Closed · ED-GRANTS-043020-001 · CFDA 84.425 · Mandatory

Office of Postsecondary Education: Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund-Historically Black Colleges and Universities CFDA Number 84.425J

Federal grant opportunity posted by Department of Education, cataloged on Grants.gov.

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January 11, 2021
Close date
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Expected awards

The verdict

Office of Postsecondary Education: Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund-Historically Black Colleges and Universities CFDA Number 84.425J is a closed mandatory listing from Department of Education that offered Varies by applicant. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 1,672 other opportunities from Department of Education.

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award range
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application status
84.425
CFDA program
1,672
other opportunities from Department of Education

Archived opportunity record

Office of Postsecondary Education: Higher Edu… is closed (last close January 11, 2021). The parent program page for CFDA 84.425 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. Department of Education still indexes 1,672 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

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Closed January 11, 2021

Posted Apr 30 Closes Jan 11

Instrument

Grant

Description

CARES Act: Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund COVID-19 Funding Opportunity Number ED-GRANTS-043020-001 is for Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund-Historically Black Colleges and Universities (84.425J) program. *Update 9/4/2020- The notice (https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-09-04/pdf/2020-19791.pdf) reopens the period for transmittal of applications for all eligible applicants until September 30, 2020. The notice applies to applications under the following Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers: 84.425E—Student Aid portion of section 18004(a)(1). 84.425F—Institutional portion of section 18004(a)(1). 84.425J—Historically Black College and Universities under section 18004(a)(2). 84.425K—Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities under section 18004(a)(2). 84.425L—Minority Serving Institutions under section 18004(a)(2). 84.425M—Strengthening Institutions Program under section 18004(a)(2). 84.425N—Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) under section 18004(a)(3). For more detailed program-specific information please visit https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/caresact.html. SUMMARY: This notice establishes the deadline date for institutions of higher education (IHEs) that did not initially apply to receive allocations to transmit their applications for funds from the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund under sections 18004(a)(1), 18004(a)(2), and 18004(a)(3) of the CARES Act as August 1, 2020. This notice applies to applications under the following Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers: 84.425E--Student Aid portion of 18004(a)(1) 84.425F--Institutional portion of 18004(a)(1) 84.425J--Historically Black College and Universities under section 18004(a)(2) 84.425K--Tribally Control Colleges and Universities under section 18004(a)(2) 84.425L--Minority Serving Institutions under section 18004(a)(2) 84.425M--Strengthening Institutions Program under section 18004(a)(2) 84.425N--Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) under section 18004(a)(3) This notice relates to the approved information collections under OMB control numbers 1801-0005, 1840-0842, and 1840-0843. DATES: Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: August 1, 2020. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lauren Kennedy, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 278-24, Washington, DC 20202-4260. Telephone: (202) 453-7957. Email: Lauren.Kennedy@ed.gov or HEERF@ed.gov.

Multi-door applicant board · 2 Grants.gov types

Grants.gov prints 2 distinct applicant types for Office of Postsecondary Education: Higher Edu… (Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education; Private institutions of higher education). Filter fit against the official announcement before drafting. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Education (ED). Only 12 other Department of Education listings share this exact eligibility-code string (1% of 1,673).

Code 06
Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
Code 20
Private institutions of higher education

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

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Parent Grant Program

CFDA 84.425

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Agency Contact

HEERF@ed.gov

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What to do next

Office of Postsecondary Education: Higher Edu… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

  • Parent CFDA 84.425 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
  • Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity… indexes 0 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
  • Department of Education lists 1,672 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog

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