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Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE): Open Textbooks Pilot Program CFDA Number 84.116T
Note:
Each funding opportunity description is a synopsis of information in the Federal Register application notice.
For specific information about eligibility, please see the official application notice.
The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal
Register.
Free Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at:
http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html.
Please review the official application notice for pre-application and application requirements, application submission information, performance measures, priorities and program contact information.
For the addresses for obtaining and submitting an application, please refer to our Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs, published in the Federal Register on February 13, 2019 (84 FR 3768),or at www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2019-02-13/pdf/2019-0220 6. pdf.
Purpose of Program:
The Open Textbooks Pilot program supports projects at eligible institutions of higher education (IHEs) that create new open textbooks (as defined in this notice) and expand the use of open textbooks in courses that are part of a degree-granting program, particularly those with high enrollments.
Applicants are encouraged to develop 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 (as defined in this notice) or in programs that prepare individuals for in-demand fields.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number 8 4. 116T.
Each funding opportunity description is a synopsis of information in the Federal Register application notice.
For specific information about eligibility, please see the official application notice.
The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal
Register.
Free Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at:
http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html.
Please review the official application notice for pre-application and application requirements, application submission information, performance measures, priorities and program contact information.
For the addresses for obtaining and submitting an application, please refer to our Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs, published in the Federal Register on February 13, 2019 (84 FR 3768),or at www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2019-02-13/pdf/2019-0220 6. pdf.
Purpose of Program:
The Open Textbooks Pilot program supports projects at eligible institutions of higher education (IHEs) that create new open textbooks (as defined in this notice) and expand the use of open textbooks in courses that are part of a degree-granting program, particularly those with high enrollments.
Applicants are encouraged to develop 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 (as defined in this notice) or in programs that prepare individuals for in-demand fields.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number 8 4. 116T.
Who's Eligible
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE): Open Textbooks Pilot Program CFDA Number 84.116T; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020
Additional Information of Eligibility:
1.
Eligible Applicants: Eligible applicants are IHEs as defined in section 101 of the HEA (20 U.S.C.
1001), or State higher education agencies that: (a) Lead the activities of a consortium that is comprised of at least: (i) Three IHEs as defined in section 101 of the HEA; (ii) An educational technology or electronic curriculum design expert (which may include such experts that are employed by one or more of the consortium institutions); and (iii) An advisory group of at least three employers, workforce organizations, or sector partners; and (b) Have demonstrated experience in the development and implementation of open educational resources.
Full Opportunity Web Address:
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-09-15/pdf/2020-20379.pdf
Contact:
Agency Email Description:
e-Mail: Program Manager
Agency Email:
Date Posted:
2020-09-15
Application Due Date:
Archive Date:
2013-09-03
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