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## Timeline

Last Competition:  FY 2016Application availability date: January 13, 2021    Application deadline: March 1, 2021, Extended to March 15th 2021 for states affected by severe winter weather (Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana)

## Federal Register Notice

 Educational Opportunity Center Reopening NoticePDF (309K)

## Current Application

On January 13, 2021, we published the notice inviting applications (NIA) for new awards for the FY 2021 Educational Opportunity Centers competition in the Federal Register (86 FR 2658).  Under the NIA, applications were due on March 1, 2021.

The Department is reopening this competition for eligible  applicants from affected areas in Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas, for which the  President has issued a disaster declaration, to allow those applicants more  time to prepare and submit applications. For applicants that meet the  eligibility criteria in the NIA published on March 4, 2021, we are reopening  the competition until March 15, 2021. In addition, the NIA, extends the  intergovernmental review deadline until May 25, 2021. Please review the *Federal Register* official notice of this reopening.

## Tips and Assistance

**FY  2021 Pre-Application Technical Assistance Webinars for the Educational  Opportunity Centers (EOC) Program:**

In preparation for the (FY) 2021 EOC Program competition,  the Student Service area will conduct 10 pre-application webinars this winter.  The dates and times of the pre-application webinars are:
| Monday, January 11, 2021,   | 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Washington DC’s time   |
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| Tuesday, January 12, 2021   | 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Washington DC’s time  |
| Wednesday, January 13, 2021 | 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Washington DC’s time   |
| Thursday, January 14, 2021  | 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Washington DC’s time  |
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| Friday, January 15, 2021    | 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.  Washington DC’s time  |
| Tuesday, January 19, 2021   | 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Washington DC’s time  |
| Thursday, January 21, 2021  | 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.  Washington DC’s time  |
| Friday, January 22, 2021    | 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Washington DC’s time  |
| Monday, January 25, 2021    | 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Washington DC’s time   |
| Tuesday, January 26, 2021   | 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Washington DC’s time  |

To **register for the workshops**, please go to: 

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/EOC2021

## Application Contact

Rachael Wiley, (202) 453-6078Federal TRIO ProgramsU. S. Department of Education, OPE400 Maryland Avenue, S.W.Washington, DC 20202E-mail:  OPE_TRIO@ed.gov

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