Funder: Office of Postsecondary Education
Due Dates: May 14, 2026 (Full application) | July 13, 2026 (Intergovernmental Review)
Funding Amounts: $238,000–$3,000,000 per year; up to $3M for state-level/tribal applicants, $1.3M for others; 5-year project period; total program funding ~$52.6M; ~55 awards expected.
Summary: Supports projects providing counseling and assistance to adults seeking to enter or return to postsecondary education, with a focus on low-income and first-generation college students.
Key Information: No cost sharing required; minimum of 850 participants/year; two-thirds must be low-income, first-generation.