Federal Register #84.116T

FIPSE Grant Programs: Basic Needs, Veteran Success, and Open Textbook Pilot

This opportunity from the U.S. Department of Education, with support from the Department of Labor, seeks applications for several Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) grant programs: - Basic Needs for Postsecondary Students Program - Supports initiatives addressing basic needs insecurity among postsecondary students - Maximum award: $5,000,000 - Project period: up to 48 months - Centers of Excellence for Veteran Student Success Program - Funds development of model programs to support veteran student success - Maximum award: $3,000,000 - Project period: up to 36 months - Open Textbook Pilot Program - Supports creation and expansion of open textbooks and course materials in high-enrollment, degree-granting programs - Maximum award: $2,000,000 - Project period: up to 48 months - Government buyers: - U.S. Department of Education (Office of Postsecondary Education) - U.S. Department of Labor - No specific OEMs or commercial vendors are named; these are grant programs for educational services and content development - Notable requirements: - Focus on collaboration, dissemination, addressing gaps in open educational resources, student success, and advancing AI in education - Projects must be scalable and sustainable - Eligible applicants are institutions of higher education or state higher education agencies - Place of performance and contracting: - U.S. Department of Education - U.S. Department of Labor

Description

The Employment and Training Administration at the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is soliciting applications to support the administration of the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) Open Textbook Pilot Program (OTP), Assistance Listing Number 84.116T, on behalf of the U.S. Department of Education (ED). The program supports projects at eligible institutions of higher education or State higher education agencies to create new open textbooks and expand their use in courses that are part of degree-granting programs, especially those with high enrollments. The competition includes priorities such as improving collaboration and dissemination, addressing gaps in the open textbook marketplace, promoting student success, advancing artificial intelligence in education, and returning education to the states. The maximum award is $2,000,000 for a project period of 48 months.

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