What is this grant opportunity?

This is a federal funding opportunity titled "Open Textbook Pilot Program", offered by Office of Postsecondary Education. It is associated with CFDA program 84.116. The Employment and Training Administration at the U.S. Department of Labor (Labor) is soliciting applications in support of the administration of the Open Textbook Pilot Program (OTP) on behalf of the...

Is this opportunity still open?

No, this opportunity is closed. It closed on June 23, 2026. Check the parent program page for future funding cycles.

How much funding is available?

The award range for this opportunity is $1,500,000 -- $2,000,000. Total estimated funding: $7,000,000. Expected number of awards: 4.

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Closed · ED-GRANT-26-035 · CFDA 84.116 · Discretionary

Open Textbook Pilot Program

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

$1.5M-$2M
Award range: Closed
Status: June 23, 2026
Close date: 4
Expected awards

Compiled by PlainGrants · August 10, 2026

The verdict

Open Textbook Pilot Program is a closed discretionary listing from Office of Postsecondary Education that offered $1,500,000 -- $2,000,000 across 4 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 10 other opportunities from Office of Postsecondary Education.

$1.5M-$2M
award range: Closed
application status: 4
expected awards: 84.116
CFDA program

Recently closed NOFO

This listing closed on June 23, 2026. Watch CFDA 84.116 (Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE)) for the next funding cycle. Historical award band was $1,500,000 -- $2,000,000.

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

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed June 23, 2026

Posted May 21 Closes Jun 23

Est. Total Funding

$7,000,000

Expected Awards

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 Open Textbook Pilot Program (OTP) on behalf of the U.S. Department of Education (ED) and the Secretary of Education (Secretary). The purpose of the OTP program is to support projects at eligible institutions of higher education (IHEs) or State higher education agencies that create new open textbooks and expand the use of open textbooks and course materials in courses that are part of a degree-granting program, particularly those with high enrollments. This pilot program emphasizes the development of projects that demonstrate the greatest potential to achieve the highest level of savings for students through sustainable, expanded use of open textbooks in high-enrollment courses or in programs that prepare individuals for in-demand fields.

Campus–civic applicant bridge · 4 doors

Open Textbook Pilot Program bridges educational institutions with civic applicant types (4 doors: Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education; Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs); Private institutions of higher education; Others (see official listing text)). 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 Education (ED). 1 other Office of Postsecondary Education listings share this eligibility-code string (9% of 11).

Code 06: Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
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

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Parent Grant Program

CFDA 84.116

Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE)

U.S. Department of Education

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Agency Contact

Robin M. Dabney OTP@ed.gov

What to do next

Open Textbook Pilot Program is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

Parent CFDA 84.116 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Edu… 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.

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Data sourced from the SAM.gov Assistance Listings and Grants.gov. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainGrants

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