OpportunityTitle: Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Higher Education Programs (HEP): Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) &#8211; Digital Learning Infrastructure and IT Modernization Pilot, Assistance Listing Number 84.116L
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: 1.  Eligible Applicants:  Minority-serving institutions (as defined in this notice) including HBCUs (as defined in this notice) and TCUs (as defined in this notice).      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 eligibility designation process was reopened and published in the Federal Register on February 7, 2022, and closed on February 18, 2022 (87 FR 6855).  Only institutions that the Department determined to be eligible, or which were granted a waiver under the process described in that notice, may apply for a grant in this program.
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 Digital Learning Infrastructure and IT Modernization Pilot provides grants to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Tribal Colleges or Universities (TCUs), and other eligible minority-serving institutions (MSIs) to support IT modernization, and to enable them to provide support and technical assistance to expand their digital learning infrastructure. Assistance Listing Number: 84.116L.
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;Pearson Owens,  &lt;br/&gt;U.S. Department of Education,  &lt;br/&gt;400 Maryland Avenue, SW, room 2B109,  &lt;br/&gt;Washington, DC  20202-4260.   &lt;br/&gt;Telephone:  (202) 453-7997.   &lt;br/&gt;Email:  Pearson.Owens@ed.gov.
CloseDateExplanation: Applications Available:  October 25, 2022.       Deadline for Transmittal of Applications:  November 25, 2022.       FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Pearson Owens, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, room 2B109, Washington, DC  20202-4260.  Telephone:  (202) 453-7997.  Email:  Pearson.Owens@ed.gov.