Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education
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The Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) is a U.S. Department of Education grant program that supports innovative projects aimed at improving access to, quality of, and completion in higher education.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
federal grant program
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higher education funding program ⓘ |
| acronym | FIPSE NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| administers | various discretionary grant competitions ⓘ |
| beneficiary |
higher education students
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nonprofit organizations in higher education ⓘ postsecondary education institutions ⓘ state higher education systems ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| eligibleApplicants |
accredited postsecondary institutions
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consortia of institutions ⓘ nonprofit organizations ⓘ |
| evaluationCriterion |
innovation
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institutional commitment ⓘ potential impact ⓘ quality of project design ⓘ sustainability of project results ⓘ |
| focusArea |
articulation and transfer
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college readiness and transition ⓘ cost containment in higher education ⓘ curriculum and pedagogy innovation ⓘ degree completion ⓘ educational innovation ⓘ institutional effectiveness ⓘ serving first-generation college students ⓘ serving low-income students ⓘ serving minority-serving institutions ⓘ serving students with disabilities ⓘ serving underrepresented students ⓘ student access ⓘ student persistence ⓘ student support services ⓘ use of educational technology ⓘ workforce development alignment ⓘ |
| fullName | Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fundingType | competitive grants ⓘ |
| grantType | project grants ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Higher Education Act of 1965
NERFINISHED
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Title VII of the Higher Education Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy | United States Department of Education NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentAgency | Office of Postsecondary Education NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
improve access to higher education
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improve completion in higher education ⓘ improve quality of higher education ⓘ support innovative projects in postsecondary education ⓘ support institutional reform in postsecondary education ⓘ |
| sector |
higher education
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postsecondary education ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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Office of Postsecondary Education
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Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education
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