Office of Postsecondary Education - Program Eligibility Chart

Office of Postsecondary Education - OPE Programs
Program Eligibility Chart

The chart below lists programs administered by the Office of Postsecondary Education and indicates those entities that are eligible to apply for grants in these programs. For more detailed information regarding eligibility to participate in OPE programs, please visit the individual program Web pages.

	Postsecondary Education Institutions	Non-Profit Organizations & Associations	Individuals	States and State Education Agencies	Local Education Agencies/ Secondary Schools
American Overseas Research Centers	yes (consortia only)	yes	no	no	no
Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions	yes	no	no	no	no
B. J. Stupak Olympic Scholarships	Northern Michigan University only	no	no	no	no
Business and International Education	yes	no	no	no	no
Byrd Honors Scholarships	no	no	no	yes (states only)	no
Centers for International Business Education	yes	no	no	no	no
Centers of Excellence for Veteran Student Success	yes	no	no	no	no
Child Care Access Means Parents in School Program	yes	no	no	no	no
College Access Challenge Grant Program	no	no	no	yes	no
Demonstration Projects to Ensure Students with Disabilities Receive a Quality Higher Education	yes	no	no	no	no
Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions (Title V)	yes (eligible HSIs)	no	no	no	no
Educational Opportunity Centers (TRIO)	yes	yes	no	yes	yes (exceptional cases only)
Erma Byrd Scholarship Program	no	no	yes	no	no
	Postsecondary Education Institutions	Non-Profit Organizations & Associations	Individuals	States and State Education Agencies	Local Education Agencies/ Secondary Schools
FIPSE Comprehensive Program	yes	yes	no	yes	yes
FIPSE European Community-U.S. Cooperation Program	yes	yes	no	yes	yes
FIPSE Program for North American Mobility in Higher Education	yes	yes	no	yes	yes
FIPSE United States-Russia Program	yes	yes	no	yes	yes
FIPSE U.S.-Brazil Higher Education Consortia Program	yes	yes	no	yes	yes
Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships	yes	no	yes (must apply though college/university)	no	no
Fulbright Hays - Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad	yes	no	yes (must apply though college/university)	no	no
Fulbright Hays - Faculty Research Abroad	yes	no	yes (must apply though college/university)	no	no
Fulbright Hays - Group Projects Abroad	yes	yes	no	yes	no
	Postsecondary Education Institutions	Non-Profit Organizations & Associations	Individuals	States and State Education Agencies	Local Education Agencies/ Secondary Schools
Fulbright Hays - Seminars Abroad	no	no	yes	no	no
GEAR UP	yes (in partnerships)	yes (through partnerships)	no	yes	yes (in partnerships)
Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN)	yes	no	no	no	no
HBCU Capital Financing	yes (HBCUs only)	no	no	no	no
Institute for International Public Policy	yes (consortia only)	no	no	no	no
International Research and Studies	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Jacob K. Javits Fellowships	no	no	yes	no	no
Language Resource Centers	yes	no	no	no	no
Master's Degree Programs at Historically Black Colleges and Universities	yes (qualified HBCUs)	no	no	no	no
Master's Degree Programs at Predominantly Black Institutions	yes (qualified PBIs)	no	no	no	no
McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement (TRIO)	yes	no	no	no	no
Minority Science & Engineering Improvement	yes	yes (science & engineering-oriented)	no	no	no
	Postsecondary Education Institutions	Non-Profit Organizations & Associations	Individuals	States and State Education Agencies	Local Education Agencies/ Secondary Schools
National Resource Centers	yes	no	no	no	no
Native American-Serving Nontribal Institutions	yes (Native Am./ Non-Tribal only)	no	no	no	no
Off-Campus Community Service	yes	no	no	no	no
Pilot Program for Course Material Rentals	yes	no	no	no	no
Predominantly Black Institutions Formula Grants; Competitive Grants	yes (eligible PBIs)	no	no	no	no
Promoting Postbaccalaureate Opportunities for Hispanic Americans	yes (eligible HSIs)	no	no	no	no
Strengthening HBCUs (Title III, Part B)	yes (HBCUs only)	no	no	no	no
Strengthening HBGIs (Title III, Part B)	yes (HBCUs only)	no	no	no	no
Strengthening Institutions (Title III, Part A)	yes	no	no	no	no
Student Support Services (TRIO)	yes	no	no	no	no
Talent Search (TRIO)	yes	yes	no	yes	yes (exceptional cases only)
Teacher Quality Enhancement Grants for States and Partnerships	yes	no	no	yes	yes
	Postsecondary Education Institutions	Non-Profit Organizations & Associations	Individuals	States and State Education Agencies	Local Education Agencies/ Secondary Schools
Teachers for a Competitive Tomorrow	yes	yes	no	yes (must partner with IHE)	yes (must partner with IHE)
Technological Innovation and Cooperation for Foreign Information Access	yes (for libraries)	no	no	no	no
Thurgood Marshall Legal Educational Opportunity Program	no	CLEO only	no	no	no
Training for Realtime Writers	yes	no	no	no	no
Training Program for Federal TRIO Staff	yes	yes	no	no	no
Transition and Postsecondary Programs for Students with Intellectual Disabilities	yes	no	no	no	yes
Transition Programs for Students with Intellectual Disabilities Coordinating Center	yes	no	no	no	no
Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language	yes	yes	no	no	no
Underground Railroad Educational and Cultural Program	yes	yes	no	yes	yes
Upward Bound (TRIO)	yes	yes	no	yes	yes (exceptional cases only)
Upward Bound Math/Science (TRIO)	yes	yes	no	yes	yes
Veterans Upward Bound (TRIO)	yes	yes	no	yes	yes (exceptional cases only)

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