Program Description
Program Office: Student Service
CFDA Number: 116C
Program Type: Discretionary Grants
Also Known As: Career Pathways
Program Description
Grants are awarded under this program for a period of three years.
The purpose of the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE)--Career and Educational Pathways Exploration System Program (Career Pathways), is to develop technology-based or technology-enabled career exploration systems that enable high school students to identify and explore career opportunities that align with their interests, ambitions, and aptitudes; learn from individuals who work in those fields about the nature of their work and opportunities available in their fields; and identify education and training options--including non-college programs such as work-based learning opportunities, military training, apprenticeships, and employer-sponsored training--that enable entry into or advancement in those careers. Career and education pathways exploration systems must include, for featured occupations, information about employment outlook and likely entry and mid-career earnings in featured fields, and they must enable students to use built-in financial analysis tools to explore the economic impact of their career, education, and training choices.
Who May Apply:
Public and private nonprofit institutions and agencies (other than institutions of higher education (IHEs) with expertise in workforce development or career counseling, alone or in partnership with IHEs or other public and private nonprofit institutions and agencies (such as State workforce development boards, employers, trade associations, or labor unions).
Note: Only public and private nonprofit institutions and agencies may be the fiscal agent in this competition. IHEs may be included as a partner in a grant in which public and private nonprofit institutions and agencies are the fiscal agent as a group application consistent with 34 CFR 75.127-75.129.
Timeline
Application available: November 9, 2020
Application deadline: December 9, 2020
Federal Register Notice
Current Application
The FY 2020 application package for Career Pathways can be found on Grants.gov at www.grants.gov.
Through Grants.gov you will be able to download a copy of the application package, complete it offline, and then upload and submit your application. You must search for the downloadable application package for this program by the CFDA number 84.116C. If you experience problems submitting your application through Grants.gov, contact the Grants.gov Support Desk, toll free, at 1-800-518-4726.
Tips and Assistance
Pre-Application Technical Assistance Webinar
Dear Colleague:
On behalf of the U. S. Department of Education, we want to invite you to attend a pre-application technical assistance webinar for the Career and Educational Pathways Exploration System Program (Career Pathways Program). The purpose of the Career Pathways Program, funded through the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE), is to develop technology-based or technology-enabled career exploration systems that enable high school students to identify and explore career opportunities that align with their interests, ambitions and aptitudes; learn from individuals who work in those fields about the nature of their work and opportunities available in their fields; and identify education and training options — including non-college programs such as work-based learning opportunities, military training, apprenticeships and employer-sponsored training — that enable entry to or advancement in those careers.
A pre-application technical assistance webinar for the Career Pathways Program, was held on Friday, November 20, 2020.
- Webinar Slides: PDF (1.23M)
If you have any questions, please contact ReShone Moore on 202-453-7624 or Gaby Watts on 202-453-7195.
Application Contact
Sharon Easterling, 202-453-7425
Carmen Gordon, 202-453-7311
Mailing Address
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, SW, room 278-14
Washington, DC 20202-4260
To Be Announced
Legislation
- Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) - Authorizing Legislation 2008
- 20 U.S.C. Sections 1138-1138d
- Higher Education Act of 1965
Title VII, Part B, Subparts 741-745
(As amended by the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008)
Program Authority
- 20 U.S.C. 1138-1138d, the explanatory statement accompanying H.R. 1865 (Pub. L. 116-94), Congressional Record, daily edition, Dec. 17, 2019, at H11083
Regulations
- There are no program specific regulations.
The Education Department General Administrative Regulations in 34 CFR parts 75, 77, 79, 81, 82, 84, 86, 97, 98, and 99. (b) The Office of Management and Budget Guidelines to Agencies on Governmentwide Debarment and Suspension (Nonprocurement) in 2 CFR part 180, as adopted and amended as regulations of the Department in 2 CFR part 3485. (c) The Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards in 2 CFR part 200, as adopted and amended as regulations of the Department in 2 CFR part 3474.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR 86 apply to IHEs only.
For questions regarding the Career Pathways program, please contact:
Sharon Easterling, 202-453-7425
Carmen Gordon, 202-453-7311
Mailing Address
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, SW, room 278-14
Washington, DC 20202-4260
To Be Announced
Program Description
Program Office: Student Service
CFDA Number: 116C
Program Type: Discretionary Grants
Also Known As: Career Pathways
Program Description
Grants are awarded under this program for a period of three years.
The purpose of the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE)--Career and Educational Pathways Exploration System Program (Career Pathways), is to develop technology-based or technology-enabled career exploration systems that enable high school students to identify and explore career opportunities that align with their interests, ambitions, and aptitudes; learn from individuals who work in those fields about the nature of their work and opportunities available in their fields; and identify education and training options--including non-college programs such as work-based learning opportunities, military training, apprenticeships, and employer-sponsored training--that enable entry into or advancement in those careers. Career and education pathways exploration systems must include, for featured occupations, information about employment outlook and likely entry and mid-career earnings in featured fields, and they must enable students to use built-in financial analysis tools to explore the economic impact of their career, education, and training choices.
Who May Apply:
Public and private nonprofit institutions and agencies (other than institutions of higher education (IHEs) with expertise in workforce development or career counseling, alone or in partnership with IHEs or other public and private nonprofit institutions and agencies (such as State workforce development boards, employers, trade associations, or labor unions).
Note: Only public and private nonprofit institutions and agencies may be the fiscal agent in this competition. IHEs may be included as a partner in a grant in which public and private nonprofit institutions and agencies are the fiscal agent as a group application consistent with 34 CFR 75.127-75.129.
Timeline
Application available: November 9, 2020
Application deadline: December 9, 2020
Federal Register Notice
Current Application
The FY 2020 application package for Career Pathways can be found on Grants.gov at www.grants.gov.
Through Grants.gov you will be able to download a copy of the application package, complete it offline, and then upload and submit your application. You must search for the downloadable application package for this program by the CFDA number 84.116C. If you experience problems submitting your application through Grants.gov, contact the Grants.gov Support Desk, toll free, at 1-800-518-4726.
Tips and Assistance
Pre-Application Technical Assistance Webinar
Dear Colleague:
On behalf of the U. S. Department of Education, we want to invite you to attend a pre-application technical assistance webinar for the Career and Educational Pathways Exploration System Program (Career Pathways Program). The purpose of the Career Pathways Program, funded through the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE), is to develop technology-based or technology-enabled career exploration systems that enable high school students to identify and explore career opportunities that align with their interests, ambitions and aptitudes; learn from individuals who work in those fields about the nature of their work and opportunities available in their fields; and identify education and training options — including non-college programs such as work-based learning opportunities, military training, apprenticeships and employer-sponsored training — that enable entry to or advancement in those careers.
A pre-application technical assistance webinar for the Career Pathways Program, was held on Friday, November 20, 2020.
- Webinar Slides: PDF (1.23M)
If you have any questions, please contact ReShone Moore on 202-453-7624 or Gaby Watts on 202-453-7195.
Application Contact
Sharon Easterling, 202-453-7425
Carmen Gordon, 202-453-7311
Mailing Address
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, SW, room 278-14
Washington, DC 20202-4260
To Be Announced
Legislation
- Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) - Authorizing Legislation 2008
- 20 U.S.C. Sections 1138-1138d
- Higher Education Act of 1965
Title VII, Part B, Subparts 741-745
(As amended by the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008)
Program Authority
- 20 U.S.C. 1138-1138d, the explanatory statement accompanying H.R. 1865 (Pub. L. 116-94), Congressional Record, daily edition, Dec. 17, 2019, at H11083
Regulations
- There are no program specific regulations.
The Education Department General Administrative Regulations in 34 CFR parts 75, 77, 79, 81, 82, 84, 86, 97, 98, and 99. (b) The Office of Management and Budget Guidelines to Agencies on Governmentwide Debarment and Suspension (Nonprocurement) in 2 CFR part 180, as adopted and amended as regulations of the Department in 2 CFR part 3485. (c) The Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards in 2 CFR part 200, as adopted and amended as regulations of the Department in 2 CFR part 3474.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR 86 apply to IHEs only.
For questions regarding the Career Pathways program, please contact:
Sharon Easterling, 202-453-7425
Carmen Gordon, 202-453-7311
Mailing Address
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, SW, room 278-14
Washington, DC 20202-4260
To Be Announced