# Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Higher Education Programs (HEP): Upward Bound (UB) Program, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.047A

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/ed-grants-121621-003-office-of-postsecondary-education-ope-higher-education/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/336980

> Department of Education offered grants of up to $991,028 to colleges and universities and state and local governments. It expected to make about 966 awards worth $356 million in total. Applications closed on January 31, 2022.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | ED-GRANTS-121621-003 |
| Agency | Department of Education |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | January 31, 2022 |
| Award ceiling | $991,028 |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 966 |
| Total funding | $356 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 84.047 |

## Who can apply

- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- 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: IHEs; public and private agencies and organizations including community-based organizations with experience in serving disadvantaged youth; secondary schools; and combinations of such institutions, agencies, and organizations.

## 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 UB Program is one of the seven programs known as the Federal TRIO Programs. The UB Program is a discretionary grant program that supports projects designed to provide students with the skills and motivation necessary to complete a program of secondary education and enter into and succeed in a program of postsecondary education. There are three types of grants under the UB Program: UB; Veterans UB; and UB Math and Science grants. In this notice we invite applications for UB grants only. We will invite applications for Veterans UB grants and UB Math and Science grants in forthcoming notices. Required services under the UB Program are specified in sections 402C(b) and (c) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA) (20 U.S.C. 1070a-13), and permissible services under the UB Program are specified in section 402C(d) of the HEA. Assistance Listing Number (ALN): 84.047A.

## Questions people ask

### Is ED-GRANTS-121621-003 still open?

No. It closed on January 31, 2022.

### Who can apply for Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Higher Education Programs (HEP): Upward Bound (UB) Program, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.047A?

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

### What is the deadline for Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Higher Education Programs (HEP): Upward Bound (UB) Program, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.047A?

Closed January 31, 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 $991,028 each. About $356 million in total across about 966 awards.

### Who has won TRIO Upward Bound grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Board of Regents of Nevada System of Higher Education, Volunteers of America of Los Angeles. The program made 2,547 awards worth $2.3 billion in that time.