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Back to the Future: President Trump’s Quest to Finish a 50-year Effort to Close the Department of Education

 In a recent blog post, Dr. Frank Boyd, Vice President at McAllister & Quinn, he unpacks President Trump’s aggressive moves to dismantle the DoEd, the legal challenges already underway, and what it all means for higher ed.
August 5, 2025

The Future of Grants: Navigating Federal Changes with Intelligence

 Navigating the world of grants has always been a bit of a rollercoaster. There are a number of benefits—securing funding that powers your mission, expanding your reach, and making a real impact. Grants can also be daunting. Right now one of the biggest challenges facing colleges and universities is the uncertainty around the future of federal funding.
April 8, 2025

Understanding the Department of Education’s (ED) Eligibility Process – Now Open!

 The Department of Education’s (ED) has announced the process for the designation of eligible institutions and waiver applications due April 7, 2025 (link)! Receiving designation makes an institution of higher education (IHE) eligible to apply for specific ED grant programs. These designations are awarded to IHE with a significant number of minority students, students in need of financial assistance, and which expend a significant amount of their institutional budget on core educational expenses. GIS provides curated tools to help small and mid-sized colleges and universities understand the ED Eligibility Matrix. GIS Advisors lead one-on-one sessions with members to explain the ED Eligibility Matrix, assist with the waiver process, and provide recommendations and intelligence on grant programs for eligible applicants.
March 13, 2025

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“The GIS membership has been integral to improving our university’s ability to pursue federal funding. We love having access to a huge library of resources, including an extensive federal grants library, federal grants webinars, and briefings personalized to the needs of our institution.”
— Sarah Rudnick
Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations, Lakeland University

“The advisor sessions have provided invaluable information and assistance to our recent federal proposals. The resources provided by GIS, specifically the memos and templates in the dashboard, are indispensable.”
— Krystal Hutcheson
Associate Director of Sponsored Research and Annual Giving; Development / Institutional Advancement, Austin College

“We have found the GIS service to be very helpful! Being able to get feedback on ideas during project development and ask questions while writing, as well as having access to funded proposals and summarized information about various grant programs that are potentially of interest to our institution have been invaluable.”
— Megan Tobin, PhD, CCC-SLP
Associate Professor, Communication Sciences Disorders and Faculty Director of the Office of Research Scholarship and Innovation at Nazareth University

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In April 2025, the Carnegie Classifications were redesigned to better reflect the diverse landscape of U.S. higher education, introducing a new Student Access and Earnings Classification that recognizes institutions fostering student success and economic mobility.

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Approximately 80% of Dept. of Education TRIO Student Support Service grants were awarded to small and mid-sized colleges and universities in 2020.

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Over 60% of Title V awards made between 2017-2020 were awarded to small and mid-sized colleges and universities.

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Half of the awards for The Department of Justice Grants to Reduce Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault and Stalking on Campus Program went to small and mid-sized colleges and universities.

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GIS is the only higher education grant service created specifically to help small and mid-sized colleges and universities navigate and identify funding opportunities. GIS provides centralized access to federal grants intelligence, including a library of federal, state, and foundation funding opportunities, a customizable calendar of important dates, access to a webinar series, a personalized cabinet level grants intelligence briefing, and so much more!

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