Closed · ED-GRANT-26-031 · CFDA 84.116 · Discretionary
Centers of Excellence for Veteran Student Success (CEVSS) Program
Federal grant opportunity posted by Office of Postsecondary Education, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $1.5M-$3M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- June 23, 2026
- Close date
- 4
- Expected awards
The verdict
Centers of Excellence for Veteran Student Success (CEVSS) Program is a closed discretionary listing from Office of Postsecondary Education that offered $1,500,000 -- $3,000,000 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-$3M
- 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 -- $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 June 23, 2026
Est. Total Funding
$9,000,000
Expected Awards
4
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 Centers of Excellence for Veteran Student Success Program (CEVSS) on behalf of the U.S. Department of Education (ED) and the Secretary of Education (Secretary). The purpose of the CEVSS Program is to encourage institutions of higher education (IHEs) to develop model programs to support veteran student success in postsecondary education by coordinating services to address the academic, financial, physical, and social needs of veteran students.
Multi-door applicant board · 2 Grants.gov types
Grants.gov prints 2 distinct applicant types for Centers of Excellence for Veteran Student Suc… (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). 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 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.
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
Ashley Hillary Ashley.Hillary@ed.gov
What to do next
Centers of Excellence for Veteran Student Suc… 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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