Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): High School Equivalency Program (HEP) CFDA Number 84.141A

Agency: Department of Education

84.141 -- Migrant Education High School Equivalency Program

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.

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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 HEP is designed to assist eligible persons to obtain the equivalent of a secondary school diploma and subsequently to gain improved employment, enter into military service, or be placed in an institution of higher education (IHE) or other postsecondary education or training.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number 84.141A.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Education

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

Nonprofit

Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)
Nonprofits non-higher education without 501(c)(3)

Miscellaneous

Other

Additional information

Eligible Applicants: An IHE or a private nonprofit organization may apply for a grant to operate a HEP project. If a private nonprofit organization other than an IHE applies for a HEP grant, that agency must plan the project in cooperation with an IHE and must propose to operate some aspects of the project with the facilities of that IHE.

Grantor contact information

Description

Julius C Cotton ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin. Phone 202-245-6288 julius.cotton@ed.gov Program Manager: Steven Carr, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 3E321, Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: (202) 260-2067. Email: steven.carr@ed.gov.

Email

e-Mail: Program Manager

steven.carr@ed.gov

Documents

File name	Description	Last updated
2018-02558.pdf	Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs	Feb 8, 2019 02:31 PM UTC
2019-01700.pdf	Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): High School Equivalency Program (HEP) CFDA Number 84.141A	Feb 8, 2019 02:30 PM UTC

Link to additional information

Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): High School Equivalency Program (HEP) CFDA Number 84.141A; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2019

Archived: May 9, 2019

Application process

This site is a work in progress. Go to www.grants.gov to apply, track application status, and subscribe to updates.

Award

$6,431,000

Program Funding

Expected awards

$180,000

Award Minimum

$475,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

ED-GRANTS-020819-001

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:

February 8, 2019

Archive date:

May 9, 2019