Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Higher Education Program (HEP): Basic Needs for Postsecondary Students Program, Assistance Listing Number 84.116N

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.

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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 13, 2019 (84 FR 3768), or at www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2019-02-13/pdf/2019-02206.pdf.

Purpose of Program: The Basic Needs for Postsecondary Students Program provides grants to eligible institutions of higher education (IHEs) to support programs that address the basic needs of students and to report on practices that improve outcomes for students.

Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.116N.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Miscellaneous

Other

Additional information

1. Eligible Applicants: Community Colleges (as defined in this notice) that are Minority-Serving Institutions (as defined in this notice), Historically Black colleges and universities (as defined in this notice), or Tribal Colleges or Universities (as defined in this notice).

Grantor contact information

Description

Julius C Cotton ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin. Phone 202-245-6288 julius.cotton@ed.gov Program Manager: Njeri Clark, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, room 2B168, Washington, DC 20202-4260. Telephone: (202) 453-6224. Email: Njeri.Clark@ed.gov.

Email

Program Manager

Njeri.Clark@ed.gov

Documents

File name	Description	Last updated
2019-02206.pdf	Common Instructions for Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs Document	Nov 3, 2021 09:37 PM UTC
2021-24362.pdf	Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Document	Nov 5, 2021 01:28 PM UTC
Basic_Needs_Preapplication_Webinar_Flyer.docx	Pre-application Webinar	Nov 16, 2021 05:35 PM UTC
Basic_Needs_Pre-App_Webinar_Slides_111621.pdf	Powerpoint Presentation Slides	Nov 16, 2021 05:37 PM UTC
FY_2021_Basic_Needs_for_Postsecondary_Students_Application_FINAL.pdf	Application Instructions Booklet	Nov 8, 2021 10:11 PM UTC

Link to additional information

Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Higher Education Program (HEP): Basic Needs for Postsecondary Students Program, Assistance Listing Number 84.116N; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021

Archived: January 5, 2022

Application process

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Award

$4,950,000

Program Funding

Expected awards

$--

Award Minimum

$990,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

ED-GRANTS-110521-002

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:

November 5, 2021

Archive date:

January 5, 2022