Better conversations together for higher education

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Award ID
P116J251701
Recipient
Awarding agency
Obligated
$2,736,356

Award facts

Completion date 22% complete
Place of performance
Harrisonburg, VA 22807, USA

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About this award

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The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded James Madison University $2.736 million on January 1, 2026, under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE, CFDA 84.116) to design and develop the Better Conversations Together initiative for adoption by other institutions of higher education in support of campus free speech and freedom of expression goals. The project runs through December 31, 2029, with performance based in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

JMU will work with the National Issues Forums Institute as a sub-recipient to revise and update all NIFI deliberation issue guides and develop a faculty fellows and campus anchor program to cement deliberation practices on campuses. The sub-award to NIFI was obligated on February 5, 2026.

Subawards

Subrecipient Amount Awarded
Subrecipient not on record To design and develop JMU’s Better Conversations Together for other Institutions of Higher Education to adopt in support of their campus free speech and freedom… $362,152

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Who received award P116J251701?

P116J251701 was awarded to James Madison University by Office of Postsecondary Education (Department of Education) on January 1, 2026.

How much is award P116J251701 worth?

$2,736,356 has been obligated on P116J251701.

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