The Employment and Training Administration at the U.S. Department of
Labor (Labor) is soliciting applications in support of the administration of the Open Textbook Pilot Program (OTP) on behalf of the U.S. Department of Education (ED) and the Secretary of Education (Secretary).
Donor Name: U.S. Department of Labor
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/23/2026
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: 4 Years
Details:
The purpose of the OTP program is to support projects at eligible institutions of higher education (IHEs) or State higher education agencies that create new open textbooks and expand the use of open textbooks and course materials in courses that are part of a degree-granting program, particularly those with high enrollments. This pilot program emphasizes the development of projects that demonstrate the greatest potential to achieve the highest level of savings for students through sustainable, expanded use of open textbooks in high enrollment courses or in programs that prepare individuals for in-demand fields.
Priorities
- Absolute Priority 1— Improving Collaboration and Dissemination
- Absolute Priority 2— Addressing Gaps in the Open Textbook Marketplace and Bringing Solutions to Scale
- Absolute Priority 3— Promoting Student Success
- Competitive Preference Priority (CPP) 1— Advancing Artificial Intelligence in Education (from the Secretary’s Supplemental Priority and Definitions on Advancing Artificial Intelligence in Education
- CPP 2—Returning Education to the States (from the Secretary’s Supplemental Priorities and Definitions on Evidence-Based Literacy, Education Choice, and Returning Education to the States
Funding Information
- Estimated Available Funds: $7,000,000.
- Estimated Range of Awards: $1,500,000- $2,000,000
- Maximum Award: $2,000,000
Project Period
Up to 48 months.
Eligibility Criteria
Institutions of higher education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA)), combinations of such institutions, and other public and private nonprofit institutions and agencies.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
