Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE): Basic Needs for Postsecondary Students Program, Assistance Listing Number 84.116N

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Opportunity number
ED-GRANTS-060424-001
Agency
Applications due
Award size
Up to $900,000

Opportunity facts

Funding instrument
Grant
Category
  • Education
Eligible applicants
  • Other
  • Higher Education Inst. (Private)
  • Higher Education Inst. (Public)
Full announcement

Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education is offering the Basic Needs for Postsecondary Students Program grant (CFDA 84.116N) to provide funding to eligible institutions of higher education (IHEs), or consortia/systems of such institutions, to advance systemic and sustainable solutions addressing student basic needs insecurity. The program has two absolute priorities, two competitive preference priorities, and two invitational priorities that applicants can address. Applications will be evaluated on criteria such as need, project design, services, personnel, management plan, and evaluation. The application deadline is August 5, 2024, with an intergovernmental review deadline of October 2, 2024.

The estimated available funds for this grant opportunity are $9,583,334, with an estimated average award of $750,000 for approximately 12 awards ranging from $500,000 to $900,000 for a 3-year project period. Eligible applicants include community colleges, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, and other Minority-Serving Institutions. The funded projects must comply with various reporting, open licensing, and other post-award requirements.

Synopsis

2 versions

Update #2 · Latest ·

On June 4, 2024, we published in the Federal Register a notice inviting applications (NIA) for the fiscal year (FY) 2024 Basic Needs for Postsecondary Students Program competition, Assistance Listing Number 84.116N. The NIA established a deadline date of August 5, 2024, for the transmittal of applications. For eligible applicants located in counties in Texas that are covered by a major disaster declaration issued by the President, this notice reopens the competition until August 12, 2024 and extends the date of intergovernmental review until October 10, 2024. DATES: Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: August 12, 2024. Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: October 10, 2024. -

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 7, 2022.

Purpose of Program: The Basic Needs for Postsecondary Students Program provides grants to eligible institutions of higher education (IHEs), or a consortia or system of such institutions, to advance systemic and sustainable solutions to student basic needs insecurity through support programs that address the basic needs of students and to report on practices that improve outcomes for students.

Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.116N.

Update #1 ·

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 7, 2022.

Purpose of Program: The Basic Needs for Postsecondary Students Program provides grants to eligible institutions of higher education (IHEs), or a consortia or system of such institutions, to advance systemic and sustainable solutions to student basic needs insecurity through support programs that address the basic needs of students and to report on practices that improve outcomes for students.

Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.116N.

Files

File Type Posted
2024-17477.pdf PDF
Applying on Grants - How To Guide.pdf PDF
Basic Needs FY 2024 Pre-App Webinar SlidesFINAL.pptx PPTX presentation
Basic Needs FAQs 2024 FINAL 061224.pdf PDF
BasicNeeds 2024 FAQs FINAL.pdf PDF
Basic Needs FAQs 2024 FINAL.pdf PDF
FY 2024 Basic Needs Pre-App Webinar Schedule.docx DOCX document
BN_NIA_2024_App Instructions_FINAL.pdf PDF
2024-12169.pdf PDF
2022-26554.pdf PDF

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