Closed · ED-GRANT-26-038 · CFDA 84.116 · Discretionary

FY 26 Postsecondary Student Success Grant 84.116M

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

$2M-$8M
Award range
Closed
Status
June 29, 2026
Close date
9
Expected awards

The verdict

FY 26 Postsecondary Student Success Grant 84.116M is a closed discretionary listing from Office of Postsecondary Education that offered $2,000,000 -- $8,000,000 across 9 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 10 other opportunities from Office of Postsecondary Education.

$2M-$8M
award range
Closed
application status
9
expected awards
84.116
CFDA program

Recently closed NOFO

This listing closed on June 29, 2026. Watch CFDA 84.116 (Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE)) for the next funding cycle. Historical award band was $2,000,000 -- $8,000,000.

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 29, 2026

Posted May 28 Closes Jun 29

Est. Total Funding

$45,000,000

Expected Awards

9

Instrument

Grant

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

The purpose of PSSG is to improve postsecondary student outcomes, including retention, transfer, credit accumulation, and completion, by leveraging data and implementing, scaling, and rigorously evaluating evidence-based strategies.

Campus–civic applicant bridge · 3 doors

FY 26 Postsecondary Student Success Grant 84.… bridges educational institutions with civic applicant types (3 doors: Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education; Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs); Private institutions of higher education). Expect campus and public/nonprofit operators in the same printed set. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Education (ED). Inside Office of Postsecondary Education's indexed book this exact eligibility-code string is unique to this listing.

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

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

Robyn Wood or Nemeka Mason-Clercin Robyn.Wood@ed.gov or Nemeka.Mason@ed.gov

What to do next

FY 26 Postsecondary Student Success Grant 84.… 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.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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