Sponsor:
Department of Education (DoE)
Summary:
This call for white papers is in anticipation of the FY24 Postsecondary Student Success Grant Program (PSSG), which we expect to be released this summer. The following information is based on the FY23 notice inviting applications (NIA). The purpose of this program is to improve underserved undergraduate student outcomes, including retention, transfer, credit accumulation, and completion, by leveraging data and implementing, scaling, and rigorously evaluating evidence-based activities to support data-driven decisions and actions by institutional leaders committed to inclusive student success. Successful projects will demonstrate how institutional leadership will be involved with and supportive of project leadership and how the project relates to the institution’s broader student success priorities and improvement processes. Early-Phase grants are meant to develop, implement, and test the feasibility of a program that prior research suggests is likely to improve student retention and completion. Mid-Phase/Expansion grants are to improve and/or expand initiatives and practices that have been proven to be effective in increasing student retention and completion.
For more information, visit the Postsecondary Student Success Program website.
Award:
Early-phase Awards – Between $2,000,000 and $4,000,000 per award for a duration of up to 4 years (based on FY23 NIA)
Mid-phase/Expansion – Up to $7,000,000 per award for a duration of up to 4 years (based on FY23 NIA)
Limited Submission Requirements and Timeline:
One (1) proposal per institution is permitted.
Only proposals approved by the Division of Research and Economic Development may be submitted to this program. For such approval, Principal Investigators must first submit a one- to two-page white paper to limitedsubmissions@boisestate.edu by 4pm on June 10, 2024.
The white paper should include:
- The project’s phase (Early-phase or Mid-phase/Expansion)
- A project summary which includes (1) the evidence-based practices to be implemented and researched, (2) the goal and objectives of the project, (3) the underserved student target population(s), (4) the potential impact of the project (i.e. benefits, outcomes) and (5) demonstrate how leadership will be involved with and supportive of the project.
The white paper will be evaluated based on the following criteria:
- Clearly demonstrates promising new strategies for student retention and success that build on, or are alternative to, existing strategies.
- The extent to which there is a conceptual framework underlying the proposed research and the quality of that framework.
- Clearly defined goal and objectives.
- The extent to which the design of the proposed project is appropriate to the needs of the target population or other identified needs.
- Demonstration of how the project relates to the institution’s broader student success priorities and improvement processes.
Key Submission Dates:
- June 10, 2024 by 4 pm – White paper due to limitedsubmissions@boisestate.edu
- June 18, 2024 – Anticipated date applicants will be notified of approval to full submission
Important Note on Sponsor Requirements:
This call for white papers is in anticipation of the FY24 Postsecondary Student Success Grant Program (PSSG), which we expect to be released this summer. The information in this limited submission call is based on the FY23 notice inviting applications (NIA).
NOTE: Please send all inquiries and submissions for Limited Submission opportunities to limitedsubmissions@boisestate.edu