Assistance Listing 84.002
Adult Education - Basic Grants to States
Department of Education · Department of Education
The verdict for a small nonprofit
Rarely funds nonprofits directly. 98% of awards go to governments and other applicants, so look for a subrecipient or partner role instead.
Based on 295 new awards in FY2023–25. The median award is $2,597,439. Expect about 32 days between posting and deadline.
- First-time winners
- 4%
- of new awards, last 3 FYs
- Nonprofit share
- 2%
- 6% higher ed · 86% gov't
- Under-$1M orgs
- n/a
- revenue join unavailable
- Median award
- $2.6M
- $419K – $9.6M middle half
- New awards, FY2025
- 175
- $1.0B committed to them
- Usually posts
- Apr
- one-time · 32-day window
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Who won in FY2025
Largest recipients by dollars. From USAspending.
| Recipient | Type | State | Awards | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Marianas College | Government | MP | 14 | $1,617,889 |
| Department of Education California | Government | CA | 7 | $570,103,827 |
| Texas Workforce Commission | Government | TX | 7 | $378,727,466 |
| New York State Education Department | Government | NY | 7 | $252,221,850 |
| Florida Department of Education | Government | FL | 7 | $251,851,117 |
| IL Community College Board | Government | IL | 7 | $119,784,819 |
| Technical College System of Georgia | Government | GA | 7 | $112,706,313 |
| Pennsylvania Dept of Education | Government | PA | 7 | $103,504,874 |
| North Carolina Community College System Office | Government | NC | 7 | $101,405,955 |
| Executive Office State of Ohio | Government | OH | 7 | $93,016,732 |
New awards by fiscal year
Awards first made in each fiscal year; dollars are the total committed to that year's new awards over their life.
| FY | New awards | Committed | Median | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 59 | $672M | $7.0M | $1.9M – $12M |
| 2022 | 59 | $686M | $7.1M | $1.7M – $12M |
| 2023 | 61 | $719M | $7.1M | $1.8M – $13M |
| 2024 | 59 | $396M | $3.4M | $1.1M – $7.7M |
| 2025 | 175 | $1.0B | $2.6M | $419K – $9.6M |
Past rounds
Every announcement under this listing that Grants.gov still lists. Use it to plan next year.
| Posted | Closed | Window | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-24 | 2026-05-26 | 32 d | OCTAE-PM-2026-ADULT · Estimated Fiscal Year 2026 Adult Education and Family Literacy Act State Award Amounts |
Common questions
How hard is it to win a grant under 84.002?
Rarely funds nonprofits directly. 98% of awards go to governments and other applicants, so look for a subrecipient or partner role instead. Based on 295 new awards in FY2023–25. The median award is $2,597,439. Expect about 32 days between posting and deadline.
How much does Adult Education - Basic Grants to States award?
In FY2025 the median new award was $2.6M; the middle half ran from $419K to $9.6M. 175 new awards were made, with $1.0B committed to them.
When does 84.002 usually post?
Over the last several years, new rounds most often posted in Apr with about 32 days to apply. The most recent round posted Apr 24, 2026.
Who runs this program?
Department of Education (Department of Education). Assistance Listing 84.002 on SAM.gov describes the authorizing statute and standard terms.
Sources: USAspending FY2021–25 award archive (2026-10-06); Grants.gov Search2 (fetched 2026-10-28); IRS EO BMF (fetched 2026-10-28). Award counts are new awards by fiscal year of first action. Shares are computed from award counts, not dollars; the under-$1M share covers the 50% of nonprofit awards that matched an IRS revenue record. Recipient type comes from the award record's business-type codes. Always confirm details in the official announcement.