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ED-GRANTS-041321-004: OPE: HEERF, Section 314(a)(2); Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (CRRSAA) for Institutions of Higher Education that Meet the Criteria for the Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) Program Assistance Listing No. 84.425L

Closed Closed July 12, 2021 Opportunity ED-GRANTS-041321-004

This grant is closed. Who won this program's grants before is below, and similar open grants are at the end of the page. It is in our archive of Department of Education notices from 2021.

Department of Education offered grants to colleges and universities. It expected to make $440 million in total. Applications closed on July 12, 2021.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed April 13, 2021. Checked November 7, 2026.

Key dates

PostedApril 13, 2021
DeadlineJuly 12, 2021
Archived by Grants.govAugust 11, 2021

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to colleges and universities.

1. Eligible Applicants: Public and private nonprofit institutions, as defined in sections 101 and 102(c) of the HEA, that are eligible for certain programs under part A of title III and parts A and B of title V of the HEA.

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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 Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs, published in the Federal Register on February 13, 2019 (84 FR 3768),or at www.govinfo.gov/​content/​pkg/​FR-2019-02-13/​pdf/​2019-02206.pdf. SUMMARY: The Secretary is announcing the availability of new HEERF grant funding under section 314(a)(2) of the CRRSAA for eligible institutions of higher education (institutions) under the Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) program, Assistance Listing Number 84.425L, to address needs directly related to the coronavirus. The Secretary invites applications from eligible institutions that did not previously receive funding under section 18004(a)(2) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) HEERF MSI program and that are included in the CRRSAA Section 314(a)(2) MSI Allocation Table (www.ed2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/crrsaa.html). The institutions eligible for funding under this part include institutions that generally would be eligible to apply for the following grant programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA), and that are listed on the CRRSAA Section 314(a)(2) MSI Allocation Table: Title V, part A Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions; Title V, part B Promoting Post-baccalaureate Opportunities for Hispanic Americans; and certain Title III, part A programs for Minority Serving Institutions, which are the Strengthening Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions (AANAPISI), Strengthening Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions (ANNH), Strengthening Native American-Serving Nontribal Institutions (NASNTI), and Strengthening Predominantly Black Institutions (PBI) programs.

Category: Education.

Who has won Education Stabilization Fund grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Education Stabilization Fund (84.425) awarded $247 billion across 10,573 grant awards, an average of $23.4 million per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
Department of Education CaliforniaCalifornia6$22 billion
TX Education AgencyTexas3$18 billion
New York State Education DepartmentNew York4$13 billion
Florida Department of EducationFlorida5$10 billion
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of EducationPennsylvania5$7.4 billion

Top states: California ($31 billion), Texas ($24 billion), New York ($18 billion), Florida ($15 billion), Pennsylvania ($9.8 billion).

Applying now

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Questions people ask

Is ED-GRANTS-041321-004 still open?

No. It closed on July 12, 2021.

Who can apply for OPE: HEERF, Section 314(a)(2); Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (CRRSAA) for Institutions of Higher Education that Meet the Criteria for the Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) Program Assistance Listing No. 84.425L?

Department of Education accepted applications from colleges and universities. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

What is the deadline for OPE: HEERF, Section 314(a)(2); Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (CRRSAA) for Institutions of Higher Education that Meet the Criteria for the Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) Program Assistance Listing No. 84.425L?

Closed July 12, 2021. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

How much funding is available?

About $440 million in total.

Who has won Education Stabilization Fund grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Department of Education California, TX Education Agency, New York State Education Department. The program made 10,573 awards worth $247 billion in that time.

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