Accreditation and State Liaison (ASL)

Accrediting Agency Evaluation Unit (AAEU) - Carol Griffiths at (202) 219-7035 or Carol.Griffiths@ed.gov

National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity (NACIQI) - Rachael Shultz at (202) 219-7009 or Rachael.Shultz@ed.gov

National Committee on Foreign Medical Education and Accreditation (NCFMEA) - Rachael Shultz at (202) 219-7009 or Rachael.Shultz@ed.gov

State Liaison Unit (SLU) - Carol Griffiths at (202) 219-7035 or Carol.Griffiths@ed.gov

Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE)

Comprehensive Program - Donald Fischer at (202) 502-7500 or fipse@ed.gov

European Union-United States Atlantis Program - Frank Frankfort at (202) 502-7513 or Frank.Frankfort@ed.gov

Program for North American Mobility in Higher Education - Frank Frankfort at (202) 502-7513 or Frank.Frankfort@ed.gov

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

United States-Russia Program - Krish Mathur at (202) 502-7512 or Krish.Mathur@ed.gov

U.S.-Brazil Higher Education Consortia Program - Sarah Beaton at (202) 502-7621 or Sarah.Beaton@ed.gov

Special Focus Competitions

Innovative Strategies in Community Colleges for Working Adults and Displaced Workers Program - Levenia Ishmell at (202) 502-7668 or Levenia.Ishmell@ed.gov
Graduate Programs at Institutions of Higher Education Serving Hispanic Americans - Levenia Ishmell at (202) 502-7668 or Levenia.Ishmell@ed.gov
College Course Materials Rental Initiative - Levenia Ishmell at (202) 502-7668 or Levenia.Ishmell@ed.gov

Institutional Development and Undergraduate Education Programs

Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions Program (CCRAA) - Darlene Collins at (202) 502-7576 or Darlene.Collins@ed.gov

B. J. Stupak Olympic Scholarships - Ellen Sealey at (202) 502-7580 or Ellen.Sealey@ed.gov

Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions (Title V) - James Laws at (202) 502-7719 or Title_Five@ed.gov

Historically Black Colleges and Universities Program (CCRAA) - Karen Johnson at (202) 502-7642 or Karen.Johnson@ed.gov

Hispanic-Serving Institutions Program (CCRAA) - Carnisia Proctor at (202) 502-7606 or Carnisia.Proctor@ed.gov

Minority Science and Engineering Improvement - Bernadette Hence at (202) 219-7038 or OPE_MSEIP@ed.gov

Native American-Serving Non-Tribal Institutions Program (CCRAA) - Darlene Collins at (202) 502-7576 or Darlene.Collins@ed.gov

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

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

Strengthening Historically Black Colleges and Universities Program and Strengthening Historically Black Graduate Institutions Program (Title III, Part B) - Karen Johnson at (202) 502-7642 or Karen.Johnson@ed.gov

Strengthening Institutions Program (Title III, Part A) - includes planning grants, American Indian Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities, and Alaska Native and Hawaiian-Serving Institutions - Darlene Collins at (202) 502-7576 or Darlene.Collins@ed.gov

International Education Programs

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

Peter Baker at (202) 219-7060 - Africa, Europe and Russia, Inner Asia, International, Russia East Europe, Western Europe
Cheryl E. Gibbs at (202) 502-7634 - Asia, East Asia, Pacific Islands, Southeast Asia, South Asia
Beth MacRae at (202) 502-7596 - Middle East
Amy E. Wilson at (202) 502-7689 - Canada, Latin America

Fulbright-Hays Training Grants - Seminars Abroad - Bilateral Projects - Carly Borgmeier at (202) 502-7691 or Carly Borgmeier.Ward@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 - Michelle Guilfoil at (202) 502-7625 or Michelle.Guilfoil@ed.gov

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

International Research and Studies - Beth MacRae at (202) 502-7596 or Beth.MacRae@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 - Christine Corey at (202) 502-7629 or Christine.Corey@ed.gov

Teacher and Student Development Programs

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

Erma Byrd Scholarship Program - Lauren Kennedy at (202) 502-7630 or Lauren.Kennedy@ed.gov

Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) - James Davis or Sylvia Ross at (202) 502-7676 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

Master's Degree Programs at Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Gary Thomas at (202) 502-7767 or Gary.Thomas@ed.gov

Predominantly Black Institutions Program - Sara Starke at (202) 502-7688 or Sara.Starke@ed.gov

Predominantly Black Institutions Undergraduate Program (CCRAA) - Blanca Rodriguez at (202) 502-7728 or Blanca.Rodriguez@ed.gov

Teacher Quality Enhancement Grants for States, Partnerships, and Recruitment - Kathy Price at (202) 502-7878 or TeacherQuality@ed.gov

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

TRIO Programs

Educational Opportunity Centers - Kenneth Foushee at (202) 219-7072 or OPE_TRIO@ed.gov

Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement - Virginia Pinkney at (202) 502-7735 or OPE_TRIO@ed.gov

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

Talent Search - Loretta Brown at (202) 502-7539 or OPE_TRIO@ed.gov

Training Program for Federal TRIO Staff - Jane Wrenn at (202) 502-7614 or OPE_TRIO@ed.gov

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

Upward Bound Math/Science - Gaby Watts at (202) 502-7545 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 Program - Dorothy Marshall at (202) 502-7734 or Dorothy.Marshall@ed.gov or Antoinette Clark at (202) 502-7656 or Antoinette.Clark@ed.gov

Thurgood Marshall Legal Educational Opportunity Program - Reginald Williams at (202) 502-7697 or Reginald.Williams@ed.gov

Other Program and Office Contacts

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

Higher Education Disaster Relief - Cassandra Courtney at (202) 502-7506 or Cassandra.Courtney@ed.gov

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

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

Hurricane Education Recovery Awards - Cassandra Courtney at (202) 502-7506 or Cassandra.Courtney@ed.gov

Policy and Budget Information - Dan Madzelan at (202) 502-7816 or Dan.Madzelan@ed.gov

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