Timeline

Last Competition: FY 2016
Application availability date: January 13, 2021 
Application deadline: March 1, 2021, Extended to March 15th 2021 for states affected by severe winter weather (Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana)

Federal Register Notice

Educational Opportunity Center Reopening Notice PDF (309K)

Current Application

On January 13, 2021, we published the notice inviting applications (NIA) for new awards for the FY 2021 Educational Opportunity Centers competition in the Federal Register (86 FR 2658). Under the NIA, applications were due on March 1, 2021.

The Department is reopening this competition for eligible applicants from affected areas in Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas, for which the President has issued a disaster declaration, to allow those applicants more time to prepare and submit applications. For applicants that meet the eligibility criteria in the NIA published on March 4, 2021, we are reopening the competition until March 15, 2021. In addition, the NIA, extends the intergovernmental review deadline until May 25, 2021. Please review the Federal Register official notice of this reopening.

Tips and Assistance

FY 2021 Pre-Application Technical Assistance Webinars for the Educational Opportunity Centers (EOC) Program:

In preparation for the (FY) 2021 EOC Program competition, the Student Service area will conduct 10 pre-application webinars this winter. The dates and times of the pre-application webinars are:

To register for the workshops, please go to:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/EOC2021

Application Contact

Rachael Wiley, (202) 453-6078
Federal TRIO Programs
U. S. Department of Education, OPE
400 Maryland Avenue, S.W.
Washington, DC 20202
E-mail: OPE_TRIO@ed.gov

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