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Open Textbooks Pilot Program (84. 116T) | U.S. Department of Education Open Textbooks Pilot Program (84.
116T) Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE) Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) State Educational Agencies (SEAs) State Higher Education Agencies Estimated Total Grant Funding Expected Number Of Awards 06/23/2026 - 11:59 PM EDT Applicant Info and Eligibility The Employment and Training Administration at the U.S. Department of Labor (Labor) is soliciting applications in support of the administration of the Open Textbook Pilot Program (OTP) on behalf of the U.S. Department of Education (ED) and the Secretary of Education (Secretary).
Administered by Labor’s Employment and Training Administration, on behalf of the ED, the OTP Program is fully aligned with America’s Talent Strategy and the reindustrialization agenda of the Trump Administration. As described in the March 16, 2026 Dear Colleague letter, ED and DOL developed this partnership through an interagency agreement to better employment and earnings outcomes for postsecondary students.
The closing date for receipt of applications is June 23, 2026. Additional details can be found on the OTP Applicant Info tab. ED is seeking individuals to serve as peer reviewers and assess grant program applications for the FY 2026 program grant competition.
For more information, please review the Call for Peer Reviewers: Open Textbooks Pilot Program . The purpose of the Open Textbooks Pilot program is to support projects at eligible institutions of higher education (IHEs) or State higher education agencies that create new open textbooks and expand the use of open textbooks and course materials in courses that are part of a degree-granting program, particularly those with high enrollments.
This pilot program emphasizes the development of projects that demonstrate the greatest potential to achieve the highest level of savings for students through sustainable, expanded use of open textbooks in high-enrollment courses or in programs that prepare individuals for in-demand fields.
Appropriations: $7,000,000 Total Number of Awards: coming soon Appropriation: $7,000,000 Total Number of New Awards: 4 FY 2023 Appropriation: $12,000,000 FY 2023 Amount for New Awards: $11,709,310 Funding Down the Slate from the FY 2022 Competition: $1,253,296 New Awards from the FY 2023 Competition: $10,456,014 Funding Down the Slate from the FY 2022 Competition: 1 New Award New Awards from the FY 2023 Competition: 5 New Awards Appropriation: $11,000,000 Total Number of New Awards: 2 Total Number of Supplemental Awards: 9* *To make whole awardees that were partially funded in FY 2021.
Appropriation: $7,000,000 Total Number of New Awards: 9 Appropriation: $6,012,195 Total Number of New Awards: 4 Appropriation: $5,000,000 Total Number of New Awards: 2 Appropriation: $4,949,843 Total Number of New Awards: 1 Legislation, Regulations, and Guidance Program authority : 20 U.S.C. 1138-1138d ; the Explanatory Statement accompanying Division B of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 (Pub. L.
119-75). (a) The Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 75, 77, 79, 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 in 2 CFR part 3474. (d) The NFP. (e) The Supplemental Priorities.
Note : The regulations in 34 CFR part 79 apply to all applicants except federally recognized Indian Tribes. Note : The regulations in 34 CFR part 86 apply to institutions of higher education only. A grant under this competition, you must ensure that the necessary processes and systems are developed to comply with the reporting requirements in 2 CFR part 170 should you receive funding under the competition.
This does not apply if you have an exception under 2 CFR 170. 110(b). At the end of the project period, the grantee must submit a final performance report, including financial information, as directed by the Secretary.
If a grantee receives a multi-year award, it must submit an annual performance report that provides the most current performance and financial expenditure information as directed by the Secretary under 34 CFR 75. 118. The Secretary may also require more frequent performance reports under 34 CFR 75.
720(c). Review the specific requirements on reporting . ED has developed the following performance measures for the purposes of the reporting to ED under 34 CFR 75.
110 . Program Performance Measures. The Department developed the following program performance indicators to evaluate the overall effectiveness of this program.
These measures constitute the Department's indicators of success for this program. Consequently, we advise an applicant for a grant under this program to give careful consideration to these measures in conceptualizing the approach and evaluation for its proposed project. If funded, you will be required to collect and report data in your project's annual performance report ( 34 CFR 75.
590 ). Program Performance Measure 1: The number of students who enrolled in courses that use open textbooks and/or ancillary materials developed through the grant. Program Performance Measure 2: The number of students who completed courses that used open textbooks and/or ancillary materials developed through the grant.
Program Performance Measure 3: The failure rate or withdrawal rate in courses that use open textbooks and/or ancillary materials compared with equivalent courses that used commercial textbooks.
Program Performance Measure 4: The average grade of students who completed a course that used open textbooks and/or ancillary materials developed through the grant compared with the equivalent average grade of students who used commercial textbooks. Program Performance Measure 5: The number of faculty/instructors that use open textbooks and/or ancillary materials developed through the grant.
Program Performance Measure 6: The number of institutions within the consortium, and the number of institutions outside of the consortium, that adopted the open textbooks and/or ancillary materials developed through the grant.
Program Performance Measure 7: The number of courses among consortium members that adopted the open textbooks and/or ancillary materials developed through the grant, compared to those that continued to use commercial textbooks.
Program Performance Measure 8: The number of faculty/instructors or institutions that use tools for revising and remixing open educational resources content to facilitate adoption of open textbooks and/or ancillary materials developed through the grant. Program Performance Measure 9: The average cost savings per student.
Program Performance Measure 10: The total cost savings for students who used open textbooks and/or ancillary materials developed through the grant compared to students in the same course of study who used traditional textbooks. FY 2026 Application Information The official funding opportunity announcement for the FY 2026 Open Textbooks Pilot Program competition is available in the Federal Register.
FY 2026 Competition Resources Open Textbook Pilot Program (OTP) Competition: Frequently Asked Questions Project Abstract PDF (401K) Project Abstract PDF (595K) New and Supplemental Awards MS Excel (11K) Project Abstracts for New Awards PDF (222K) Project Abstracts for Supplemental Awards (please see FY 2021 abstracts below) New Award MS Excel (10. 1K) Project Abstract PDF (163K) New Award MS Excel (10.
7K) Project Abstract PDF (131K) New Award MS Excel (9. 75K) Project Abstract PDF (20K) New Award MS Excel (9. 6K) Project Abstract PDF (36K) Dr. Robin Dabney, FY 2026 OTP Competition Manager Kurrinn Abrams, OTP Program Lead Division Director, Institutional Service Stacey.
Slijepcevic@ed. gov FAQs from Live Q&A Session FY 2022 OTP Competition FAQ's The purpose of this information is to provide answers to the most frequent questions we have received from applicants thus far. This guidance is not intended to create new requirements but to clarify issues that arise from the implementation of the rule published on January 17, 2017.
The text can be found at 2 C. F. R.
§3474. 20 and online, click here. If you are responding to a notice inviting application (NIA) for an open grant competition and have any questions about this guidance or about an aspect of the open licensing requirement that is not addressed in this guidance, please submit your questions to the contact listed in the NIA with a copy to tech@ed.
gov . Please also feel free to provide comments or other input on this guidance to tech@ed. gov .
UNDERSTANDING THE OPEN LICENSING REQUIREMENT AKA "OPEN RULE" What is the open licensing requirement for competitive grant programs, aka "open rule" ? How does the open rule apply to previously licensed materials ? How does the open rule apply to modifications on existing materials ?
What are the exceptions to the open rule ? What are examples of final grant deliverables that are covered by the open rule ? What is the requirement to disseminate final grant deliverables and program support materials ?
What is a license to a work, and what is an open license ? How do open licenses relate to open source software ? What are examples of open licenses that satisfy the requirements of the open rule ?
Does an open license mean that we must allow the public to access the final grant deliverables at no cost ? UNDERSTANDING THE OPEN LICENSING REQUIREMENT AKA "OPEN RULE" 1. What is the open licensing requirement for competitive grant programs, aka "open rule" ?
Under this open rule, all new NIAs for discretionary grant programs will clearly indicate whether that program is subject to the requirements of the open rule or whether it has been granted an exception. The unusual circumstances needed to justify exceptions for individual grantees and grant deliverables are also described in the open rule (more guidance on this may be developed in the future).
Unless an exception applies to the grant program, the open rule applies to all final grant deliverables created wholly or in part with Department funds, including any program support materials. Final grant deliverables are final versions of a work developed to carry out the purposes of the grant. Each year, the Department funds a variety of grant programs that support a diverse array of grant-funded works.
These have included instructional materials, personalized learning delivery systems, assessment systems, language tools, and teacher professional development training modules, just to name a few. Program support materials are materials that are necessary to understand, learn from, use, and replicate the final grant deliverables.
For example, some support materials may document best practices in implementation of certain tools for specific target populations. Since the best practices would be considered a key element to the appropriate use of final grant deliverables, they would be covered by the requirement that they be openly licensed and made available to the public. 3.
How does the open rule apply to previously licensed materials ? 4. How does the open rule apply to modifications on existing materials ?
The rule applies only to modifications that are separately identifiable from the existing materials and does not apply to existing materials themselves. The open rule does not apply to the tools used to create a final grant deliverable, only to the deliverable itself. 6.
What are the exceptions to the open rule ?
, There are some specific exceptions to the open rule: Grant programs that provide funding for general operating expenses Grant programs that provide support to individuals (e.g., scholarships, fellowships) Grants awarded through the Ready to Learn Television Program, which already has a well-established system of disseminating the products of the grants Peer-reviewed scholarly publications that arise from any scientific research funded, either fully or partially, from grants awarded by the Department Final grant deliverables that are jointly funded by the Department and another Federal agency, if the other Federal agency does not require the open licensing of its final grant deliverables for the relevant grant program Works created by the grantee or subgrantee not using Department grant funds, including matching funds, unless an exception is made The Secretary has determined that unusual circumstances exist that warrant the grantee (or subgrantee) to receive an exception The Department has determined that compliance would conflict with other intellectual property rights of the grantees (or subgrantees) If one of these program exceptions applies to a grant program, it will be clearly stated in the NIA.
Exceptions for specific deliverables or for individual grantees can be considered after a grant is awarded. These case-by-case decisions will be made during the period of grant performance, as deliverables are developed and there is more information about the deliverable, such as the nature of the content, funding sources, and specific areas of conflict. 7.
What are examples of final grant deliverables that are covered by the open rule ? Some grantees have already begun to openly license the resources they have created. For example: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is creating scalable, differentiated instruction using technology-enabled competency-based dynamic scaffolding through the Department’s First in the World Grant Program.
The modular curriculum mapping technology for creating competency-based mappings to content and student skills and outcomes, student and instructor applications, and results of implementation studies are available to the public at: http://fbw. mit. edu/technology .
Grants by the Department’s Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) aim to create resources that support children, youth, and adults with disabilities.
Through these grants, Benetech, a nonprofit corporation operates the DIAGRAM+ Center to provide image and math accessibility for students with print disabilities, such as blindness and dyslexia, autism spectrum disorders, hearing impairments, intellectual disabilities, and other disabilities, as well as students with any disabilities who are also English language learners.
Benetech has voluntarily provided these resources under a Creative Commons license so that all schools, community organizations, technology developers, and students may freely use, adapt, and widely redistribute the assistive technologies, resources, and training materials. For more information, visit: http://diagramcenter.
org/ The National Language Resource Centers (LRC) program funds institutions of higher education to research and develop resources for Less Commonly Taught Languages (LCTL).
Though there was no requirement for the grantees to openly license their resources, the University of Texas at Austin elected to openly license the Center for Open Educational Resources and Language Learning (COERLL), which creates fully openly licensed language and pedagogical materials for 16 languages, in addition to an open platform for discovery, remix, and repurposing of these language resources and open research found at https://www.
coerll. utexas. edu/coerll/ .
8. What is the requirement to disseminate final grant deliverables and program support materials ? Under the open rule, grantees will be required to develop a plan to disseminate the final grant deliverables and any program support materials.
The Department does not prescribe the format of the dissemination plan in order to allow grantees flexibility to develop a plan that is appropriate for the particular types of deliverables and support materials and for the individual timeline for implementation of grant activities.
Dissemination plans can be developed throughout the course of the grant period in consultation with the Department project officer, as appropriate to the workplan of the grant and when deliverables will be finalized. We encourage grantees to discuss the development of their dissemination plans as early as possible with their project officers. 10.
What is a license to a work, and what is an open license ? Broadly speaking, an open license grants permission to access, re-use, and redistribute a work with few or no restrictions. Some examples of the conditions that must be met in order for a license to be open are available in the Open Knowledge Definition 2.
1 , but others may apply. 11. How do open licenses relate to open source software ?
An open source software license is a type of open license specific to computer software and other products that allows source code, blueprints, or design to be used, modified, and/or shared under defined terms and conditions.
Generally, to be considered an open source license, the license on the software or other product must be approved by the Open Software Initiative based on its Open Source Definition that allows free use, modification, and sharing.
Examples of open source licenses that can be used to meet the requirements of the open rule include GNU General Public License (GNU-GPL), Apache, Mozilla Public License (MPL), MIT, or those that otherwise follow principles established by the Open Source Initiative. Grantees may use any open source license that meets the requirements listed immediately below. 12.
What are examples of open licenses that satisfy the requirements of the open rule? In order to satisfy the requirements of the open rule, the open license must be worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, and irrevocable.
In addition, the open license must permit the public to: Prepare derivative works and reproduce, publicly perform, publicly display, and distribute those derivative works; and The open license must also contain: Machine-readable code for digital resources; Readily accessed legal terms; and The statement of attribution and disclaimer specified in 34 CFR 75. 620(b).
Depending on the final grant deliverables, licenses that meet these requirements could include, but may not be limited to, the following: Intended Use Open License Examples Free and Open Source Software GNU General Public License (GNU-GPL), Apache, Mozilla Public License (MPL), MIT Open Data ODbL, CC0 Open Access CC BY Open Content CC BY During the period of the grant, if grantees have additional questions about selecting licenses, they should contact their project officers directly.
13. Does an open license mean that we must allow the public to access the final grant deliverables at no cost ? Yes, the open rule requires the selection of any license that will allow the public to use the final grant deliverables as described above in a royalty-free manner, i.e., at no cost.
In addition, the license to the final grant deliverable is required to be perpetual and irrevocable Open licenses that are royalty-free, perpetual, and irrevocable allow the public to continuously access the licensed final version of the final grant deliverable for no cost. However, grantees may elect to charge for access to services or derivative versions of the final grant deliverable at any time during or after the grant period.
Grant deliverable — a final version of a work, including any final version of program support materials necessary to the use of the deliverable, developed to carry out the purpose of the grant, as specified in the grant announcement (2 C. F. R.
§ 3474. 20(f)). The Employment and Training Administration at the U.S. Department of Labor (Labor) is soliciting applications in support of the administration of the Open Textbook Pilot Program (OTP) on behalf of the U.S. Department of Education (ED) and the Secretary of Education (Secretary).
Administered by Labor’s Employment and Training Administration, on behalf of the ED, the OTP Program is fully aligned with America’s Talent Strategy and the reindustrialization agenda of the Trump Administration. As described in the March 16, 2026 Dear Colleague letter, ED and DOL developed this partnership through an interagency agreement to better employment and earnings outcomes for postsecondary students.
The closing date for receipt of applications is June 23, 2026. Additional details can be found on the OTP Applicant Info tab. ED is seeking individuals to serve as peer reviewers and assess grant program applications for the FY 2026 program grant competition.
For more information, please review the Call for Peer Reviewers: Open Textbooks Pilot Program . The purpose of the Open Textbooks Pilot program is to support projects at eligible institutions of higher education (IHEs) or State higher education agencies that create new open textbooks and expand the use of open textbooks and course materials in courses that are part of a degree-granting program, particularly those with high enrollments.
This pilot program emphasizes the development of projects that demonstrate the greatest potential to achieve the highest level of savings for students through sustainable, expanded use of open textbooks in high-enrollment courses or in programs that prepare individuals for in-demand fields.
Appropriations: $7,000,000 Total Number of Awards: coming soon Appropriation: $7,000,000 Total Number of New Awards: 4 FY 2023 Appropriation: $12,000,000 FY 2023 Amount for New Awards: $11,709,310 Funding Down the Slate from the FY 2022 Competition: $1,253,296 New Awards from the FY 2023 Competition: $10,456,014 Funding Down the Slate from the FY 2022 Competition: 1 New Award New Awards from the FY 2023 Competition: 5 New Awards Appropriation: $11,000,000 Total Number of New Awards: 2 Total Number of Supplemental Awards: 9* *To make whole awardees that were partially funded in FY 2021.
Appropriation: $7,000,000 Total Number of New Awards: 9 Appropriation: $6,012,195 Total Number of New Awards: 4 Appropriation: $5,000,000 Total Number of New Awards: 2 Appropriation: $4,949,843 Total Number of New Awards: 1 Legislation, Regulations, and Guidance Program authority : 20 U.S.C. 1138-1138d ; the Explanatory Statement accompanying Division B of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 (Pub. L.
119-75). (a) The Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 75, 77, 79, 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 in 2 CFR part 3474. (d) The NFP. (e) The Supplemental Priorities.
Note : The regulations in 34 CFR part 79 apply to all applicants except federally recognized Indian Tribes. Note : The regulations in 34 CFR part 86 apply to institutions of higher education only. A grant under this competition, you must ensure that the necessary processes and systems are developed to comply with the reporting requirements in 2 CFR part 170 should you receive funding under the competition.
This does not apply if you have an exception under 2 CFR 170. 110(b). At the end of the project period, the grantee must submit a final performance report, including financial information, as directed by the Secretary.
If a grantee receives a multi-year award, it must submit an annual performance report that provides the most current performance and financial expenditure information as directed by the Secretary under 34 CFR 75. 118. The Secretary may also require more frequent performance reports under 34 CFR 75.
720(c). Review the specific requirements on reporting . ED has developed the following performance measures for the purposes of the reporting to ED under 34 CFR 75.
110 . Program Performance Measures. The Department developed the following program performance indicators to evaluate the overall effectiveness of this program.
These measures constitute the Department's indicators of success for this program. Consequently, we advise an applicant for a grant under this program to give careful consideration to these measures in conceptualizing the approach and evaluation for its proposed project. If funded, you will be required to collect and report data in your project's annual performance report ( 34 CFR 75.
590 ). Program Performance Measure 1: The number of students who enrolled in courses that use open textbooks and/or ancillary materials developed through the grant. Program Performance Measure 2: The number of students who completed courses that used open textbooks and/or ancillary materials developed through the grant.
Program Performance Measure 3: The failure rate or withdrawal rate in courses that use open textbooks and/or ancillary materials compared with equivalent courses that used commercial textbooks.
Program Performance Measure 4: The average grade of students who completed a course that used open textbooks and/or ancillary materials developed through the grant compared with the equivalent average grade of students who used commercial textbooks. Program Performance Measure 5: The number of faculty/instructors that use open textbooks and/or ancillary materials developed through the grant.
Program Performance Measure 6: The number of institutions within the consortium, and the number of institutions outside of the consortium, that adopted the open textbooks and/or ancillary materials developed through the grant.
Program Performance Measure 7: The number of courses among consortium members that adopted the open textbooks and/or ancillary materials developed through the grant, compared to those that continued to use commercial textbooks.
Program Performance Measure 8: The number of faculty/instructors or institutions that use tools for revising and remixing open educational resources content to facilitate adoption of open textbooks and/or ancillary materials developed through the grant. Program Performance Measure 9: The average cost savings per student.
Program Performance Measure 10: The total cost savings for students who used open textbooks and/or ancillary materials developed through the grant compared to students in the same course of study who used traditional textbooks. Applicant Info and Eligibility FY 2026 Application Information The official funding opportunity announcement for the FY 2026 Open Textbooks Pilot Program competition is available in the Federal Register.
FY 2026 Competition Resources Open Textbook Pilot Program (OTP) Competition: Frequently Asked Questions Project Abstract PDF (401K) Project Abstract PDF (595K) New and Supplemental Awards MS Excel (11K) Project Abstracts for New Awards PDF (222K) Project Abstracts for Supplemental Awards (please see FY 2021 abstracts below) New Award MS Excel (10. 1K) Project Abstract PDF (163K) New Award MS Excel (10.
7K) Project Abstract PDF (131K) New Award MS Excel (9. 75K) Project Abstract PDF (20K) New Award MS Excel (9. 6K) Project Abstract PDF (36K) Dr. Robin Dabney, FY 2026 OTP Competition Manager Kurrinn Abrams, OTP Program Lead Division Director, Institutional Service Stacey.
Slijepcevic@ed. gov FAQs from Live Q&A Session FY 2022 OTP Competition FAQ's The purpose of this information is to provide answers to the most frequent questions we have received from applicants thus far. This guidance is not intended to create new requirements but to clarify issues that arise from the implementation of the rule published on January 17, 2017.
The text can be found at 2 C. F. R.
§3474. 20 and online, click here. If you are responding to a notice inviting application (NIA) for an open grant competition and have any questions about this guidance or about an aspect of the open licensing requirement that is not addressed in this guidance, please submit your questions to the contact listed in the NIA with a copy to tech@ed.
gov . Please also feel free to provide comments or other input on this guidance to tech@ed. gov .
UNDERSTANDING THE OPEN LICENSING REQUIREMENT AKA "OPEN RULE" What is the open licensing requirement for competitive grant programs, aka "open rule" ? How does the open rule apply to previously licensed materials ? How does the open rule apply to modifications on existing materials ?
What are the exceptions to the open rule ? What are examples of final grant deliverables that are covered by the open rule ? What is the requirement to disseminate final grant deliverables and program support materials ?
What is a license to a work, and what is an open license ? How do open licenses relate to open source software ? What are examples of open licenses that satisfy the requirements of the open rule ?
Does an open license mean that we must allow the public to access the final grant deliverables at no cost ? UNDERSTANDING THE OPEN LICENSING REQUIREMENT AKA "OPEN RULE" 1. What is the open licensing requirement for competitive grant programs, aka "open rule" ?
Under this open rule, all new NIAs for discretionary grant programs will clearly indicate whether that program is subject to the requirements of the open rule or whether it has been granted an exception. The unusual circumstances needed to justify exceptions for individual grantees and grant deliverables are also described in the open rule (more guidance on this may be developed in the future).
Unless an exception applies to the grant program, the open rule applies to all final grant deliverables created wholly or in part with Department funds, including any program support materials. Final grant deliverables are final versions of a work developed to carry out the purposes of the grant. Each year, the Department funds a variety of grant programs that support a diverse array of grant-funded works.
These have included instructional materials, personalized learning delivery systems, assessment systems, language tools, and teacher professional development training modules, just to name a few. Program support materials are materials that are necessary to understand, learn from, use, and replicate the final grant deliverables.
For example, some support materials may document best practices in implementation of certain tools for specific target populations. Since the best practices would be considered a key element to the appropriate use of final grant deliverables, they would be covered by the requirement that they be openly licensed and made available to the public. 3.
How does the open rule apply to previously licensed materials ? 4. How does the open rule apply to modifications on existing materials ?
The rule applies only to modifications that are separately identifiable from the existing materials and does not apply to existing materials themselves. The open rule does not apply to the tools used to create a final grant deliverable, only to the deliverable itself. 6.
What are the exceptions to the open rule ?
, There are some specific exceptions to the open rule: Grant programs that provide funding for general operating expenses Grant programs that provide support to individuals (e.g., scholarships, fellowships) Grants awarded through the Ready to Learn Television Program, which already has a well-established system of disseminating the products of the grants Peer-reviewed scholarly publications that arise from any scientific research funded, either fully or partially, from grants awarded by the Department Final grant deliverables that are jointly funded by the Department and another Federal agency, if the other Federal agency does not require the open licensing of its final grant deliverables for the relevant grant program Works created by the grantee or subgrantee not using Department grant funds, including matching funds, unless an exception is made The Secretary has determined that unusual circumstances exist that warrant the grantee (or subgrantee) to receive an exception The Department has determined that compliance would conflict with other intellectual property rights of the grantees (or subgrantees) If one of these program exceptions applies to a grant program, it will be clearly stated in the NIA.
Exceptions for specific deliverables or for individual grantees can be considered after a grant is awarded. These case-by-case decisions will be made during the period of grant performance, as deliverables are developed and there is more information about the deliverable, such as the nature of the content, funding sources, and specific areas of conflict. 7.
What are examples of final
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Public and state institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) s…. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows $1,500,000 - $2,000,000. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
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