Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education
CFDA 84.116 · Federal Grants & Funding
Total Funding
$699.8M
Awards
379
Recipients
334
States
50
Last Updated
Mar 31, 2026
Yearly Funding Trend
| Fiscal Year | Obligations | Awards | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $448.9M | 248 | |
| 2025 | $78.1M | 49 | -82.6% |
| 2026 | $172.8M | 82 | +121.2% |
Award Type Mix
| Type | Obligations | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| $0 | 0 |
Top 50 Awards under CFDA 84.116
Largest individual obligations for Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education.
| Award | Recipient | Awarding Agency | Place | FY | Obligation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ASST_NON_P116M240230_091 CCE PATHWAY TO PROSPECTIVE EDUCATOR SUCCESS | CENTER FOR COLLABORATIVE EDUCATION INC Massachusetts | Department of Education Department of Education | BOSTON, MA-07 | 2024 | $8,000,000 |
ASST_NON_P116M240195_091 ACCESS, CONNECT, COMPLETE, ENGAGE (ACCE) | PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY Oregon | Department of Education Department of Education | PORTLAND, OR-01 | 2024 | $7,972,036 |
ASST_NON_P116M240021_091 STRENGTHENING ADVISING, STRENGTHENING RESULTS (“START”) | CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FRESNO FOUNDATION California | Department of Education Department of Education | FRESNO, CA-20 | 2024 | $7,959,963 |
ASST_NON_P116M230204_091 SCALED CSU WILL IMPLEMENT COMPREHENSIVE ADVISING, DATA MANAGEMENT, AND LSM STRATEGIES TO RETAIN AND GRADUATE LOW-INCOME, MINORITIZED STUDENTS ACROSS THE COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY… | COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY-PUEBLO Colorado | Department of Education Department of Education | PUEBLO, CO-03 | 2024 | $7,844,905 |
ASST_NON_P116Z240049_091 DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION TO SUPPORT UNC INSTITUTIONS' ONLINE PROGRAM INITIATIVES | UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SYSTEM OFFICE North Carolina | Department of Education Department of Education | CHAPEL HILL, NC-04 | 2024 | $7,800,000 |
ASST_NON_P116M230039_091 TEACH ME: TECHNOLOGY ENHANCED ACADEMIC COMMUNICATION TO HELP IN MATH AND ENGLISH | GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY Georgia | Department of Education Department of Education | ATLANTA, GA-05 | 2024 | $7,578,694 |
ASST_NON_P116M230147_091 COHORT LEARNING PROGRAM | RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK New York | Department of Education Department of Education | NEW YORK, NY-13 | 2024 | $7,319,134 |
ASST_NON_P116M240146_091 UTSA ONE: HELPING FIRST GENERATION STUDENTS SEIZE OPPORTUNITIES, NAVIGATE TRANSITIONS AND EXPLORE POSSIBILITIES | THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO Texas | Department of Education Department of Education | SAN ANTONIO, TX-20 | 2024 | $7,299,868 |
ASST_NON_P116Z240134_091 TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY AVIATION SCIENCE PROGRAM | TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY Alabama | Department of Education Department of Education | TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE, AL-02 | 2024 | $6,724,000 |
ASST_NON_P116Z240151_091 SOUTH DAKOTA BIOMEDICAL COMPUTATION COLLABORATIVE (SDBCC) | THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA South Dakota | Department of Education Department of Education | VERMILLION, SD-00 | 2024 | $6,500,000 |
ASST_NON_P116H230008_091 TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH EXCELLENCE ACROSS DISCIPLINES (TREAD) | RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK New York | Department of Education Department of Education | NEW YORK, NY-13 | 2024 | $5,000,000 |
ASST_NON_P116H230028_091 TARGET 2030: THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS RIO GRANDE VALLEY (UTRGV) RESEARCH STRATEGIC PLAN TO REACH R1 STATUS | THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS RIO GRANDE VALLEY Texas | Department of Education Department of Education | EDINBURG, TX-15 | 2024 | $5,000,000 |
ASST_NON_P116H240046_091 RUN TO R1 | HOWARD UNIVERSITY District of Columbia | Department of Education Department of Education | WASHINGTON, DC-98 | 2025 | $5,000,000 |
ASST_NON_P116H240040_091 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT TO TRANSITION CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY TO R1 (REDI CAU TO R1) | CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY, INC. Georgia | Department of Education Department of Education | ATLANTA, GA-05 | 2025 | $5,000,000 |
ASST_NON_P116H240025_091 UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO CENTER FOR RESILIENCE TO CLIMATE CHANGE (UPR-CRCC): TRANSFORMATION OF PUERTO RICO'S CHEMISTRY EDUCATION AND RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE FOR CLIMATE RESILIENC… | UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO Puerto Rico | Department of Education Department of Education | SAN JUAN, PR-98 | 2025 | $5,000,000 |
ASST_NON_P116H240022_091 RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS TO ELEVATE MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY TO CARNEGIE R1 STATUS | MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY Maryland | Department of Education Department of Education | BALTIMORE, MD-07 | 2025 | $5,000,000 |
ASST_NON_P116H230032_091 SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY BATON ROUGE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE (RDI) INITIATIVE | SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A & M COLLEGE Louisiana | Department of Education Department of Education | BATON ROUGE, LA-06 | 2024 | $4,999,999 |
ASST_NON_P116H240039_091 ACADEMIC SUCCESS FOR PH.D. AND POST-DOCTORAL INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH EXPERIENCES (ASPIRE) AT FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY | FLORIDA A & M UNIVERSITY Florida | Department of Education Department of Education | TALLAHASSEE, FL-02 | 2025 | $4,999,041 |
ASST_NON_P116H230045_091 INVESTING NOW TO EXPAND FACULTY RESEARCH THROUGH CAPACITY BUILDING | CSU FULLERTON AUXILIARY SERVICES CORPORATION California | Department of Education Department of Education | FULLERTON, CA-45 | 2024 | $4,997,384 |
ASST_NON_P116H230042_091 PATH TO R1 AT TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY | TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY Texas | Department of Education Department of Education | HOUSTON, TX-18 | 2024 | $4,996,543 |
ASST_NON_P116H230014_091 RU PRIME: PRODUCING RESEARCH AND INNOVATION THROUGH A MENTORING ECOSYSTEM | ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY Illinois | Department of Education Department of Education | CHICAGO, IL-07 | 2024 | $4,991,504 |
ASST_NON_P116H240030_091 ADVANCING HEALTHCARE RESEARCH CAPACITY: AN INNOVATIVE MASTER'S PROGRAM IN APPLIED BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES | SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY Texas | Department of Education Department of Education | HUNTSVILLE, TX-17 | 2025 | $4,990,476 |
ASST_NON_P116H230023_091 ESTABLISHING AN INTERDISCIPLINARY CLIMATE SCIENCE DEGREE PROGRAM AT HAMPTON UNIVERSITY | HAMPTON UNIVERSITY Virginia | Department of Education Department of Education | HAMPTON, VA-03 | 2024 | $4,962,986 |
ASST_NON_P116H230009_091 TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY CENTER OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES | TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY Tennessee | Department of Education Department of Education | NASHVILLE, TN-07 | 2024 | $4,946,573 |
ASST_NON_P116H240026_091 SUPPORT FOR PH. D. IN ENGINEERING DEGREE PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT (SPED) | TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY-CORPUS CHRISTI Texas | Department of Education Department of Education | CORPUS CHRISTI, TX-27 | 2025 | $4,730,107 |
ASST_NON_P116H230038_091 FUTURES INSTITUTE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE | UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND ES Maryland | Department of Education Department of Education | PRINCESS ANNE, MD-01 | 2024 | $4,680,568 |
ASST_NON_P116H240027_091 ENHANCEMENT OF BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CAPACITY OF NORTH CAROLINA A&T STATE UNIVERSITY | NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL STATE UNIVERSITY North Carolina | Department of Education Department of Education | GREENSBORO, NC-06 | 2025 | $4,579,383 |
ASST_NON_P116Z240138_091 THE BARD PRISON INITIATIVE: REDUCING RECIDIVISM, INCREASING PUBLIC SAFETY, AND SUPPORTING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | BARD COLLEGE New York | Department of Education Department of Education | ANNANDALE ON HUDSON, NY-18 | 2024 | $4,500,000 |
ASST_NON_P116Z240020_091 PURCHASE OF AVIATION EQUIPMENT FOR K-STATE SALINA | KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY Kansas | Department of Education Department of Education | MANHATTAN, KS-01 | 2024 | $4,000,000 |
ASST_NON_P116J251308_091 ACCELERATE IDAHO: AN AI-POWERED FUTURE FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING | BOARD OF EDUCATION IDAHO STATE Idaho | Department of Education Department of Education | BOISE, ID-02 | 2026 | $4,000,000 |
ASST_NON_P116J251337_091 COLLEGE OF DUPAGE WILL CREATE EMPLOYER-ALIGNED SHORT-TERM AVIATION AND UAS CERTIFICATES THAT USE NEW FACULTY, SIMULATION, AND DRONE TECHNOLOGY TO QUICKLY PREPARE STUDENTS FOR HIGH… | COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT 502 Illinois | Department of Education Department of Education | GLEN ELLYN, IL-06 | 2026 | $4,000,000 |
ASST_NON_P116J251382_091 ADVANCING AI IN EDUCATION - THE FIPSE SPECIAL PROJECTS PROGRAM | UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS Texas | Department of Education Department of Education | RICHARDSON, TX-24 | 2026 | $4,000,000 |
ASST_NON_P116M230151_091 THE NU PEER NAVIGATOR NETWORK | NATIONAL UNIVERSITY California | Department of Education Department of Education | LA JOLLA, CA-50 | 2024 | $4,000,000 |
ASST_NON_P116J250958_091 THE CIVIC OPENNESS, REASONING, AND ENGAGEMENT (CORE) INCUBATOR | REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT RIVERSIDE California | Department of Education Department of Education | RIVERSIDE, CA-39 | 2026 | $4,000,000 |
ASST_NON_P116J250944_091 FISK UNIVERSITY - THE JUSTICE PROPULSION LAB INITIATIVE FOR CIVIL DISCOURSE, CONFLICT TRANSFORMATION, AND DEMOCRATIC HUMAN FLOURISHING: EX SERMONEM ET JUSTITIAM PAX (FROM DISCOURS… | FISK UNIVERSITY Tennessee | Department of Education Department of Education | NASHVILLE, TN-05 | 2026 | $4,000,000 |
ASST_NON_P116Z240123_091 HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING - A FLEXIBLE CLOUD AND HYBRID COMPUTING INFRASTRUCTURE IN SUPPORT OF THE RESEARCH COMMUNITY | BOARD OF REGENTS OF NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION Nevada | Department of Education Department of Education | LAS VEGAS, NV-01 | 2024 | $4,000,000 |
ASST_NON_P116M230040_091 SUCCESS AND COMPLETION ACHIEVEMENT NETWORK (SCAN) | LONG BEACH CITY COLLEGE California | Department of Education Department of Education | LONG BEACH, CA-42 | 2024 | $4,000,000 |
ASST_NON_P116J250806_091 TEACHING AND LEARNING WITH AI: TRANSFORMING POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION WITH SCENARIO-BASED TASKS | EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICE New Jersey | Department of Education Department of Education | PRINCETON, NJ-03 | 2026 | $3,999,998 |
ASST_NON_P116J251451_091 A NATIONAL HIGHER EDUCATION DELIBERATIVE CITIZENSHIP NETWORK (DCN): FOSTERING CIVIL DISCOURSE ON 100 CAMPUSES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES | THE TRUSTEES OF DAVIDSON COLLEGE North Carolina | Department of Education Department of Education | DAVIDSON, NC-12 | 2026 | $3,999,985 |
ASST_NON_P116M230035_091 MARYLAND ABC'S FOR STUDENT SUCCESS: ADVISING, BELONGING, COACHING FOR STUDENT SUCCESS | UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF MARYLAND Maryland | Department of Education Department of Education | HYATTSVILLE, MD-04 | 2024 | $3,999,582 |
ASST_NON_P116M230179_091 FULLERTON RISES: RE-IMAGINING SUCCESS FOR EVERY STUDENT | CSU FULLERTON AUXILIARY SERVICES CORPORATION California | Department of Education Department of Education | FULLERTON, CA-45 | 2024 | $3,999,436 |
ASST_NON_P116J251837_091 INTEGRATION OF AI LITERACY AND AI-ENHANCED PEDAGOGICAL APPROACHES AND TOOLS INTO POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION: A COLLABORATIVE INITIATIVE BETWEEN HOWARD UNIVERSITY AND BOWIE STATE UNI… | HOWARD UNIVERSITY District of Columbia | Department of Education Department of Education | WASHINGTON, DC-98 | 2026 | $3,999,139 |
ASST_NON_P116M240067_091 UALBANY FACTS (FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE COACHING & TOOLS FOR SUCCESS) | RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, THE New York | Department of Education Department of Education | ALBANY, NY-20 | 2024 | $3,998,852 |
ASST_NON_P116J251629_091 WITNESSING BEFORE DELIBERATING: A TESTIMONY-BASED FRAMEWORK FOR CAMPUS CIVIL DISCOURSE | OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY Oklahoma | Department of Education Department of Education | TULSA, OK-01 | 2026 | $3,998,541 |
ASST_NON_P116J250119_091 FROM CAMPUS TO COMMUNITY: CIVIL DISCOURSE AS A CATALYST FOR LOCAL CIVIC RENEWAL | THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK New York | Department of Education Department of Education | BUFFALO, NY-26 | 2026 | $3,992,032 |
ASST_NON_P116J250966_091 STRENGTHENING TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS THROUGH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (STEP-AI) | TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM OF GEORGIA Georgia | Department of Education Department of Education | MACON, GA-02 | 2026 | $3,990,000 |
ASST_NON_P116J251154_091 INTEGRATING CIVIL DISCOURSE INTO THE CURRICULUM AT PUBLIC, PRIVATE, COMMUNITY AND HISTORICALLY MINORITY-SERVING COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES | UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME DU LAC Indiana | Department of Education Department of Education | NOTRE DAME, IN-02 | 2026 | $3,985,365 |
ASST_NON_P116J251384_091 UNITE HBCU CIVIL DISCOURSE & FREEDOM INSTITUTE | UNITE INC Alabama | Department of Education Department of Education | OPELIKA, AL-03 | 2026 | $3,971,450 |
ASST_NON_P116J251438_091 AI TEACHING & LEARNING COLLABORATIVE TRANSFORMING TEACHING, LEARNING, AND EDUCATOR PREPARATION WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE | SAVANNAH STATE UNIVERSITY Georgia | Department of Education Department of Education | SAVANNAH, GA-01 | 2026 | $3,882,918 |
ASST_NON_P116J250133_091 FOUNDATIONS FOR ADVANCING AMERICA’S SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNICIAN (FAAST) WORKFORCE PROGRAM | WEST VALLEY-MISSION COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT California | Department of Education Department of Education | SARATOGA, CA-16 | 2026 | $3,850,188 |
Top 50 awards shown, ranked by obligated amount. Dates reflect performance period; last-modified dates match USAspending.gov. Complete listings include all transaction history going back to FY2024.
Spending by State
| State | Funding | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| California | $57.2M | 24 |
| Texas | $54.4M | 22 |
| New York | $49.6M | 27 |
| North Carolina | $28.4M | 9 |
| Illinois | $27.4M | 19 |
| Georgia | $24.1M | 8 |
| Nevada | $22.1M | 12 |
| Virginia | $18.5M | 12 |
| Kansas | $18.0M | 10 |
| Oregon | $18.0M | 8 |
| Alabama | $17.9M | 6 |
| Tennessee | $17.3M | 7 |
| Florida | $16.9M | 12 |
| Maryland | $16.3M | 6 |
| Pennsylvania | $15.4M | 12 |
| West Virginia | $15.4M | 16 |
| Arizona | $14.8M | 7 |
| Ohio | $14.7M | 12 |
| Michigan | $14.1M | 10 |
| New Jersey | $13.9M | 10 |
| Louisiana | $13.9M | 7 |
| Colorado | $13.6M | 5 |
| Mississippi | $13.3M | 9 |
| Maine | $12.7M | 9 |
| Kentucky | $12.4M | 8 |
| Massachusetts | $12.3M | 7 |
| Washington | $12.1M | 8 |
| Wisconsin | $11.8M | 9 |
| New Mexico | $11.5M | 7 |
| South Dakota | $11.1M | 4 |
| District of Columbia | $9.0M | 2 |
| South Carolina | $8.7M | 5 |
| Oklahoma | $8.5M | 3 |
| Puerto Rico | $8.2M | 3 |
| Indiana | $6.9M | 3 |
| Montana | $5.8M | 3 |
| Missouri | $5.7M | 2 |
| Nebraska | $5.7M | 3 |
| Rhode Island | $5.5M | 7 |
| North Dakota | $5.5M | 3 |
| Utah | $4.7M | 2 |
| Vermont | $4.6M | 3 |
| Hawaii | $4.1M | 4 |
| Idaho | $4.0M | 1 |
| Delaware | $3.3M | 2 |
| New Hampshire | $3.3M | 2 |
| Minnesota | $2.6M | 3 |
| Alaska | $2.5M | 4 |
| Arkansas | $2.0M | 1 |
| Connecticut | $300K | 1 |
Top Recipients
Agencies Administering This Program
Department of Education$699.8M
Source: USAspending.gov · All Programs