High School Equivalency Program 84.141A
Grant Opportunity Analysis
The U.S. Department of Labor, on behalf of the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, is seeking grant applications for the High School Equivalency Program to help migratory or seasonal farmworkers and their immediate family members earn a secondary school equivalency and move into employment, military service, or postsecondary education and training. The program funds services and project administration under HEP for eligible institutions of higher education and private nonprofit organizations that work with an IHE. Applications will be judged on project design, evaluation, management plan, and resource adequacy, with competitive preference points available for prior experience, expanding education choice, and career pathways; the project period is 60 months. Approximately $11.55 million is available, with awards of $180,000 to $550,000 annually, and applications are due June 12, 2026, by 11:59:59 p.m. Eastern Time; the contact listed is Jessica Stein at Jessica.Stein@ed.gov.
Eligible Applicants
To be considered for an award under this competition, an applicant must be one of the following: (1) An IHE (as defined in section 101 and 102 of the HEA), or (2) A private nonprofit organization (as those terms are defined in 34 CFR 77.1). If a private nonprofit organization other than an IHE applies for a HEP grant, that organization must plan the project in cooperation with an IHE and must propose to operate some aspects of the project with the facilities of that IHE. See 34 CFR 206.2(b). Note: If you are a nonprofit organization, under 34 CFR 75.51, you may demonstrate your nonprofit status by providing: (1) proof that the Internal Revenue Service currently recognizes the applicant as an organization to which contributions are tax deductible under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; (2) a statement from a State taxing body or the State attorney general certifying that the organization is a nonprofit organization operating within the State and that no part of its net earnings may lawfully benefit any private shareholder or individual; (3) a certified copy of the applicant's certificate of incorporation or similar document if it clearly establishes the nonprofit status of the applicant; or (4) any item described above if that item applies to a State or national parent organization, together with a statement by the State or parent organization that the applicant is a local nonprofit affiliate.