Basic Needs for Postsecondary Students Program
- Posted
- May 21, 2026
- Closed
- June 23, 2026
- Award ceiling
- $5,000,000
- Award floor
- $1,000,000
- Program funding
- $10,000,000
- Expected awards
- 10
- Cost sharing
- No
- Instrument
- Grant
- Assistance listing
- 84.116
- Category
- Education
- Archives
- July 23, 2026
Program funding history
Awards made under Assistance Listing 84.116 across FY2025–FY2027, from public federal spending records.
- FY2025 obligated
- $72.5M
- FY2026 obligated
- $368M
- FY2027 (to date) obligated
- $0
- Awards in window
- 283
Top recipients: Howard University, Mississippi State University, Clemson University, East Carolina University, Florida a & M University
Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed October 2026 · Program page: awards, recipients and the opportunities under this listing →
Synopsis
Who can apply
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
- Private institutions of higher education
Eligible applicants are institutions of higher education (IHEs) (as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA)(20 U.S.C. 1001)), consortia or systems of eligible IHEs, and public and private nonprofit organizations and agencies. An applicant that is applying as a nonprofit organization may, under 34 CFR 75.51, demonstrate its nonprofit status by providing: Proof that the Internal Revenue Service currently recognizes the applicant as an organization to which contributions are tax deductible under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.A statement from a state taxing body or the State attorney general certifying that the organization is a nonprofit organization operating within the State and that no part of its net earnings may lawfully benefit any private shareholder or individual. A certified copy of the applicant's certificate of incorporation or similar document if it clearly establishes the nonprofit status of the applicant; or Any item described above if that item applies to a State or national parent organization, together with a statement by the State or parent organization that the applicant is a local nonprofit affiliate. Note: State Education Agencies and State Higher Education Agencies are eligible as public agencies Note: See ANI for specific eligibility requirements.
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