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ED-GRANTS-020322-002: Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): American Rescue Plan (SSARP) Program, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.425T

Closed Closed April 8, 2022 Opportunity ED-GRANTS-020322-002 ☆ Save

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• Total funding$198 million
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeGrant

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to colleges and universities.

• Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
• Private institutions of higher education
• Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

1. Eligible Applicants: Eligible applicants are IHEs (as defined in section 101 of the HEA (20 U.S.C. 1001)) that are public or private non-profit IHEs that meet the eligibility requirements specified in the absolute priority or priorities under which the applicant applies. With the exception of Absolute Priority 2(c), institutional eligibility is based on the six-digit OPEID.

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Is this a realistic fit?

• Most of the program's money (71% over five years) went to state and local governments.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

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 (86 FR 245), or at www.govinfo.gov/​content/​pkg/​FR-2021-12-27/​pdf/​2021-27979.pdf. Purpose of Program: The SSARP program supports public and private nonprofit IHEs that the Secretary determines have, after allocating other funds available under HEERF III, the greatest unmet needs related to the coronavirus, including institutions with large populations of graduate students and institutions that did not otherwise receive a HEERF allocation under the American Rescue Plan Act, 2021 (ARP). Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.425T.

Category: Education.

Applying now

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