Closed · ED-GRANT-26-024 · CFDA 84.066 · Discretionary
Educational Opportunity Centers Program (EOC)
Federal grant opportunity posted by Office of Postsecondary Education, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $238K-$3M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- May 14, 2026
- Close date
- 55
- Expected awards
The verdict
Educational Opportunity Centers Program (EOC) is a closed discretionary listing from Office of Postsecondary Education that offered $238,000 -- $3,000,000 across 55 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 10 other opportunities from Office of Postsecondary Education.
- $238K-$3M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 55
- expected awards
- 84.066
- CFDA program
Recently closed NOFO
This listing closed on May 14, 2026. Watch CFDA 84.066 (TRIO — Upward Bound) for the next funding cycle. Historical award band was $238,000 -- $3,000,000.
According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.
Deadline tracker
Application window closed
Closed May 14, 2026
Est. Total Funding
$52,611,659
Expected Awards
55
Instrument
Grant
Description
The Employment and Training Administration at the U.S. Department of Labor (Labor), is soliciting applications in support of the administration of the Educational Opportunity Centers Program (EOC) on behalf of the U.S. Department of Education (ED). The purposes of the EOC Program are to: provide information regarding financial and academic assistance available for qualified individuals who want to enter or continue to pursue a program of postsecondary education; provide assistance to those individuals in applying for admission to institutions that offer programs of postsecondary education, and improve the financial and economic literacy of program participants.
Campus–civic applicant bridge · 8 doors
Educational Opportunity Centers Program (EOC) bridges educational institutions with civic applicant types (8 doors: State governments; Independent school districts; Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education; Federally recognized tribal governments; +4 more). Expect campus and public/nonprofit operators in the same printed set. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Employment, Labor and Training (ELT). 1 other Office of Postsecondary Education listings share this eligibility-code string (9% of 11).
- Code 00
- State governments
- Code 05
- Independent school districts
- Code 06
- Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
- Code 07
- Federally recognized tribal governments
- Code 11
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Code 12
- Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
- Code 20
- Private institutions of higher education
- Code 25
- Others (see official listing text)
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.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
View full details, application forms, and submission instructions.
Parent Grant Program
TRIO — Upward Bound
U.S. Department of Education
Agency Contact
Rachael Wiley, Ed.D or Sharon Easterling Rachael.Wiley@ed.gov or Sharon.Easterling@ed.gov
What to do next
Educational Opportunity Centers Program (EOC) is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
- Parent CFDA 84.066 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
- TRIO — Upward Bound indexes 0 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
- Office of Postsecondary Education lists 10 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog
Opportunity deadlines and eligibility change on Grants.gov; PlainGrants mirrors the extract and is not the submission system.
Disclaimer: This information is sourced from Grants.gov and SAM.gov and is for informational purposes only. Opportunity details, deadlines, and eligibility requirements change frequently. Always verify current information directly on Grants.gov before applying. PlainGrants is not affiliated with any federal agency.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
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| Sources | the SAM.gov Assistance Listings and Grants.gov |