Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education

A federal assistance program listed on Grants.gov by Office of Postsecondary Education (Department of Labor). Opportunities under it have also been listed by Department of Education. The listing number stays the same from one funding round to the next, so this page is the one to watch between announcements.

Funding history

Recently closed

• FY 26 Postsecondary Student Success Grant 84.116M
  Archived ED-GRANT-26-038 · closed June 29, 2026
• Rural Postsecondary and Economic Development Grant Program
  Archived ED-GRANT-26-036 · closed June 23, 2026
• Open Textbook Pilot Program
  Archived ED-GRANT-26-035 · closed June 23, 2026
• Basic Needs for Postsecondary Students Program
  Archived ED-GRANT-26-034 · closed June 23, 2026
• Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) and Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCU) Research and Development Infrastructure Grants Program
  Archived ED-GRANT-26-033 · closed June 23, 2026
• FY 2026 Transitioning Gang-Involved Youth to Higher Education (TGIY) Program
  Archived ED-GRANT-26-032 · closed June 23, 2026
• Centers of Excellence for Veteran Student Success (CEVSS) Program
  Archived ED-GRANT-26-031 · closed June 23, 2026
• Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE): Special Projects; Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.116J
  Archived ED-GRANTS-111225-001 · closed December 3, 2025

Nothing under this listing is open or forecasted on Grants.gov right now. This page is regenerated as the listing changes, and the free Tuesday digest carries the biggest new announcements.