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U.S. Department of Education
In 1980, the U.S. Department of Education was created by bringing together offices from several other departments. Its original directive remains its mission today — to ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence throughout the nation.
Phone:1-800-USA-LEARN (1-800-872-5327)
TTY: 1-800-437-0833
Fax: 1-202-401-0689
400 Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20202
Website: www.ed.gov

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Financial Aid for Single Moms
All useful information about financial aid, available money from the government for Single Mothers that are attending college.  We'll keep looking out for you with all the latest information. 

The Directory of Financial Aid for Women
By Gail A. Schlachter
ISBN 1588411672
560 pages
Directory of Financial Aids for Women 2007-2009: A List Of: Scholarships, Fellowships, Loans, Grants, Awards, And Internships Available Primarily Or Exclusively ... (Directory of Financial Aids for Women), Hardbound, $45.00
If you are looking for financial aid for women, or know women who are, then this is the directory for you. Here, in one place, are detailed descriptions of more than 1,500 funding programs--representing billions of dollars in financial aid set aside specifically for women. Some examples: $5,000 for high school women athletes to go to college, thousands of dollars for women in study engineering or chemistry, up to $5,000 for older women to start or go back to college, $14,000 per year to women for graduate study in the biological sciences, $18,000 for Hispanic-American women to work on a Ph.D. dissertation. And the list goes on and on. 

Guide to ED Programs & more
Database of programs administered by ED. Search or browse by who's eligible, education level, topic, and more.
Website: http://web99.ed.gov/GTEP/Program2.nsf

Kazimour Scholarships - for non-traditional students - Dr. Kim Kazimour and ANTSHE sponsor the annual Kazimour Scholarship. Awards of three $500 Awards, two for undergraduate students (two-year and four-year) and one for a graduate student are awarded each spring semester.  The deadline is November 30.
Website: www.antshe.org/kazimour.htm

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Website: CollegeBoard.com - this online tool to help you locate scholarships, internships, grants, and loans that match your education level, talents, and background. Complete the brief questionnaire and Scholarship Search will find potential opportunities from our database of more than 2,300 sources of college funding, totaling nearly $3 BILLION in available aid!

Useful Sites
Direct Stafford Loans: DirectLoan/index.html
College is Possible - www.CollegeIsPossible.org
National Center for Education Statistics  - part of U.S. Department of education
Website: nces.ed.gov
Resources for back to college - is a resource site  for the adult returning to college.
Website: www.Back2College.com

GED Testing Service
Did you know these facts?

• The General Educational Development Testing Service develops and distributes the GED Tests
• More than 860,000 adults worldwide take the GED Tests each year.
• Those who obtain scores high enough to earn a GED credential outperform at least 40 percent of today’s high school seniors.
• GED graduates include: comedian Bill Cosby, actor Christian Slater, Delaware’s Governor Ruth Ann Minner, and U.S. Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell of Colorado.
• One out of every seven high school diplomas issued each year in the United States is based on passing the GED Tests.
• More than 95 percent of U.S. employers consider GED graduates the same as traditional high school graduates in regard to hiring, salary, and opportunity for advancement.

Website: www.acenet.edu/clll/ged/index.cfm

What should I know about ED Grants?
Before We Begin

• How do I apply for student financial assistance?
• How do I get more information about formula grant programs?

Let's Get Started

• What is a discretionary grant?
• What is a cooperative agreement?
• How does the Department set up discretionary grant programs?
• Who runs the Department's discretionary grant programs?
• How do I find out about the Department's discretionary grant programs?
• How do I learn if I am eligible to receive a discretionary grant?

On The Paper Trail

• How do I apply for funding from a Department discretionary grant program?
• What is an application package?
• How do I get an application package?
• How does the Department decide what goes into an application package?
• What are certifications and assurances?
• What are regulations?
• What are funding priorities?
• Is there anything I can do to help shape regulations and funding priorities?
• How do I get help filling out application forms?
• What do I need to know about indirect costs and the indirect cost rate when preparing my application?
• What do I need to know about protection of human subjects in research when preparing my application?
• Where do I send the completed application?
• What happens if I miss the application deadline?
• What if I find an error or realize I have omitted something in my application after the deadline?
• What happens to an application once the Department receives it?
• What happens if my application is not eligible?

Waiting To Hear

• How does the Department review my application?
• What criteria do reviewers use to score my application?
• How does the Department take into account variations in scoring practices among reviewers?
• Does a high score guarantee funding?
• How long does it take the Department to decide on my application?
• How can I become an application reviewer?

Getting Funded!

• What happens to my application after the application review process?
• How does the Department decide who gets funded?
• How do I learn that my application has been funded?
• Is an application always funded for the entire amount requested?
• What information does my Grant Award Notification contain?
• What does it mean if my project has cost sharing/matching requirements?
• What happens after I get the grant award?
• How do I actually get my grant funds?
• How long does it take to get my grant funds?
• How do I get funds after the first year if my organization receives a multi-year award?

Doing It Right

• What responsibilities do I have under a discretionary grant or cooperative agreement?
• What must I do if I need to change some part of my project from the original application?
• What can I do to help my request for a change get processed more quickly?
• What are OMB circulars? Do they apply to my grant award?
• How do I make sure that I am complying with the regulations that apply to my award?
• Do grant team members visit my project?
• What do I need to do to prepare for a site visit?

Wrapping It Up

• What happens after the project has ended?
• What is my role in this process? What responsibilities do I have after the project has ended?
• What happens if I cannot send my final report by the due date because I have not finished the work of the project?
• What happens if I have completed the work of the project but cannot send my final report by the due date for some other valid reason?
• How do I get help completing my final report?
• Where do I send my final report and how many do I need to send?
• What happens if I do not send the Department required reports?
• Do I have to keep any records related to my grant project after the Department closes out my grant?

Just One More Thing

• What are the audit requirements related to my grant?
• What happens if the Office of Inspector General selects my project for an audit?
• What happens if the audit determines certain costs or activities are unallowable?
• Can I appeal the Department's decision that I must repay money?

 
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