"Each administration can set its own priorities within the criteria outlined in the statute to determine how it will allocate FIPSE awards with each new competition. The latest competition, announced Monday, includes four categories, one for each priority, with award amounts ranging from $7 million to $60 million."
"A congressional budget bill that passed the Senate Sunday and aims to end the government shutdown may reverse this latest RIF, but as of Monday night it had yet to be finalized. And even then it is uncertain how and when staff members who were let go will return. One source from the department's union told Inside Higher Ed they are skeptical that staff members will be fully reinstated even if the bill does pass Congress. The negotiated rule-making session for workforce Pell won't start until Dec. 8 and is slated to run through Jan. 9."
The Education Department set FIPSE priorities on accreditation reform, artificial intelligence, civil discourse, and short-term training programs. FIPSE, overseen by the Office of Postsecondary Education, was created in 1972 to improve postsecondary educational opportunities. The new competition includes four categories with awards ranging from $7 million to $60 million. Applications are due Dec. 3 and the department expects to distribute final awards by Dec. 31. A recent reduction in force laid off the majority of OPE staff, creating uncertainty about who will run the competition. A congressional budget bill may reverse the RIF, and workforce Pell rule-making begins Dec. 8.
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