OpportunityTitle: Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Fund for The Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE): Postsecondary Student Success Program, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.116M
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: 1. Eligible Applicants:  IHEs that are designated as eligible to apply under the HEA title III and V programs.  For institutions applying as a consortium, the lead applicant must be eligible to apply under the HEA title III and V programs.     Note:  The notice announcing the FY 2022 process for designation of eligible institutions, and inviting applications for waiver of eligibility requirements, was published in the Federal Register on December 16, 2021 (86 FR 71470).  The Department extended the deadline for applications until February 18, 2022, in a notice published in the Federal Register on February 7, 2022 (87 FR 6855).  Only institutions that the Department determines are eligible, or which are granted a waiver under the process described in the December 16, 2021, notice, and that meet the other eligibility requirements described in this notice, may apply for a grant under this program.  To determine if your institution is eligible for this grant program please visit, https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/idues/eligibility.html.
Description: Note: Each funding opportunity description is a synopsis of information in the Federal Register application notice. For specific information about eligibility, please see the official application notice. The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html. Please review the official application notice for pre-application and application requirements, application submission information, performance measures, priorities and program contact information. For the addresses for obtaining and submitting an application, please refer to our Revised Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs, published in the Federal Register on December 27, 2021. Purpose of Program: The purpose of this program is to promote postsecondary completion for students close to completion, whether for students currently enrolled in higher education, students who are no longer enrolled because of challenges they faced during the COVID-19 pandemic and close to completion, or both. Institutions may opt to supplement or expand evidence-based and data-driven activities to support retention and completion for both groups. This program aims to improve student outcomes, including retention, transfer, credit accumulation, and completion, by augmenting evidence-based activities that are already underway at eligible institutions of higher education (IHEs). Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.116M. SUMMARY: On August 12, 2022, the Department of Education (Department) published in the Federal Register a notice inviting applications (NIA) for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2022 for the Postsecondary Student Success Program, Assistance Listing Number 84.116M. We are correcting the name of the program from Postsecondary Success Program to Postsecondary Student Success Program. We are also correcting the number of performance measures from five to four. DATES: This correction is applicable September 16, 2022. The Postsecondary Student Success Program technical assistance and pre-application webinar will occur on Wednesday, September 28 at 2:00pm (EST). To attend the webinar, please CLICK HERE. Individuals who wish to call into the webinar (and receive audio only): Dial: 1-202-991-0393 Phone Conference ID: 930 694 577# SUMMARY: On August 12, 2022, the Department of Education (Department) published in the Federal Register a notice inviting applications (NIA) for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2022 for the Postsecondary Student Success Program, Assistance Listing Number 84.116M. The NIA established a deadline date of October 11, 2022, for the transmittal of applications. For eligible applicants that are affected applicants (as described in Eligibility below), located in Puerto Rico, portions of Alaska covered by a Presidential major disaster declaration, and areas under a Presidential major disaster or emergency declaration resulting from Hurricane Ian, which includes Florida, the Seminole Tribe of Florida, North Carolina, and South Carolina, this notice extends the deadline date for transmittal of applications until October 18, 2022. DATES: Deadline for Transmittal of Applications for Affected Applicants: October 18, 2022.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Program Manager
GrantorContactText: Julius C Cotton &lt;br/&gt;ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin. &lt;br/&gt;Phone 202-245-6288 &lt;br/&gt;julius.cotton@ed.gov &lt;br/&gt;Program Manager:  &lt;br/&gt;Nemeka Mason,  &lt;br/&gt;U.S. Department of Education,  &lt;br/&gt;400 Maryland Avenue, SW, room 2C102,  &lt;br/&gt;Washington, DC 20202-4260.   &lt;br/&gt;Telephone:  (202) 453-5650.   &lt;br/&gt;Email:  Nemeka.Mason@ed.gov.
CloseDateExplanation: Applications Available:  August 12, 2022.     Deadline for Transmittal of Applications:  October 18, 2022.     Deadline for Intergovernmental Review:  December 12, 2022.       FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Nemeka Mason, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, room 2C102, Washington, DC 20202-4260.  Telephone:  (202) 453-5650.  Email:  Nemeka.Mason@ed.gov.