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ED-GRANTS-102921-001: Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Higher Education Program (HEP): Center of Educational Excellence for Black Teachers Program at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (CEEBT program), Assistance Listing Number (ALN): 84.116V

Closed Closed November 29, 2021 Opportunity ED-GRANTS-102921-001

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 of up to $2.0 million to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 2 awards worth $2.0 million in total. Applications closed on November 29, 2021.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed October 29, 2021. Checked November 7, 2026.

Key dates

PostedOctober 29, 2021
DeadlineNovember 29, 2021
Archived by Grants.govDecember 29, 2021

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.

1. Eligible Applicants: To be eligible to receive a grant under this program, an institution must-- (a) Satisfy section 322(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA); and (b) Have a State recognized teacher preparation program.

Is this a realistic fit?

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. Purpose of Program: The CEEBT program is designed to support a model center of educational excellence at one or more HBCUs with a demonstrable record in graduating highly skilled and well-prepared Black teachers. Assistance Listing Number (ALN): 84.116V Link to Additional Information: https://www2.ed.gov/programs/ceebt/index.html

Category: Education.

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

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (84.116) awarded $1.3 billion across 955 grant awards, an average of $1.4 million per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
University of AlabamaAlabama3$110 million
University of Vermont & State Agricultural CollegeVermont3$34.6 million
Research Foundation of the City University of New YorkNew York5$17.5 million
The University of South DakotaSouth Dakota3$9.8 million
Board of Regents of Nevada System of Higher EducationNevada5$9.2 million

Top states: Alabama ($127 million), California ($119 million), Texas ($85.8 million), New York ($72.6 million), Vermont ($53.2 million).

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Agencies often post the same opportunity again under a new number, so check the program's notices on Grants.gov and the similar open grants below.

The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.

Questions people ask

Is ED-GRANTS-102921-001 still open?

No. It closed on November 29, 2021.

Who can apply for Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Higher Education Program (HEP): Center of Educational Excellence for Black Teachers Program at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (CEEBT program), Assistance Listing Number (ALN): 84.116V?

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 Program (HEP): Center of Educational Excellence for Black Teachers Program at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (CEEBT program), Assistance Listing Number (ALN): 84.116V?

Closed November 29, 2021. 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 $2.0 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.

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