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"U.S. Department of Education FIPSE Special Projects Artificial Intelligence Priorities for Advancing AI to Improve Educational Outcomes" is currently closed and not accepting applications.
FIPSE is the Department of Education's discretionary vehicle for postsecondary innovation, and in the most recent competition artificial intelligence moved from an incidental theme to a named funding priority - approximately USD 50,000,000 was allocated across two AI priorities within a seven-priority competition that distributed USD 169,000,000 to more than 70 colleges, universities, nonprofits and other organisations.
The two priorities divide the space cleanly. Advancing AI to Improve Educational Outcomes funds projects that deploy AI to strengthen teaching, learning and student success, which in practice means instructional tools, advising and student-support systems, and course redesign rather than computer-science research.
Ensuring Future Educators and Students Have Foundational Exposure to AI and Computer Science targets teacher preparation programmes and broadening access to AI and computer science coursework - a supply-side bet on the educator pipeline.
Eligible applicants are accredited colleges, consortia of institutions, and nonprofits, and the consortium route is worth attention because FIPSE has historically favoured multi-institution proposals for priorities framed around field-wide change. The competition was announced in November and awards were announced in January 2026, so this cycle is closed.
The practical significance for applicants is forward-looking: the Department has signalled that AI will be weighted in how it awards discretionary grants generally, so the FIPSE priorities are a template for language likely to appear across other Department competitions. Prospective applicants should monitor the FIPSE Special Projects programme page for the next notice inviting applications.
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Or search similar grants →According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Eligible applicants are accredited institutions of higher education, consortia of institutions, and nonprofit organisations. Two artificial intelligence priorities were funded. Advancing AI to Improve Educational Outcomes supports projects that use artificial intelligence to enhance teaching, learning and student success at the postsecondary level. Ensuring Future Educators and Students Have Foundational Exposure to AI and Computer Science supports teacher preparation programmes and efforts to broaden access to artificial intelligence and computer science instruction. Approximately USD 50,000,000 was allocated across these two AI priorities. The Department of Education has not published a per-award minimum or maximum specific to the AI priorities; for scale, the wider FIPSE competition distributed USD 169,000,000 across all seven priorities to more than 70 institutions and organisations. The competition was announced in November and awards were announced in January 2026, so this cycle is closed to new applications. The Department has indicated that artificial intelligence will be prioritised in the awarding of discretionary grants more broadly, so applicants should treat these priority definitions as indicative of language likely to recur in future Department of Education competitions and should monitor the FIPSE Special Projects programme page for the next notice inviting applications. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows approximately USD 50,000,000 was allocated across the two artificial intelligence priorities. The Department has not published a per-award minimum or maximum for these priorities; the broader FIPSE competition distributed USD 169,000,000 across seven priorities to more than 70 institutions and organisations. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
The published deadline was January 1, 2026, which has passed. Check the official notice for any future application windows before investing time in a proposal.
U.S. Department of Education FIPSE Special Projects Artificial Intelligence Priorities for Advancing AI to Improve Educational Outcomes is funded by U.S. Department of Education (Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education, FIPSE Special Projects Program). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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