Assistance Listing 84.428
Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence—teacher Preparation and Development
Department of Education · Department of Education
The verdict for a small nonprofit
Rarely funds nonprofits directly. 97% of awards go to universities and other applicants, so look for a subrecipient or partner role instead.
Based on 29 new awards in FY2023–24. The median award is $1,727,441. Expect about 75 days between posting and deadline.
- First-time winners
- 100%
- of new awards, last 3 FYs
- Nonprofit share
- 3%
- 90% higher ed · 7% gov't
- Under-$1M orgs
- n/a
- revenue join unavailable
- Median award
- $1.7M
- $707K – $2.8M middle half
- New awards, FY2024
- 26
- $45M committed to them
- Usually posts
- Apr
- one-time · 75-day window
Open right now under this program
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Who won in FY2024
Largest recipients by dollars. From USAspending.
| Recipient | Type | State | Awards | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iona University | Higher ed | NY | 1 | $3,072,507 |
| College Unbound | Nonprofit | RI | 1 | $3,071,476 |
| Salish Kootenai College, INC. | Higher ed | MT | 1 | $3,063,025 |
| State of Oklahoma East Central University | Higher ed | OK | 1 | $2,954,334 |
| The University of Texas at San Antonio | Higher ed | TX | 1 | $2,861,468 |
| CSU Fullerton Auxiliary Services Corporation | Higher ed | CA | 1 | $2,818,891 |
| Board of Regents of Nevada System of Higher Education | Higher ed | NV | 1 | $2,773,069 |
| Morehouse College INC | Higher ed | GA | 1 | $2,761,171 |
| Miami Dade College | Higher ed | FL | 1 | $2,753,710 |
| Regents of the University of California, the | Higher ed | CA | 1 | $2,709,108 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | $4.3M | $1.6M | $1.4M – $1.6M |
| 2024 | 26 | $45M | $1.7M | $707K – $2.8M |
Past rounds
Every announcement under this listing that Grants.gov still lists. Use it to plan next year.
| Posted | Closed | Window | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-04 | 2024-06-18 | 75 d | ED-GRANTS-040424-002 · for Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Institutional Service: Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence (Hawkins) Program, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.428A |
Common questions
How hard is it to win a grant under 84.428?
Rarely funds nonprofits directly. 97% of awards go to universities and other applicants, so look for a subrecipient or partner role instead. Based on 29 new awards in FY2023–24. The median award is $1,727,441. Expect about 75 days between posting and deadline.
How much does Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence—teacher Preparation and Development award?
In FY2024 the median new award was $1.7M; the middle half ran from $707K to $2.8M. 26 new awards were made, with $45M committed to them.
When does 84.428 usually post?
Over the last several years, new rounds most often posted in Apr with about 75 days to apply. The most recent round posted Apr 4, 2024.
Who runs this program?
Department of Education (Department of Education). Assistance Listing 84.428 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 100% 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.