# Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE): Tribal Controlled Colleges or Universities (TCCUs) Research and Development Infrastructure (RDI) Grant Program, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.116H

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/ed-grants-071824-001-office-of-postsecondary-education-ope-fund-for-the/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/355427

> Department of Education offered grants of up to $2.0 million to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 2 awards worth $4.0 million in total. Applications closed on September 16, 2024.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | ED-GRANTS-071824-001 |
| Agency | Department of Education |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | September 16, 2024 |
| Award ceiling | $2.0 million |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 2 |
| Total funding | $4.0 million |
| Cost sharing | required |
| Assistance Listings | 84.116 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

1. Eligible Applicants: Eligible applicants are TCCUs (as defined in this notice). Eligible applicants may apply individually or as lead applicants of a consortium with other eligible applicants and/or other partners such as an institution of higher education with an R1 Carnegie Classification, community colleges, or non-profit, industry, and philanthropic partners. The lead applicant must be an eligible applicant.

## 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 RDI grant program is designed to provide Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), TCCUs, and Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs), including Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs), Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions (ANNH), Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs), Native American Serving Non-Tribal Institutions (NASNTIs), and/or Predominantly Black Institutions (PBIs), or consortia led by an eligible institution of higher education (institution), with funds to implement transformational investments in research infrastructure, including research productivity, faculty expertise, graduate programs, physical infrastructure, human capital development, and partnerships leading to increases in external funding. For HBCUs and MSIs, the RDI grant program supports institutions in increasing their level of research activity in alignment with the Carnegie Classification designations. For TCCUs, which currently have their own Carnegie Classification, this program seeks to support an increase in research activities, undergraduate research opportunities, faculty development, research development, and infrastructure, including physical infrastructure and human capital development. Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.116H.

## Questions people ask

### Is ED-GRANTS-071824-001 still open?

No. It closed on September 16, 2024.

### Who can apply for Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE): Tribal Controlled Colleges or Universities (TCCUs) Research and Development Infrastructure (RDI) Grant Program, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.116H?

Department of Education accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE): Tribal Controlled Colleges or Universities (TCCUs) Research and Development Infrastructure (RDI) Grant Program, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.116H?

Closed September 16, 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 $2.0 million each. About $4.0 million in total across about 2 awards.

### Who has won Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were University of Alabama, University of Vermont & State Agricultural College, Research Foundation of the City University of New York. The program made 955 awards worth $1.3 billion in that time.