Upcoming informational sessions on U.S. Department of Education grant opportunities

Upcoming informational sessions on U.S. Department of Education grant opportunities

Your friends in HUD’s Office of University Partnerships thought this might be of interest. We apologize for the late notice, but this was only just now brought to our attention. For those choosing to enter into the grant competition described below, we wish you the best of luck!

Office of University Partnerships
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

The U.S. Department of Education announced a $75 million grant competition called First in the World (FITW). FITW is an evidence-based grant program that provides awards to institutions of higher education to spur the development of innovative approaches and strategies that will improve educational access and outcomes, including making a postsecondary education more affordable and attainable for students and families.

The President knows earning some form of postsecondary education is one of the most important investment students and families can make in their own future. The Administration has outlined an ambitious agenda to combat rising college costs and make college affordable, increase quality, and improve educational outcomes, and the FITW Program is a key part of this agenda.

The transcript document and recording of the first FITW stakeholder call, which took place Wednesday, May 21st are now available on the U.S. Department of Education website. Information from the Wednesday, May 28th webinar will be posted next week.

The next FITW webinar will take place on June 4, 2014 at 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. EDT. You can register here (space is limited): https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/124674258

Access the recording and transcription here: http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/index.html

Please email any inquiries regarding FITW to: OPEFirstintheWorld@ed.gov

In addition, the White House Initiatives will be holding a conference call to answer questions regarding the First In The World grant competition on Tuesday, June 10 at 3 p.m. To RSVP for that conference call, please email whieeh@ed.gov with the subject line, “FITW”.