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Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Higher Education Programs (HEP): Upward Bound (UB) Program, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.047A

ID: ED-GRANTS-121621-003 • Type: Posted
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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 13, 2019 (84 FR 3768), or at www.govinfo.gov/ content/ pkg/ FR-2019-02-13/ pdf/ 2019-02206.pdf.

Purpose of Program: The UB Program is one of the seven programs known as the Federal TRIO Programs. The UB Program is a discretionary grant program that supports projects designed to provide students with the skills and motivation necessary to complete a program of secondary education and enter into and succeed in a program of postsecondary education. There are three types of grants under the UB Program: UB; Veterans UB; and UB Math and Science grants. In this notice we invite applications for UB grants only. We will invite applications for Veterans UB grants and UB Math and Science grants in forthcoming notices. Required services under the UB Program are specified in sections 402C(b) and (c) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA) (20 U.S.C. 1070a-13), and permissible services under the UB Program are specified in section 402C(d) of the HEA.

Assistance Listing Number (ALN): 84.047A.

Background
The Upward Bound (UB) Program is one of the seven programs known as the Federal TRIO Programs. It is a discretionary grant program that supports projects designed to provide students with the skills and motivation necessary to complete a program of secondary education and enter into and succeed in a program of postsecondary education. The program is specified in sections 402C(b) and (c) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA) (20 U.S.C. 1070a-13), and permissible services under the UB Program are specified in section 402C(d) of the HEA.

Grant Details
The Department of Education is issuing a notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2022 for the Upward Bound (UB) Program, Assistance Listing Number 84.047A. The purpose of the program is to support projects designed to provide students with the skills and motivation necessary to complete a program of secondary education and enter into and succeed in a program of postsecondary education.

The notice contains three competitive preference priorities: Applications that Demonstrate a Rationale, Meeting Student Social, Emotional, and Academic Needs, and Strengthening Cross-Agency Coordination and Community Engagement to Advance Systemic Change.

The application requirements include an assurance that not less than two-thirds of the youths participating in the project proposed to be carried out under any application be low-income individuals who are first generation college students.

Eligibility Requirements
Eligible applicants include institutions of higher education (IHEs), public and private agencies and organizations including community-based organizations with experience in serving disadvantaged youth, secondary schools, and combinations of such institutions, agencies, and organizations.

This competition does not require cost sharing or matching.

Period of Performance
The project period is up to 60 months.

Grant Value
The Administration has requested $1,297,761,000 for new awards for the Federal TRIO Programs for FY 2022, of which an estimated $355,697,826 will be used for the UB Program.

The estimated range of awards is $287,537–$981,028 with an estimated average size of awards at $368,217.
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Overview

Agency
Department of Education (ED)
Category of Funding
Education
Funding Instruments
Grant
Grant Program (CFDA)
84.047 - TRIO Upward Bound
Grant Category
Discretionary
Cost Sharing / Matching Requirement
False
Source
Grants.gov
On 12/16/21 the Department of Education posted grant opportunity ED-GRANTS-121621-003 for Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Higher Education Programs (HEP): Upward Bound (UB) Program, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.047A with funding of $355.7 million. The grant will be issued under grant program 84.047 TRIO Upward Bound. It is expected that 966 total grants will be made.

Timing

Posted Date
Dec. 16, 2021, 12:00 a.m. EST
Closing Date
Jan. 31, 2022, 12:00 a.m. EST Past Due
Closing Date Explanation
Applications Available: Dec. 16, 2021. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: Jan. 31, 2022. Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: March 31, 2022. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ken Waters, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, room 2C229, Washington, DC 20202-4260. Telephone: (202) 453-6273. Email: Ken.Waters@ed.gov.
Last Updated
Dec. 16, 2021, 9:34 a.m. EST
Version
2
Archive Date
March 2, 2022

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education
Special district governments
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
State governments
City or township governments
County governments
Additional Info
1. Eligible Applicants: IHEs; public and private agencies and organizations including community-based organizations with experience in serving disadvantaged youth; secondary schools; and combinations of such institutions, agencies, and organizations.

Award Sizing

Ceiling
$991,028
Floor
Not Listed
Estimated Program Funding
$355,697,826
Estimated Number of Grants
966

Contacts

Contact
Julius C Cotton ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin.
Contact Email
ken.waters@ed.gov   Profile
Email Description
Program Manager
Contact Phone
(202) 245-6288
Additional Information
Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Higher Education Programs (HEP): Upward Bound (UB) Program, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.047A; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022
Additional Information Site
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2021-12-16/pdf/2021-27235.pdf

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