The Department of Education has announced higher education grant programs totaling more than $600 million over the past two months. Application windows have opened for many awards overseen by the Office of Postsecondary Education, while some have closed and are under evaluation. Funding seeks to support college access, student success, and underresourced institutions. Grant oversight is being outsourced to other agencies, and proposed federal funding cuts and civil-rights compliance conditions are increasing scrutiny. Officials reviewing applications will assess how well proposed programs support department priorities: strengthening workforce development, advancing artificial intelligence in education, returning power to the states, and promoting patriotic education. Programs aligned with these priorities can receive extra points, improving selection chances.
"Over the last two months, the Department of Education has announced a series of higher education-related grant programs collectively worth more than $600 million. The results of those competitions, which are slated to play out in the months ahead, could offer a key glimpse into how the Trump administration intends to use taxpayer dollars to advance its political agenda, higher education funding experts say."
"Colleges and other groups are seeking funding to support college access, student success and underresourced institutions, among other programs. As of Thursday, applications for nearly all the key awards overseen by the Office of Postsecondary Education have opened. Some are still live and open to applications. Others have since closed and are now being evaluated."
"Grant competitions are traditionally a rather bureaucratic process that attracts little public attention. But now, as the Trump administration outsources grant oversight to other agencies, proposes major cuts to federal funding and declares that any awardee that doesn't align with the administration's interpretation of civil rights law could lose access to federal funding, policy experts are following the process closely."
"When the Trump administration reviews the grant applications, officials will be looking to see how well the programs support the department's priorities: strengthening workforce development, advancing artificial intelligence in education, returning power to the states and promoting patriotic education. The Education Department proposed the priorities last year and took public comment on those proposals. The agency recently finalized the final priority, on patriotic education."
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