Opportunity Information: Apply for ED GRANTS 071824 001
The Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE) within the U.S. Department of Education is offering a discretionary grant opportunity under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) called the Tribal Controlled Colleges or Universities (TCCUs) Research and Development Infrastructure (RDI) Grant Program (Assistance Listing Number 84.116H). In plain terms, this program is meant to help eligible Tribal colleges and universities make major, long-term improvements to their research capacity by funding the kinds of foundational upgrades that are often hard to support through normal operating budgets. The Department frames this as a "transformational" investment in institutional research infrastructure, with the expectation that stronger infrastructure will translate into greater research activity and better positioning for future external research funding.
The purpose of the RDI program, across the larger set of eligible institution types nationally, is to strengthen research infrastructure in ways that improve research productivity, expand faculty expertise, enhance graduate program capacity where applicable, upgrade physical research spaces and equipment, build human capital (for example, research staff, training, and systems that support research), and develop partnerships that lead to increased external funding. While the broader RDI program also serves Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and other Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs), this particular competition is specifically focused on TCCUs. The notice highlights that TCCUs have their own Carnegie Classification context, and the program is intended to help TCCUs increase research activities in ways that fit their missions and realities. That includes expanding undergraduate research opportunities, investing in faculty development tied to research, strengthening research development functions (such as grant development and sponsored programs capacity), and improving both physical infrastructure and the people-and-systems side of research support.
Eligibility for this opportunity is limited to Tribal Controlled Colleges or Universities (TCCUs), as defined in the official Federal Register notice. Eligible TCCUs may apply as a single institution or serve as the lead applicant for a consortium. The structure of consortia is flexible: the lead must be an eligible TCCU, and partners may include other eligible institutions and/or external partners such as an R1 Carnegie-classified university, community colleges, nonprofit organizations, industry, and philanthropic organizations. This consortium option signals that the Department expects some applicants to build research capacity through collaboration, mentorship, shared facilities or expertise, joint projects, pipeline programs, or other partnership-based approaches that accelerate institutional growth in research.
Key administrative details in the listing include the Funding Opportunity Number ED GRANTS 071824 001, an original application closing date of September 16, 2024, and an award ceiling of $2,000,000 per award. The Department anticipates making 2 awards under this competition. The funding instrument is a grant, and the activity category is education, consistent with OPE discretionary programs.
Because the public-facing description is only a synopsis, the most important next step for an applicant is to rely on the official Federal Register application notice for the requirements that usually determine whether an application is eligible and competitive. That official notice is where the Department lays out the full set of elements that typically drive an application: any absolute, competitive preference, or invitational priorities; the required project design components; selection criteria and point values; budget and allowable cost rules; performance measures and reporting expectations; the project period; and the required forms, assurances, and narrative structure. The synopsis also points applicants to the Department of Education Revised Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs (published December 7, 2022) for standardized submission and procedural guidance, including where and how to obtain and submit the application package.Apply for ED GRANTS 071824 001
- The Department of Education in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE): Tribal Controlled Colleges or Universities (TCCUs) Research and Development Infrastructure (RDI) Grant Program, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.116H" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 84.116.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2024-07-18.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-09-16. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $2,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 2 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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