U.S. Dept of Ed Completion Grants for Postsecondary Success Program

[Una Daly]

Dear Community, 

 

On August 11, the US Department of Education released the notice for completion grant applications offered through the ED’s Postsecondary Success Program. The purpose of the 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.”  As with prior recovery funding, use of open educational resources is a strategy that has been shown to improve student retention and success.

Background: The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 appropriated $76 million for Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) competitive programs and, within this total, the Joint Explanatory Statement designated $5 million for Postsecondary Student Success Grants “to support evidence-based activities to improve postsecondary retention and completion rates.” The Department intends to focus this grant program on data-driven and evidence-based efforts to support Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, Hispanic-Serving Institutions, other Minority-Serving Institutions, and institutions serving large shares of low-income students, to improve existing retention and completion efforts and support students on the path to college completion.

 

Public and private MSIs eligible for Title III or Title V grants and public institutions that partner with them may be eligible. Applications are due October 11.

 

The application notice is available on the federal register.  Further resources for applying for this opportunity, 

Best Regards,

Una

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Una Daly
Director, CCCOER
Open Education Global
unat...@oeglobal.org

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