Grant opportunity
Open Textbook Pilot Program
Federal grant opportunity supporting open textbook projects that can reduce college costs and expand access to high-quality open educational resources.
- Funder
- U.S. Department of Education
- Application deadline
- Application deadline: Jun 23, 2026
- Award
- Federal grant funding
- Applicant
- Eligible higher education applicants and consortia
- Discipline
- Education & Capacity Building
- Region
- United States
- Posted
- May 26, 2026
Call summary
Overview
The Open Textbook Pilot Program is a U.S. Department of Education grant opportunity listed through Grants.gov. It supports open textbook and open educational resource work intended to reduce student costs and increase access to educational materials.
Who can apply
- Eligible applicants should review the Grants.gov notice and official Department of Education instructions.
- Applicants may include higher education institutions, consortia, or other entities permitted by the notice.
- All applicants should confirm cost sharing, partnership, documentation, and submission requirements in the official notice.
What it supports
- Open textbook development, adoption, adaptation, or scaling.
- Open educational resources and lower-cost course materials.
- Higher education access and affordability.
Funding and duration
Award amounts, number of awards, and cost requirements are listed in the Grants.gov opportunity notice.
Application deadline
Application deadline: Jun 23, 2026
How to apply
Use the Grants.gov opportunity page and submit by 23 June 2026.
Call details
About the opportunity
The Open Textbook Pilot Program is a U.S. Department of Education grant opportunity listed through Grants.gov. It supports open textbook and open educational resource work intended to reduce student costs and increase access to educational materials.
U.S. Department of Education lists this opportunity for Eligible higher education applicants and consortia, Education & Capacity Building, United States.
This listing is written for researchers, students, universities, NGOs, research teams, policy professionals and academic institutions searching for Education & Capacity Building grants, fellowships, scholarships, conferences, workshops and funding opportunities in United States contexts.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants should review the Grants.gov notice and official Department of Education instructions.
Applicants may include higher education institutions, consortia, or other entities permitted by the notice.
All applicants should confirm cost sharing, partnership, documentation, and submission requirements in the official notice.
Funding and benefits
Award amounts, number of awards, and cost requirements are listed in the Grants.gov opportunity notice.
Themes and supported activities
Open textbook development, adoption, adaptation, or scaling.
Open educational resources and lower-cost course materials.
Higher education access and affordability.
Deadline and timeline
Application deadline: Application deadline: Jun 23, 2026.
Applicants should confirm the exact deadline time, time zone, required documents, portal steps and any institutional approvals on the official call page before submitting.
How to apply
Use the Grants.gov opportunity page and submit by 23 June 2026.
Before applying, check eligibility rules, budgets, attachments, page limits, partner requirements, cost-share conditions and whether the opportunity uses an expression of interest, full proposal, registration or nomination stage.