Education Department Extends Grant Application Form Use
Published Date: 4/20/2026
Notice
Summary
The Department of Education wants to keep using its current grant application form that collects project goals and performance info, without making any changes. This affects anyone applying for education grants and gives the public until June 22, 2026, to share their thoughts. No new costs or big changes are planned—just a smooth extension to keep things running.
Analyzed Economic Effects
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Grant Form Extended Without Changes
If you apply for U.S. Department of Education discretionary grants, you will keep using the same Grant Application Form for Project Objectives and Performance Measures when you submit applications through Grants.gov. The Department is proposing an extension without change of this approved information collection, estimating 8,800 annual responses and 44,000 annual burden hours. The public may submit comments on the collection through June 22, 2026.
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