Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Higher Education Program (HEP): Rural Postsecondary and Economic Development RPED) Grant Program, Assistance Listing Number 84.116W

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 purpose of the RPED Grant Program is to improve rates of postsecondary enrollment, persistence, and completion among rural students through development of high-quality career pathways aligned to high-skill, high-wage, and in-demand industry sectors and occupations in the region.

Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.116W.

In FR Document 2021-24361 appearing on page 61193 of the Federal Register of November 5, 2021, we make the following amendments: 1. On page 61193, in the second column, under the Dates caption and following the heading ``Deadline for Transmittal of Applications'', remove ``December 6, 2021'' and add in its place ``December 13, 2021''. 2. On page 61195, in the second column, in the ``EligibIlity Information'' section, at the end of the paragraph following the heading ``Eligibile Applicants'', add ``, and public and private non-profit organizations and agencies that partner with such IHEs''. 3. On page 61197, in the third column, in the second line of the second paragraph, add ``and/or partner'' after ``grantee''.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Miscellaneous

Other

Education

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

Additional information

1. Eligible Applicants: For the FY 2021 grant competition in accordance with section 437(d)(1) of GEPA, the following are eligible applicants: Public and private nonprofit institutions of higher education (IHEs), as defined in section 101 of the HEA, with enrollment of at least 30 percent of students who attended high schools located in rural areas (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: Kurrinn Abrams, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20202-4260. Telephone: (202) 453-7906. Email: kurrinn.abrams2@ed.gov.

Email

Program Manager

kurrinn.abrams2@ed.gov

Documents

File name	Description	Last updated
2021-25332.pdf	Correction Notice Document	Nov 19, 2021 02:25 PM UTC
2021_RPED_Preapplication_Webinar_102721.pdf	FY 2021 RPED Preapplication Technical Assistance Webinar Slides	Dec 6, 2021 06:26 PM UTC
2021-24361.pdf	Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Document	Nov 5, 2021 12:45 PM UTC
RPED_Preapplication_Webinar_Flyer.docx	RPED Technical Assistance Webinar Flyer & Website	Nov 16, 2021 07:17 PM UTC
2019-02206.pdf	Common Instructions for Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs Document	Nov 3, 2021 10:16 PM UTC
FINAL_FIPSE_Rural_Postsecondary_Education_and_Economic_Development_Program_2021_Application_Booklet_12621.pdf	FY 2021 RPED Program Application Booklet & Instructions	Dec 6, 2021 02:50 PM UTC

Link to additional information

Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Higher Education Program (HEP): Rural Postsecondary and Economic Development RPED) Grant Program, Assistance Listing Number 84.116W; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021

Archived: January 12, 2022

Application process

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Award

$9,900,000

Program Funding

Expected awards

$--

Award Minimum

$1,237,500

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

ED-GRANTS-110521-003

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 12, 2022