The Institutional Development and Undergraduate Education Service (IDUES) will conduct pre-application technical assistance workshops to assist potential applicants with preparing applications for fiscal year (FY) 2008 funding. These workshops are scheduled for one full day each, beginning with registration at 8:00 a.m. and ending approximately 5:00 p.m. The workshops will address the application process for the Strengthening Institutions Program (SIP) Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCU), Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions (ANNH), College Cost Reduction and Access Act - Hispanic Serving Institutions (CCRAA - HSI), Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program (MSEIP), Predominantly Black Institutions (PBI), Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU), Historically Black Graduate Institutions (HBGI), Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions (AANAPISI) Program, and the Native American-Serving Non-Tribal Institutions (NASNTI) Program. Participants are expected to make their own hotel reservations at their own expense. There is no fee for attending these workshops.

The workshops will be held as follows:

Thursday, April 24, 2008 – San Juan, Puerto Rico
Caribe Hilton San Juan
P.O. Box 9021872
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00902-1872
Telephone: (787) 721-0303

Tuesday, April 29, 2008 – Los Angeles, California
Sheraton Gateway Hotel
6101 W. Century Boulevard
Los Angeles, California 90045
Telephone: (310) 642-4055

Thursday, May 1, 2008 – Atlanta, Georgia
Renaissance Concourse Hotel
1 Hartsfield Centre Parkway
Atlanta, Georgia 30354
Telephone: (404) 209-9999

Tuesday, May 6, 2008 – Dallas,Texas
Radisson Hotel, Dallas Love Field
1241 W. Mockingbird Lane
Dallas, Texas 75247
Telephone: (214) 630-7000
(Be sure to ask for the U.S. Department of Education group rate ($105 per room, per night).

Thursday, May 8, 2008 - Washington, D.C.
U.S. Department of Education
Office of Postsecondary Education
1990 K Street, N.W.
8th Floor Conference Center
Washington, DC 20006
Contact: Maxine McIntyre
Telephone: 202-502-7573
NOTE: Identification is required to enter the building.

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