Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Higher Education Programs (HEP): Federal TRIO Programs: Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.217A

Agency: Department of Education

84.217 -- TRIO McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement

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 Revised Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs, published in the Federal Register on December 27, 2021.

Purpose of Program: The McNair Program is one of the seven programs collectively known as the Federal TRIO Programs. The McNair Program awards discretionary grants to institutions of higher education for projects designed to provide disadvantaged college students with effective preparation for doctoral study.

Required services under the McNair Program are specified in sections 402E(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA) (20 U.S.C. 1070a-15), and permissible services under the McNair Program are specified in section 402E(c) of the HEA.

Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.217A.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Miscellaneous

Other

Education

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

Additional information

Eligible Applicants: Institutions of higher education and combinations of those institutions.

Grantor contact information

Description

Julius C Cotton ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin. Phone 202-245-6288 julius.cotton@ed.gov Program Managers: Carmen Gordon, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, room 2C219, Washington, DC 20202-4260. Telephone: (202) 453-7311. Email: Carmen.Gordon@ed.gov; or ReShone Moore, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, room 2B214, Washington, DC 20202-4260. Telephone (202) 453-7624. Email: ReShone.Moore@ed.gov.

Email

Program Manager

Carmen.Gordon@ed.gov

Documents

File name	Description	Last updated
2022-04987.pdf	Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Document	Mar 9, 2022 02:00 PM UTC
2021-27979.pdf	Common Instructions for Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs Document	Mar 7, 2022 05:17 PM UTC

Link to additional information

Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Higher Education Programs (HEP): Federal TRIO Programs: Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.217A; Notice

Archived: May 25, 2022

Application process

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Award

$51,778,211

Program Funding

187

Expected awards

$--

Award Minimum

$261,888

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

ED-GRANTS-030922-001

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:

March 9, 2022

Archive date:

May 25, 2022