US Department of Education
| Grant Title | Upcoming or Most Recent Deadline | Funding Potential | Match | Period of Performance | Eligible Applicants | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE-FOA-0002769 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law: Advancing Equity Through Workforce Partnerships | Letter of Intent: 13 September 2022 Concept Papers: 20 September 2022 Full Applications: 6 December 2022 | $250,000 - $1,500,000 | No | 24 - 36 months | Institutions of Higher Education (IHEÂs); For-profit entities; Non-profit entities; and State and local governmental entities, and Tribal Nations. | This FOA supports the administration goals of upgrading and modernizing infrastructure, addressing the climate crisis and efforts to build a clean and equitable energy economy that achieves zero carbon electricity by 2035, and put the United States on a path to achieve net-zero emissions economy-wide by no later than 2050 to benefit all Americans by supporting the development of workforce programs and partnerships that will facilitate the continued deployment of solar energy technologies, while supporting an inclusive workforce with opportunities for career advancement, including through union membership. |
| Postsecondary Student Success Program CDFA #84.116M | 11 October 2022 SUBMIT EARLY | Estimated Range of Awards: $600,000 to $1,000,000 | No | Up to 24 months | IHEs that are designated as eligible to apply under the HEA title III and V programs. For institutions applying as a consortium, the lead applicant must be eligible to apply under the HEA title III and V programs. | The purpose of this program is to promote postsecondary completion for students close to completion, whether for students currently enrolled in higher education, students who are no longer enrolled because of challenges they faced during the COVID-19 pandemic and close to completion, or both. Institutions may opt to supplement or expand evidence-based and data-driven activities to support retention and completion for both groups. This program aims to improve student outcomes; including retention, transfer, credit accumulation, and completion, by augmenting evidence-based activities that are already underway at eligible institutions of higher education (IHEs). |
| Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) | 6/1/2021 | $30,000- $443,000 annually | No | 48 months | Institutions of Higher Education (IHE's) if the total amount of all Federal Pell grant funds awarded to students enrolled at the institution for the preceding fiscal year equals or exceeds $250,000 | Supports participation of low-income parents in the postsecondary education system through provision of campus-based childcare services. Funds are used to support or establish campus-based child care programs primarily serving the needs of low-income students enrolled in IHEs.. |
| Predominantly Black Institutions Program (PBI) | Deadline June 28, 2021 | Up to $600,000 annually | No | Up to 60 months | Institutions of Higher Education. Must meet eligibility requirements for needy students by COMPLETING ELIGIBILITY APPLICATION BY APRIL 16, 2021. | The purpose of the PBI's program is to support the strengthening of PBI to carry out programs in the following areas: science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM); health education; internationalization or globalization; teacher preparation; or improving educational outcomes of African American males. |
| Title III, Part A: Strengthening Institutions Programs (SIP) | Deadline July 13, 2021 | Average annual grant $425,000 | No | Up to 60 months | Institutions of Higher Education (IHE's) with least 50% of its degree students receiving need-based assistance | Help eligible IHEÃÂs to become self-sufficient and expand their capacity to serve low-income students by providing institutional funds to improve and strengthen the academic quality, institutional management, and fiscal stability of eligible colleges. |
| Perkins Innovation and Modernization Program | 6/14/2019 | $500,000 | 50% | 36 months | LEA, area CTE school, educational service agency, Indian Tribe, Tribal organization, or Tribal educational agency or a consortium eligible to receive assistance, public or nonprofit private Institution of Higher Education | Identify, support, and rigorously evaluate evidence-based and innovative strategies and activities to improve and modernize career and technical education (CTE) and ensure workforce skills taught in CTE programs funded under the Perkins statute align with labor market needs. |
| Developing Hispanic Serving Institutions Program - Title V (DHSI) | 20-Feb | $500,000- $600,000 annually | No | 60 months | Institutions of Higher Education that are eligible for the Title V Part A and the Title III, Part F programs, defined as an Hispanic Serving Insitution (HSIs) | Assist HSIs to expand educational opportunities for, and improve the academic attainment of, Hispanic students. Enable HSIs to expand and enhance the academic offerings, program quality, faculty quality, and institutional stability of colleges and universities that are educating the majority of Hispanic college students and help large numbers of Hispanic students and other low-income individuals complete postsecondary degrees. |
| Student Support Services TRIO (SSS) | 01/27/2020; competition held every 4 years | Average annual grant $311,977 | No | 5 years | 2 and 4 year Institutions of Higher Education | Increase the number of disadvantaged low-income college students, first-generation college students, and college students with disabilities in the United States who successfully complete a program of study at the postsecondary level. The goal of SSS is to increase the college retention and graduation rates of its participants. |
| Upward Bound (TRIO) | Competition held every 4 years; Last Deadline 10/17/2016 | Average annual grant $321,079 | No | 5 years | Institutions of Higher Education, Local Education Agencies, nonprofit organizations, State Education Agencies | Provide support to participants in their preparation for college entrance by providing opportunities for participants to succeed in their precollege performance and ultimately in their higher education pursuits. Serving high school students from low-income families and high school students from families in which neither parent holds a bachelor's degree. |
| Veterans Upward Bound (TRIO) | Competition held every 4 years; Last Deadline 6/21/2017 | Average annual grant $280,000 | No | Up to 60 months | 2 and 4 year Institutions of Higher Education; community Organizations that serve disadvantaged youth | Motivate and assist veterans in the development of academic and other skills necessary for acceptance and success in postsecondary education. The program provides assessment and enhancement of basic skills through counseling, mentoring, tutoring and academic instruction in the core subject areas. |
| Talent Search (TRIO) | 2/26/2021, Held every 4 years | $267,995 - $1,030,588 Average annual grant $391,715 | No | Up to 60 months | Institutions of Higher Education, public and private agencies and organizations including community-based organizations with experience in serving disadvantaged youth, combinations of such institutions, agencies and organizations, and secondary schools | Identify qualified individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds with potential for education at the postsecondary level and encourage them to complete secondary school and undertake postsecondary education. Projects publicize the availability of, and facilitate the application for, student financial assistance for persons who seek to pursue postsecondary education and encourage persons who have not completed programs at the secondary or postsecondary level to enter or reenter and complete these programs. |
| Educational Opportunity Centers Program (EOC) (TRIO) | 3/1/2021 | $1,500,000 | No | 5 years | Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs), Local Education Agencies (LEAs), Nonprofit Organizations, Other Organizations and/or Agencies, State Education Agencies (SEAs) | Provides counseling and information on college admissions to qualified adults who want to enter or continue a program of postsecondary education. The program provides services to improve the financial and economic literacy of participants, counseling participants on financial aid options, including basic financial planning skills, and assisting in the application process.. |
| Education Innovation and Research Program - Early Phase Grants (EIR) | 10/26/2021 | $4,000,000 | 10% | 60 months | Local Educational Agency (LEA), State Educational Agency (SEA), Bureau of Indian Education, consortium of LEAs or SEAs, nonprofit organization; Can partner with: nonprofit organization, business, educational service agency, Institution of Higher Education | Provide funding to create, develop, implement, replicate, or take to scale entrepreneurial, evidence-based, field-initiated innovations to improve student achievement and attainment for high-need students; and rigorously evaluate such innovations. Designed to generate and validate solutions to persistent educational challenges and to support the expansion of those solutions to serve substantially larger numbers of students. The central design element of the EIR program is its multi-tier structure that links the amount of funding that an applicant may receive to the quality of the evidence supporting the efficacy of the proposed project. |
