Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Upward Bound Program CFDA Number 84.047A | ED GRANTS 101716 001

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The U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE), announced a discretionary grant competition for the Upward Bound (UB) Program under CFDA 84.047A (Funding Opportunity Number: ED GRANTS 101716 001). Upward Bound is one of the Federal TRIO Programs and is designed to improve college access and success for students who face barriers to higher education. The core goal of the program is to fund projects that help participants build the academic skills, preparation, and motivation needed to finish high school, enroll in postsecondary education, and persist once they get there.

This particular notice invites applications only for standard Upward Bound grants. While the broader Upward Bound umbrella includes three grant types (regular Upward Bound, Veterans Upward Bound, and Upward Bound Math and Science), the agency states that Veterans Upward Bound and Upward Bound Math and Science competitions would be announced separately in future notices. The services that funded projects must provide, along with additional allowable services, are grounded in the Higher Education Act of 1965 (as amended). Specifically, required services are identified in sections 402C(b) and (c) of the HEA (20 U.S.C. 1070a-13), and permissible services are identified in section 402C(d). In practice, applicants are expected to design a coherent set of supports aligned to those statutory requirements, and applicants are directed to consult the official Federal Register notice for the exact list of required elements, options, and compliance expectations.

Eligible applicants are broad and include institutions of higher education as well as public and private agencies and organizations, including community-based organizations with experience serving disadvantaged youth. Secondary schools and combinations or partnerships among these entities are also eligible. The opportunity listing further indicates a wide range of eligible applicant types across government and nonprofit sectors (including state, county, city/township, special district governments, independent school districts, public and private colleges and universities, nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status, and certain for-profit organizations other than small businesses), reflecting the program’s openness to different local delivery models so long as the applicant can demonstrate capacity and relevant experience.

Applications must be submitted electronically through Grants.gov, using the Grants.gov "Apply" process. Applicants are expected to download the application package, complete it offline, and upload it for submission through the portal; applications cannot be submitted by email. A specific detail emphasized in the notice is that applicants should search for the application package by the CFDA number without the letter suffix (search 84.047 rather than 84.047A). The notice also stresses that the funding opportunity description provided in the listing is only a synopsis and that the controlling requirements are in the official Federal Register application notice, which contains the full rules for eligibility, pre-application and application procedures, submission instructions, performance measures, priorities, and contact information for program questions.

Key administrative details in the listing include an original closing date of November 28, 2016, and an expected 813 awards (with the award ceiling not specified in the provided summary). Overall, the opportunity is aimed at expanding or sustaining evidence-informed, student-centered academic and college preparation supports for eligible secondary students, with federal funding awarded competitively to organizations that can deliver the required Upward Bound services and meet the Department’s reporting and performance expectations as laid out in the official notice.

• The Department of Education in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Upward Bound Program CFDA Number 84.047A" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 84.047.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2016-10-17.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2016-11-28. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 813 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For-profit organizations other than small businesses, Others.

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