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Webb, Randall J. – College and University, 1993
Northwestern State University (Louisiana) prepared a grant proposal for a comprehensive development plan to strengthen academic support services, including automated credit articulation, desktop registration, and a telephone registration and voice response information system. Funded by Title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965, the project has…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Administration, College Credits, Federal Aid
Department of Education, Washington, DC. – 1996
This annual guide provides the information necessary to begin the process of applying for funding from individual federal education programs. It lists programs by popular name, by the substance of each program, and by the number assigned by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). It also describes the application process for funding, the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Bilingual Education, Compliance (Legal), Educational Objectives
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Menefee, Robert W. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 1981
Presents numerical data related to federal support for grants involving individualized instruction (II). Tables provide detailed information on supply for II by these programs: Comprehensive Assistance to Undergraduate Education (CAUSE), Local Course Improvement (LOCI), Science Education Development and Research (SEDR), and NSF support of…
Descriptors: College Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Government, Financial Support
Washington Consulting Group, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1988
Module 10 of a 17-module self-instructional course in student financial aid administration (for novice student financial aid officers and other institutional personnel) examines the Pell Grant program's eligibility requirements and award calculation procedures. It is part of a complete system teaching management of federal financial aid programs…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Computation, Educational Finance
Washington Consulting Group, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1988
The twelfth module in a 17-module self-instructional course on student financial aid administration discusses campus-based financial programs. They are SEOG (Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant), CWS (College Work-Study), and Perkins Loans. It is part of a full course designed for novice financial aid administrators and other institutional…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Educational Finance, Eligibility
Radwin, Eugene – 1984
Section 309 of the Adult Education Act of 1966 provided discretionary grants for special projects and teacher training in adult basic education (ABE). The 309 program played an important role in innovations, recruitment, instructional materials, and teaching strategies, and it demonstrated how active Federal officials could boost state and local…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Educational Innovation, Educational Legislation
Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1978
Although self-determination funds in fiscal year 1977 accounted for about 25 percent of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) budget for the operation of Indian programs, the BIA has not adequately supervised tribal performance under these contracts and grants. Questionable use of funds, incorrect interpretations of regulations, inadequate criteria…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrative Change, Administrator Role, Agencies
Ceramics, Glass, and Mineral Products Industry Training Board, Harrow (England). – 1969
In its fourth grant scheme, the Ceramics, Glass, and Mineral Products Industry Training Board of Great Britain gives guidelines on grants available to its industries for training conducted between August 1, 1969 and July 31, 1970. It covers such aspects as grant conditions for external and internal training; training staff qualifications; rates…
Descriptors: Federal Government, Financial Policy, Grants, Guidelines
National Council for Resource Development, Washington, DC. – 1976
This document compiles nine papers issued by the National Council for Resource Development. Papers include: (1) "How to Be Successful at Grantsmanship--Guidelines for Proposal Writing--Foundation Proposals"; (2) "A Federal Glossary" (acronyms); (3) "Special Projects" (a working model for an institutional development office); (4) "The Role of the…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrative Organization, Administrator Guides, Administrators
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Hammond, L. S.; Devine, S. D. – Higher Education, 1994
Recent changes in the New Zealand government's research funding system are discussed, and the resulting system is detailed. Remaining structural problems, some of which are seen as constraining progress toward government priorities, are identified and likely solutions and trends indicated. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Agency Role, Decision Making, Evaluation Methods, Federal Government
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Schwartz, Robert B.; Robinson, Marian A. – Brookings Papers on Education Policy, 2000
The Goals 2000: Educate America Act, the centerpiece of the Clinton administration's education reform program, provides a fascinating case study of the challenges facing an activist administration in trying to craft federal legislation that can provide national direction and leadership in a highly decentralized education system. Goals 2000…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Academic Standards, Program Effectiveness
Department of Education, Washington, DC. – 1995
Education is the largest, most broadly based enterprise in America. Education, although a national priority, is a state responsibility under local control. This brochure highlights the United States Department of Education's responsibilities, which generally fall into the following six areas: (1) providing national leadership and building…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Educational Research, Efficiency, Elementary Secondary Education
Carter, Yvonne B. – 1992
This directory provides a chronological and analytical history of the library and information science research projects funded by the Higher Education Act (HEA) Title II-B, Research and Demonstration Program, from 1976 through 1986. It is noted that this program authorizes grants and contracts to institutions of higher education and other public…
Descriptors: Career Education, Cultural Pluralism, Directories, Disabilities
Tsang, Mun C.; Levin, Henry M. – 1982
Empirical literature on the effects of intergovernmental grants on educational spending is reviewed in this document, which examines 40 published works covering the last two decades. Intergovernmental grants include both state grants to local governments and federal grants to state and local governments. The review's first section summarizes…
Descriptors: Block Grants, Categorical Aid, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid
Advanced Technology, Inc., Reston, VA. – 1983
The effects of the current student financial aid delivery system on five major participant groups are examined: federal government, states/guarantee agencies, postsecondary institutions, lenders and secondary markets, and applicants and families. Attention is directed to effects of the current system, including: administrative costs, fund…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Credit (Finance), Delivery Systems, Federal Aid
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