Rural Postsecondary and Economic Development Grant 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 -- $2,500,000.

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

Campus–civic applicant bridge · 5 doors

Rural Postsecondary and Economic Development… bridges educational institutions with civic applicant types (5 doors: Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education; Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs); Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs); Private institutions of higher education; +1 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 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 13

Nonprofits without 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.