Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education: Background and Funding


 

Publication Date: April 2005

Publisher: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

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Research Area: Education

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The Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) supports projects to encourage innovative reform and expand education opportunities to underrepresented groups. This report describes the historical context leading to the establishment of the Fund for Improvement of Postsecondary Education, provisions governing the program, and the variety of projects funded by FIPSE. As part of the Higher Education Act, FIPSE is up for reauthorization in the 109th Congress. H.R. 507, the College Access and Opportunity Act of 2005, contains provisions reauthorizing FIPSE. This report will be updated to reflect major legislative action on FIPSE reauthorization.