FY 26 Postsecondary Student Success Grant 84.116M
Key Facts
Status: Forecasted
Posted date: May 28, 2026
Archive date: July 29, 2026
Close date: June 29, 2026
Opportunity ID: 362602
Opportunity number: ED-GRANT-26-038
Opportunity category: Discretionary
Agency name: Office of Postsecondary Education
Agency code: DOL-OPE
Award floor: $2,000,000
Award ceiling: $8,000,000
Cost sharing required: Yes
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
- 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:true
- eligible_applicants:nonprofits_having_a_501_c_3_status_with_the_irs_other_than_institutions_of_higher_education
- 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 PSSG is to improve postsecondary student outcomes, including retention, transfer, credit accumulation, and completion, by leveraging data and implementing, scaling, and rigorously evaluating evidence-based strategies.