Closed · ED-GRANTS-110521-003 · CFDA 84.116 · Discretionary
Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Higher Education Program (HEP): Rural Postsecondary and Economic Development RPED) Grant Program, Assistance Listing Number 84.116W
Federal grant opportunity posted by Department of Education, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- up to $1.2M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- December 13, 2021
- Close date
- 8
- Expected awards
The verdict
Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Higher Education Program (HEP): Rural Postsecondary and Economic Development RPED) Grant Program, Assistance Listing Number 84.116W is a closed discretionary listing from Department of Education that offered Up to $1,237,500 across 8 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- up to $1.2M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 8
- expected awards
- 84.116
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Higher Education Program (HEP): Rural Postsecondary and Economic Development RPED) Grant Program, Assistance Listing Number 84.116W - is cataloged under number ED-GRANTS-110521-003 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 84.116, posted by Department of Education. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on November 5, 2021 and last updated on December 6, 2021. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a grant.
Award economics. The award range on file is Up to $1,237,500. The agency has projected $9.9 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 8 awards. If the agency funds the expected 8 awards from the $9.9 million estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $1.2 million. Cost sharing is not required, so applicants do not need to commit matching funds to be competitive on this opportunity. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. This opportunity closed on December 13, 2021. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number, so monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully, federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed, it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities. Before acting on the deadline or award figures above, verify them directly on the official Grants.gov listing, amendments can change dates and amounts after this page was last refreshed.
Award Range
Up to $1,237,500
Close Date
December 13, 2021
Applications Available: November 5, 2021. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: December 13, 2021. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kurrinn Abrams, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20202-4260. Telephone: (202) 453-7906. Email: kurrinn.abrams2@ed.gov.
Posted
November 5, 2021
Est. Total Funding
$9,900,000
Expected Awards
8
Instrument
Grant
Description
Note: Each funding opportunity description is a synopsis of information in the Federal Register application notice. For specific information about eligibility, please see the official application notice. The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html. Please review the official application notice for pre-application and application requirements, application submission information, performance measures, priorities and program contact information. For the addresses for obtaining and submitting an application, please refer to our Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs, published in the Federal Register on February 13, 2019 (84 FR 3768), or at www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2019-02-13/pdf/2019-02206.pdf. Purpose of Program: The purpose of the RPED Grant Program is to improve rates of postsecondary enrollment, persistence, and completion among rural students through development of high-quality career pathways aligned to high-skill, high-wage, and in-demand industry sectors and occupations in the region. Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.116W. In FR Document 2021-24361 appearing on page 61193 of the Federal Register of November 5, 2021, we make the following amendments: 1. On page 61193, in the second column, under the Dates caption and following the heading ``Deadline for Transmittal of Applications'', remove ``December 6, 2021'' and add in its place ``December 13, 2021''. 2. On page 61195, in the second column, in the ``EligibIlity Information'' section, at the end of the paragraph following the heading ``Eligibile Applicants'', add ``, and public and private non-profit organizations and agencies that partner with such IHEs''. 3. On page 61197, in the third column, in the second line of the second paragraph, add ``and/or partner'' after ``grantee''.
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category codes 06, 20, 25. These codes correspond to applicant types (state/local government, tribal organization, nonprofit, educational institution, individual, small business, etc.) defined in Grants.gov's own eligibility reference. See the current Grants.gov eligibility categories or check the official listing below for this opportunity's exact eligibility statement.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
View full details, application forms, and submission instructions.
Parent Grant Program
Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE)
U.S. Department of Education
Agency Contact
Julius C Cotton ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin. Phone 202-245-6288 julius.cotton@ed.gov Program Manager: Kurrinn Abrams, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20202-4260. Telephone: (202) 453-7906. Email: kurrinn.abrams2@ed.gov.
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