Colleges and universities have until Sept. 10 to file
a notice of intent with the Department of Education to apply for funding from
the CARES Act-funded Institutional
Resilience and Expanded Postsecondary Opportunity program.
The deadline for submitting grant
applications is Oct. 20.
The department anticipates awarding 19
grants totaling $28 million. That is the amount remaining from the $349 million
pool for institutions particularly impacted by the pandemic that was in the
CARES Act, the $2 trillion COVID-19 relief bill Congress approved
in March. The measure allocated $14 billion overall to higher education.
These grants can be used
in a variety of ways, including resuming operations, supporting students,
reducing disease transmission, and developing more agile instructional delivery
models for students who cannot or choose not to attend classes in person. The
$322 million initially allocated from the program went to 981 institutions.
The notice inviting applications is available in the Aug. 21 Federal
Register. All applications for the
IREPO program must be submitted electronically using Grants.gov. The
opportunity number is ED-GRANTS-082120-001.
For
more information, visit the IREPO grant
competition page.