# Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Higher Education Programs (HEP): Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN), Assistance Listing Number 84.200A

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/ed-grants-042424-003-office-of-postsecondary-education-ope-higher-education/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/353694

> Department of Education offered grants of up to $750,000 (at least $100,000) to colleges and universities. It expected to make about 60 awards worth $20.5 million in total. Applications closed on June 24, 2024.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | ED-GRANTS-042424-003 |
| Agency | Department of Education |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | June 24, 2024 |
| Award ceiling | $750,000 |
| Award floor | $100,000 |
| Expected awards | 60 |
| Total funding | $20.5 million |
| Cost sharing | required |
| Assistance Listings | 84.200 |

## Who can apply

- 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: (a) Any academic department of an IHE that provides a course of study that--(i) Leads to a graduate degree in an area of national need; and (ii) Has been in existence for at least four years at the time of an application for a grant under this competition. (b) Eligible applicants may apply alone or in partnership with one or more eligible nondegree granting institutions that have formal arrangements for the support of doctoral dissertation research. Note: A formal arrangement under paragraph (b) is a written agreement between a degree-granting institution and an eligible nondegree granting institution whereby the degree-granting institution accepts students from the eligible nondegree granting institution as doctoral degree candidates with the intention of awarding these students doctorates in an area of national need. Note: A school or department of divinity is not eligible for a grant. Note: Students are not eligible to apply for grants under this program.

## 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 7, 2022. Purpose of Program: The GAANN Program provides grants to academic departments and programs of institutions of higher education (IHEs) to support graduate fellowships for students with excellent academic records in their previous programs of study who demonstrate financial need and plan to pursue the highest degree available in their course of study at the institution. Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.200A.

## Questions people ask

### Is ED-GRANTS-042424-003 still open?

No. It closed on June 24, 2024.

### Who can apply for Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Higher Education Programs (HEP): Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN), Assistance Listing Number 84.200A?

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

### What is the deadline for Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Higher Education Programs (HEP): Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN), Assistance Listing Number 84.200A?

Closed June 24, 2024. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $750,000 each. About $20.5 million in total across about 60 awards.

### Who has won Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were The Regents of the University of California, University of California Irvine, University of Connecticut Health Center. The program made 171 awards worth $113 million in that time.