titles, headings, footnotes, quotations, references, and captions.  Charts, tables, figures, and graphs in the project narrative may be single-spaced and will count toward the page limit.
• Applicants may use one of the following fonts:  Times New Roman, Courier, Courier New or Arial. An application that does not strictly adhere to formatting recommendations will not be penalized.
• Use a font that is either 12 point or larger or no smaller than 10 pitch (characters per inch).  However, you may use a 10 point font in charts, tables, figures, graphs, footnotes, and endnotes.
• You must upload any narrative sections and all other attachments to your application as files in a PDF (Portable Document) read-only, non-modifiable format.  Do not upload an interactive or fillable PDF file.  If you upload a file type other than a read-only, non-modifiable PDF or submit a password-protected file, DOED will not review that material.
  
  

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