Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE): Open Textbooks Pilot Program CFDA Number 84.116T

Agency: Department of Education

84.116 -- Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education

Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

Description

Note: Each funding opportunity description is a synopsis of information in the Federal Register application notice. For specific information about eligibility, please see the official application notice. The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html. Please review the official application notice for pre-application and application requirements, application submission information, performance measures, priorities and program contact information....

For the addresses for obtaining and submitting an application, please refer to our Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs, published in the Federal Register on February 12, 2018 (83 FR 6003) and available at www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2018-02-12/pdf/2018-02558.pdf.

Purpose of Program: The Open Textbooks Pilot program supports projects at institutions of higher education (IHEs) that create new open textbooks (as defined in this notice) or expand their use of open textbooks while maintaining or improving instruction and student learning outcomes. Applicants are encouraged to develop projects that demonstrate the greatest potential to achieve the highest level of savings for students through sustainable, expanded use of open textbooks in high-enrollment courses (as defined in this notice) or in programs that prepare individuals for in-demand fields.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number 84.116T.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Education

Public and state institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education

Miscellaneous

Other

Additional information

1. Eligible Applicants: Eligible applicants are IHEs as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA) (20 U.S.C. 1001), that: (a) Lead the activities of a consortium that is comprised of at least: i. Three IHEs as defined in section 101 of the HEA, including the lead applicant; ii. An educational technology or electronic curriculum design expert (which may include such experts that are employed by one or more of the consortium institutions); and iii. An advisory group of at least five employers, workforce organizations, or sector partners (as defined in this notice); and (b) Have demonstrated experience in the development and implementation of open educational resources.

Grantor contact information

Description

Julius Cotton ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin. Phone 202-245-6288 educationgrantinquiries@ed.gov Program Manager: Stacey Slijepcevic, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 268-32, Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: (202) 453-6150. Email: stacey.slijepcevic@ed.gov.

Email

e-Mail: Program Manager

stacey.slijepcevic@ed.gov

Documents

File name	Description	Last updated
2018-16264.pdf	Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE): Open Textbooks Pilot Program CFDA Number 84.116T	Jul 31, 2018 04:48 PM UTC
2018-02558.pdf	Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs Document	Jul 31, 2018 04:49 PM UTC

Link to additional information

Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE): Open Textbooks Pilot Program CFDA Number 84.116T; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (F) 2018

Archived: September 28, 2018

Application process

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Award

$4,950,000

Program Funding

Expected awards

$--

Award Minimum

$4,950,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

ED-GRANTS-073018-001

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

Category of Funding Activity:

Education

Category Explanation:

History

Version:

Posted date:

July 31, 2018

Archive date:

September 28, 2018