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Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grants (TEACH Grants)

Program Information

Popular name

N/A

Program Number

84.379

Program objective

To provide annual grants of up to $4,000 to eligible undergraduate and graduate students who agree to teach specified high-need subjects at schools serving primarily disadvantaged populations for four years within eight years of graduation. For students who do not fulfill their service requirements, grants convert to Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans with interest accrued from the date of award.

Program expenditures, by FY (2023 - 2025)

This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.

For more information on each of these data sources, please see the About the data page.

Additional program information

  1. 2016

    Funding will support awards to approximately 31,000 students. Funding supported awards to approximately 32,000 students.

  2. 2017

    Funding will support awards to approximately 34,000 students.

  3. 2018

    Funding will support awards to approximately 32,000 students.

  4. 2023

    Funding will support awards to approximately 24,000 students.

  5. 2024

    Funding will support awards to approximately 24,000 students.

Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):

For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.

OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.

  1. IV, A, Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, Subpart 9.

Program details

Categories & sub-categories

Education

Eligible beneficiaries

  • Education (13+)
  • Education Professional
  • Graduate Student
  • Individual/Family
  • Student/Trainee
  • Youth (16-21)

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