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Title: Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education
- Expected number of awards: 89
- Cost sharing required? No
- Closing date: December 3, 2025
- Award range: Average grant $1.8M
- Eligible applicants: Institutions of higher education (as defined in section 101 of the HEA), consortia of such institutions, and other public and private nonprofit institutions and agencies including State higher education agencies.
- Summary: The FIPSE Special Projects Program provides grants to institutions of higher education (IHEs), combinations of such institutions, and other public and private nonprofit institutions and agencies, as the Secretary deems necessary, to support innovative projects concerning one or more areas of national need identified by the Secretary. This competition focuses on supporting four areas of national need—(1) advancing the understanding of and use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology in postsecondary education, (2) promoting civil discourse on college and university campuses, (3) promoting accreditation reform, and (4) supporting capacity-building for high-quality short-term programs.
Link to full RFP: https://apply07.grants.gov/apply/opportunities/instructions/PKG00291645-instructions.pdf
Rural Utilities Technical Assistance and Training Grant Program
- Funder: Department of Agriculture
- Expected number of awards: 40
- Cost sharing required? No
- Due date: December 31, 2025
- Average grant: $875,000
- Eligible applicants: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Summary: Funds may be used to pay expenses associated with providing technical assistance and/or training (TAT) to: Identify and evaluate solutions to water problems relating to source, storage, treatment, or distribution; identify and evaluate solutions to waste problems relating to collection, treatment, or disposal: assist applicants, that have filed a pre-application with RUS, in the preparation of water and/or waste loan and/or grant applications; and/or provide technical assistance and/or training to water/wastewater system personnel that will improve the management, operation and maintenance of water and waste disposal facilities. Grant funds may not be used to duplicate current services, such as those performed by an association’s consultant in developing a project; fund political or lobbying activities; pay for capital assets; purchase real estate or vehicles; improve or renovate office space, or repair and maintain privately owned property; pay the costs for construction, improvement, rehabilitation, modification or operation and maintenance of water, wastewater, and solid waste disposal facilities; and pay costs incurred prior to effective date of grant.
Link to full RFP: https://apply07.grants.gov/apply/opportunities/instructions/PKG00291549-instructions.pdf
