FY 2024
The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024 (the Act) includes Congressionally directed spending entitled Congressionally Funded Community Projects. The Act identifies these projects with the dollar amounts and a brief explanatory statement about the project for which funds must be used. Directed spending includes $202,344,000 for the projects. A summary of the projects to be funded and the recipients are listed below.
Annual Performance Report/ Final Performance Report Technical Assistance webinar of the ED524B form.
Contact Information
Email: CongressionallyDirectedGrants-OPE@ed.gov
Each project will be assigned to a program specialist. The assigned program specialist will be listed on the List of Recipients soon.
United States Senate Committee on Appropriations
FY 2023 for Historical Purposes
FY 2023
The Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2023 (the Act) includes Congressionally directed spending entitled Congressionally Funded Community Projects. The Act identifies these projects with the dollar amounts and a brief explanatory statement about the project for which funds must be used. Directed spending includes $429,587,000 for the projects. A summary of the projects to be funded and the recipients are listed below.
Annual Performance Report/ Final Performance Report Technical Assistance webinar of the ED524B form.
Contact Information
Email: CongressionallyDirectedGrants-OPE@ed.gov
Each project will be assigned to a program specialist. The assigned program specialist will be listed on the List of Recipients soon.
List of House and Senate Recipients
FY 2022 for Historical Purposes
Introduction
The Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2022 (the Act) includes Congressionally directed spending (earmarks) entitled Congressionally Funded Community Projects. The Act identifies these earmarks with the dollar amounts and a brief explanatory statement about the project for which funds must be used. The funds for earmarks are broken down as follows: $140 million for the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, $249 million for the Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE), and $2.3 million for the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services. Information on this page is for OPE earmarks. A complete list of earmarks can be found below.
Contact Information
Email: CongressionallyDirectedGrants-OPE@ed.gov
Each earmark will be assigned to a program specialist. The assigned program specialist will be listed on the List of Earmarks soon.
Postsecondary Earmarks
List of House and Senate Recipients
FY 2022 Higher Education Congressionally Funded Community Projects Frequently Asked Questions (PDF, 237K)
FY 2024 Congressionally Funded Community Projects Application
Application Package Available - April 30, 2024
Postsecondary Education recipients can apply here (Funding Opportunity Number: ED-GRANTS-042424-001 )
FY 2024 Application Timeline (Approximate)
Application Package Available: April 30, 2024
Application Closes: May 31, 2024
FY 2024 Application Instructions
FY 2024 Application Instructions - The application common instructions are available for applicants to download and use as a guide only.
For additional tips related to submitting grant applications, please refer to the Grants.gov Applicant FAQs found at this Grants.gov link: grants.gov/applicants/applicant-faqs as well as additional information on Workspace at grants.gov/applicants/workspace-overview/.
Technical Assistance (TA) Pre-Application Webinars
To assist applicants in preparing applications, the Department of Education hosted a FY 2024 Pre-Application Webinars on:
May 13, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Click here for the Pre-Application Power Point presentation.
Helpful Tip:
For additional resources on applying for a grant, including video tutorials, please visit the grants.gov/applicants/applicant-training information located on grants.gov.
For Historical Purposes: FY 2023 Congressionally Directed Funded Community Projects (Earmarks) Application
FY 2023 Congressionally Funded Community Projects Application
Application Package Available - February 6, 2023
Postsecondary Education recipients can apply here (Funding Opportunity Number: ED-GRANTS-020623-001) using GRANTS.GOV
FY 2023 Application Timeline (Approximate)
Application Package Available: February 6, 2023
Application Closes: April 7, 2023
FY 2023 Application Instructions
FY 2023 Application Instructions - The application common instructions are available for applicants to download and use as a guide only.
For additional tips related to submitting grant applications, please refer to the Grants.gov Applicant FAQs found at this Grants.gov link: http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/applicants/applicant-faqs.html as well as additional information on Workspace at https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/applicants/applicant-faqs.html#workspace.
Technical Assistance (TA) Pre-Application Webinars
To assist applicants in preparing applications, the Department of Education will host two FY 2023 Pre-Application Webinars on:
February 13, 2023 & February 16, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time (Information shared is the same for both dates)
Click here for the Pre-Application Power Point presentation.
Helpful Tip:
For additional resources on applying for a grant, including video tutorials, please visit the Applicant Training information located on www.grants.gov.
For Historical Purposes: FY 2022 Congressionally Directed Funded Community Projects (Earmarks) Application
Application Package Available - May 16, 2022
Postsecondary Education recipients can apply here (Funding Opportunity Number: ED- GRANTS-051622-001) using www.grants.gov starting May 16, 2022.
FY 2022 Earmark Application Timeline (Approximate)
May 16, 2022 – Application Package Available
June 30, 2022 – Application Closes
FY 2022 Earmark Application Instructions
The Earmark Application Instructions are available for applicants to download and use as a guide only. This document can also be found on this specific page: https://www.grants.gov/view-opportunity.html?dpp=1&oppId=340384.
FY 2022 Earmark Application Instructions: PDF (488K)
Technical Assistance (TA) Pre-Application Webinars
To assist applicants in preparing applications, the Department of Education will host two FY 2022 Pre-Application Webinars on:
May 20, 2022 and May 25, 2022; at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time
(Information shared is the same for both dates)
Log-in information has been emailed to recipients
The pre-application PowerPoint presentation can be found here.
Coming Soon
The pre-application PowerPoint presentation can be found here immediately after the TA Pre-Application Webinar.
The webinar will be recorded and posted here one week after the live webinar.
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Helpful Tip:
For additional resources on applying for a grant through www.grants.gov, including video tutorials, please visit the Applicant Training information located on www.grants.gov.
Recipient List
List of House and Senate Recipients for Higher Education can be found here.
Program Specialist List
A list of Program Specialists for each earmark will be posted here soon.
FY 2024
The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024 (the Act) includes Congressionally directed spending entitled Congressionally Funded Community Projects. The Act identifies these projects with the dollar amounts and a brief explanatory statement about the project for which funds must be used. Directed spending includes $202,344,000 for the projects. A summary of the projects to be funded and the recipients are listed below.
Annual Performance Report/ Final Performance Report Technical Assistance webinar of the ED524B form.
Contact Information
Email: CongressionallyDirectedGrants-OPE@ed.gov
Each project will be assigned to a program specialist. The assigned program specialist will be listed on the List of Recipients soon.
United States Senate Committee on Appropriations
FY 2023 for Historical Purposes
FY 2023
The Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2023 (the Act) includes Congressionally directed spending entitled Congressionally Funded Community Projects. The Act identifies these projects with the dollar amounts and a brief explanatory statement about the project for which funds must be used. Directed spending includes $429,587,000 for the projects. A summary of the projects to be funded and the recipients are listed below.
Annual Performance Report/ Final Performance Report Technical Assistance webinar of the ED524B form.
Contact Information
Email: CongressionallyDirectedGrants-OPE@ed.gov
Each project will be assigned to a program specialist. The assigned program specialist will be listed on the List of Recipients soon.
List of House and Senate Recipients
FY 2022 for Historical Purposes
Introduction
The Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2022 (the Act) includes Congressionally directed spending (earmarks) entitled Congressionally Funded Community Projects. The Act identifies these earmarks with the dollar amounts and a brief explanatory statement about the project for which funds must be used. The funds for earmarks are broken down as follows: $140 million for the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, $249 million for the Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE), and $2.3 million for the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services. Information on this page is for OPE earmarks. A complete list of earmarks can be found below.
Contact Information
Email: CongressionallyDirectedGrants-OPE@ed.gov
Each earmark will be assigned to a program specialist. The assigned program specialist will be listed on the List of Earmarks soon.
Postsecondary Earmarks
List of House and Senate Recipients
FY 2022 Higher Education Congressionally Funded Community Projects Frequently Asked Questions (PDF, 237K)
FY 2024 Congressionally Funded Community Projects Application
Application Package Available - April 30, 2024
Postsecondary Education recipients can apply here (Funding Opportunity Number: ED-GRANTS-042424-001 )
FY 2024 Application Timeline (Approximate)
Application Package Available: April 30, 2024
Application Closes: May 31, 2024
FY 2024 Application Instructions
FY 2024 Application Instructions - The application common instructions are available for applicants to download and use as a guide only.
For additional tips related to submitting grant applications, please refer to the Grants.gov Applicant FAQs found at this Grants.gov link: grants.gov/applicants/applicant-faqs as well as additional information on Workspace at grants.gov/applicants/workspace-overview/.
Technical Assistance (TA) Pre-Application Webinars
To assist applicants in preparing applications, the Department of Education hosted a FY 2024 Pre-Application Webinars on:
May 13, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Click here for the Pre-Application Power Point presentation.
Helpful Tip:
For additional resources on applying for a grant, including video tutorials, please visit the grants.gov/applicants/applicant-training information located on grants.gov.
For Historical Purposes: FY 2023 Congressionally Directed Funded Community Projects (Earmarks) Application
FY 2023 Congressionally Funded Community Projects Application
Application Package Available - February 6, 2023
Postsecondary Education recipients can apply here (Funding Opportunity Number: ED-GRANTS-020623-001) using GRANTS.GOV
FY 2023 Application Timeline (Approximate)
Application Package Available: February 6, 2023
Application Closes: April 7, 2023
FY 2023 Application Instructions
FY 2023 Application Instructions - The application common instructions are available for applicants to download and use as a guide only.
For additional tips related to submitting grant applications, please refer to the Grants.gov Applicant FAQs found at this Grants.gov link: http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/applicants/applicant-faqs.html as well as additional information on Workspace at https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/applicants/applicant-faqs.html#workspace.
Technical Assistance (TA) Pre-Application Webinars
To assist applicants in preparing applications, the Department of Education will host two FY 2023 Pre-Application Webinars on:
February 13, 2023 & February 16, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time (Information shared is the same for both dates)
Click here for the Pre-Application Power Point presentation.
Helpful Tip:
For additional resources on applying for a grant, including video tutorials, please visit the Applicant Training information located on www.grants.gov.
For Historical Purposes: FY 2022 Congressionally Directed Funded Community Projects (Earmarks) Application
Application Package Available - May 16, 2022
Postsecondary Education recipients can apply here (Funding Opportunity Number: ED- GRANTS-051622-001) using www.grants.gov starting May 16, 2022.
FY 2022 Earmark Application Timeline (Approximate)
May 16, 2022 – Application Package Available
June 30, 2022 – Application Closes
FY 2022 Earmark Application Instructions
The Earmark Application Instructions are available for applicants to download and use as a guide only. This document can also be found on this specific page: https://www.grants.gov/view-opportunity.html?dpp=1&oppId=340384.
FY 2022 Earmark Application Instructions: PDF (488K)
Technical Assistance (TA) Pre-Application Webinars
To assist applicants in preparing applications, the Department of Education will host two FY 2022 Pre-Application Webinars on:
May 20, 2022 and May 25, 2022; at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time
(Information shared is the same for both dates)
Log-in information has been emailed to recipients
The pre-application PowerPoint presentation can be found here.
Coming Soon
The pre-application PowerPoint presentation can be found here immediately after the TA Pre-Application Webinar.
The webinar will be recorded and posted here one week after the live webinar.
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Helpful Tip:
For additional resources on applying for a grant through www.grants.gov, including video tutorials, please visit the Applicant Training information located on www.grants.gov.
Recipient List
List of House and Senate Recipients for Higher Education can be found here.
Program Specialist List
A list of Program Specialists for each earmark will be posted here soon.