# Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Higher Education Programs (HEP): Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) – Digital Learning Infrastructure and IT Modernization Pilot, Assistance Listing Number 84.116L

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/ed-grants-102522-001-office-of-postsecondary-education-ope-higher-education/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/344162

> Department of Education offered grants of up to $973,800 to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 4 awards worth $3.9 million in total. Applications closed on November 25, 2022.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | ED-GRANTS-102522-001 |
| Agency | Department of Education |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | November 25, 2022 |
| Award ceiling | $973,800 |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 4 |
| Total funding | $3.9 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 84.116 |

## Who can apply

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

1. Eligible Applicants: Minority-serving institutions (as defined in this notice) including HBCUs (as defined in this notice) and TCUs (as defined in this notice). Note: The notice announcing the FY 2022 process for designation of eligible institutions and inviting applications for waiver of eligibility requirements was published in the Federal Register on December 16, 2021 (86 FR 71470). The eligibility designation process was reopened and published in the Federal Register on February 7, 2022, and closed on February 18, 2022 (87 FR 6855). Only institutions that the Department determined to be eligible, or which were granted a waiver under the process described in that notice, may apply for a grant in 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 27, 2021. Purpose of Program: The Digital Learning Infrastructure and IT Modernization Pilot provides grants to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Tribal Colleges or Universities (TCUs), and other eligible minority-serving institutions (MSIs) to support IT modernization, and to enable them to provide support and technical assistance to expand their digital learning infrastructure. Assistance Listing Number: 84.116L.

## Questions people ask

### Is ED-GRANTS-102522-001 still open?

No. It closed on November 25, 2022.

### Who can apply for Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Higher Education Programs (HEP): Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) – Digital Learning Infrastructure and IT Modernization Pilot, Assistance Listing Number 84.116L?

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): Higher Education Programs (HEP): Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) – Digital Learning Infrastructure and IT Modernization Pilot, Assistance Listing Number 84.116L?

Closed November 25, 2022. 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 $973,800 each. About $3.9 million in total across about 4 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.