Rural Postsecondary and Economic Development Grant Program
Key Facts
Status: Forecasted
Posted date: May 21, 2026
Archive date: July 23, 2026
Close date: June 23, 2026
Opportunity ID: 362518
Opportunity number: ED-GRANT-26-036
Opportunity category: Discretionary
Agency name: Office of Postsecondary Education
Agency code: DOL-OPE
Award floor: $1,500,000
Award ceiling: $2,500,000
Cost sharing required: No
Funding Instrument Types
- Grant
Category of Funding Activity
- Education
Eligible Applicants
- Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Others
- Private institutions of higher education
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Tools
Categories (use these for quoted searches)
- agency_code:dol_ope
- category_of_funding_activity:education
- cost_sharing_or_matching_requirement:false
- eligible_applicants:nonprofits_having_a_501_c_3_status_with_the_irs_other_than_institutions_of_higher_education
- eligible_applicants:nonprofits_that_do_not_have_a_501_c_3_status_with_the_irs_other_than_institutions_of_higher_education
- eligible_applicants:others
- eligible_applicants:private_institutions_of_higher_education
- eligible_applicants:public_and_state_controlled_institutions_of_higher_education
- funding_instrument_type:grant
- opportunity_category:discretionary
- status:forecasted
Description
The purpose of the RPED Grant Program is to improve rates of postsecondary enrollment, persistence, and completion among rural students through development of career pathways aligned to high-skill, high-wage, and in-demand industry sectors and occupations in the region.