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First funded by Congress in the bipartisan fiscal year 2018 government spending bill then renewed annually, a total of $54 million has been appropriated for open textbook programs that benefit students across the country.</p> <p><strong><i>UPDATE:</i></strong><i> On March 23rd, Congress passed its final package of FY24 appropriations bills, providing $7 million for the Open Textbook Pilot.聽</i></p> <h2 style="padding-top: 25px;">Act Now: Fiscal Year 2025 Renewal</h2> <p>SPARC and our allies are calling on Congress to continue funding the Open Textbook Pilot with a $25 million appropriation in the Fiscal Year 2025 federal budget. Especially at a time when campuses are seeking to expand their digital programs, there is a need to develop high quality, flexible materials that students can access no matter where they are. Open textbooks provide the perfect solution, while saving students millions in the process.</p> <details style="padding-bottom: 10px;"> <summary style="font-size: 1.3em; font-family: roboto, sans serif; font-weight: 500; padding-bottom: 18px;">Write To Congress (Click to Expand)</summary> <p>Look up contact details for your聽<a href="https://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm">Senators</a>聽and聽<a href="https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative">Representative</a>, then customize the text below.</p> <p style="padding-left: 30px;"><strong>Subject: Renew Open Textbook Pilot in FY25</strong></p> <p style="padding-left: 30px;">Dear _____,</p> <p style="padding-left: 30px;">I am a _____ working at a higher education institution in the state of ____. I am writing to urge you to support $25 million in renewal funding for the Open Textbook Pilot in the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2025. The Open Textbook Pilot provides grants to colleges and universities to expand the use of open textbooks to generate savings for students and improve learning outcomes. The program has already funded projects that are expected to save students more than $250 million, and funding should be significantly increased to accelerate progress.</p> <p style="padding-left: 30px;">I have seen first hand why open textbooks are important. At the institution where I work, students face many financial pressures that impact their ability to succeed in college, which have been exacerbated by the pandemic. Every semester I see students struggling to access their required textbooks, which can cost $200 or more each, and the equity gap has only increased as students moved off campus. Open textbooks help solve this problem because they are freely available to download, edit, and share to better serve all learners. Grant-funded projects to create open textbooks have proven to save students many times the amount of money invested, and the materials are published freely for anyone across the country to use, saving students even more.</p> <p style="padding-left: 30px;">That is why I urge you to support funding for the Open Textbook Pilot with at least $25 million. Increased funding would give our institution an opportunity to apply for a grant, and all funded projects will ultimately benefit our state’s students by creating more free, open textbooks. Thank you for considering my request.</p> <p style="padding-left: 30px;">Sincerely,<br /> _____</p> </details> <div> <details style="padding-bottom: 10px;"> <summary style="font-size: 1.3em; font-family: roboto, sans serif; font-weight: 500; padding-bottom: 18px;">Tweet to Congress (Click to Expand)</summary> <p>Look up the Twitter accounts for your <a href="https://www.sbh4all.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/116th-Congress-Twitter-Handles.pdf">Senators</a> and <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20201101081941/http://nagps.org/newsite/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/116th-Congress-HOR-Twitter-Handles.pdf">Representatives</a> then customize the tweets below. Make sure to use <span style="color: #d92c35;">#OpenTextbookPilot</span> & <span style="color: #d92c35;">#OpenTextbooksFY25</span>.</p> <p style="padding-left: 30px;">Hey <span style="color: #d92c35;">[mention your senators/rep]</span>! Students need your help to make college more affordable. Expand the <span style="color: #d92c35;">#OpenTextbookPilot</span> to $25M to help all students get access to high quality course materials. <span style="color: #d92c35;">#OpenTextbooksFY25聽</span></p> <p style="padding-left: 30px;">Textbook costs are out of control, and publisher paywalls make access harder. We need <span style="color: #d92c35;">[mention your senators/rep]</span> to renew the <span style="color: #d92c35;">#OpenTextbookPilot</span> at $25M to help students afford to learn鈥攏o mater where they are! <span style="color: #d92c35;">#OpenTextbooksFY25聽</span></p> <p style="padding-left: 30px;">Students can鈥檛 learn from textbooks they can鈥檛 afford or access. <span style="color: #d92c35;">[mention your senators/rep]</span>, please renew the <span style="color: #d92c35;">#OpenTextbookPilot </span>at $25M to expand free resources available to all students! <span style="color: #d92c35;">#OpenTextbooksFY25</span></p> </details> </div> <p></p> <h2 style="padding-top: 25px;">Funded Projects</h2> <p>Since 2018, the Department of Education has awarded 16 Open Textbook Pilot grants. Together, grantees project a total estimated $250 million in student savings for students, a more than fourfold return on investment of the $47 million in appropriated funds.</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://sparcopen.org/impact-story/libretexts/">FY18 Grantee Profile</a></li> <li><a href="https://sparcopen.org/news/2019/new-open-textbook-pilot-grantees-gear-up-for-next-steps/">FY19 Grantee Profile</a></li> <li><a href="https://sparcopen.org/news/2021/four-open-textbook-pilot-grantees-kick-off-projects-to-save-students-millions/">FY20 Grantee Profile</a></li> <li><a href="https://sparcopen.org/news/2021/promising-plans-for-latest-round-of-federal-open-textbook-grant-awards/">FY21 Grantee Profile</a></li> </ul> <h2 style="padding-top: 25px;">Background</h2> <p><a name="bill-text"></a>The Open Textbook Pilot was established through the two-year bipartisan budget deal for Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019, as part of a $2 billion in annual funds designated for college completion and affordability. When this deal was announced in early 2018, SPARC and U.S. PIRG snapped into action with a month-long campaign to secure some of this funding for open textbooks. Building on a decade of advocacy work for open education on Capitol Hill, we succeeded in securing a $5 million appropriation for the Open Textbook Pilot in the <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20191120072029/https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CPRT-115HPRT29374/pdf/CPRT-115HPRT29374.pdf">FY18 omnibus appropriation bill</a>, then succeeded in renewing and expanding the funding annually. We continue to advocate for permanent authorizing language through the <a href="https://sparcopen.org/our-work/affordable-college-textbook-act/">Affordable College Textbook Act</a>.</p> <p><a name="oversight"></a>The <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20191120072029/https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/fipse/index.html">U.S. Department of Education</a> is responsible for implementing the Open Textbook Pilot. In total, $47 million has been appropriated for the program over the last six years. The impact of these grants is expected to far exceed the original investment of $5 million, with the current 16 funded projects estimating more than $250 million in eventual student savings on textbook costs.</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">SPARC and U.S. PIRG have jointly advocated for renewed funding and strengthening of this program, including holding </span><a href="https://sparcopen.org/news/2019/sparc-celebrates-open-education-week-on-capitol-hill/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Open Education Week on Capitol Hill</span></a> in 2019. Our continued advocacy has renewed annual funding and improvements in the length of the application period.</p> <h2 style="padding-top: 25px;">Documents</h2> <p><strong>SPARC Advocacy</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://sparcopen.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/FY25-SPARC-Open-Textbooks-Letter-Senate-LHHS.pdf">SPARC FY25 letter to Senate subcommittee leadership</a> (May 17, 2024)</li> <li><a href="https://sparcopen.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/FY25-SPARC-Open-Textbooks-Letter-House-LHHS.pdf">SPARC FY25 letter to House subcommittee leadership</a> (May 17, 2024)</li> <li><a href="https://sparcopen.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/FY24-SPARC-Open-Textbooks-Letter-Senate-LHHS.pdf">SPARC FY24 letter to Senate subcommittee leadership</a> (May 18, 2023)</li> <li><a href="https://sparcopen.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/FY24-SPARC-Open-Textbooks-Letter-House-LHHS.pdf">SPARC FY24 letter to House subcommittee leadership</a> (May 8, 2023)</li> <li><a href="https://sparcopen.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/FY23-SPARC-Open-Textbooks-Letter-Senate-LHHS.pdf">SPARC FY23 letter to Senate subcommittee leadership</a> (May 2, 2022)</li> <li><a href="https://sparcopen.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/FY23-SPARC-Open-Textbooks-Letter-House-LHHS.pdf">SPARC FY23 letter to House subcommittee leadership</a> (May 2, 2022)</li> <li><a href="https://sparcopen.org/news/2022/congress-introduces-bill-to-tackle-college-textbook-costs-while-renewing-open-textbook-pilot-grant-program/">SPARC FY22 victory announcement</a> (March 11, 2022)</li> <li><a href="https://sparcopen.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/FY22-SPARC-Open-Textbooks-Letter-Senate-LHHS.pdf">SPARC FY22 letter to subcommittee leadership</a> (April 22, 2021)</li> <li><a href="https://sparcopen.org/news/2020/congress-renews-u-s-open-textbook-pilot-grant-program-for-fourth-year/">SPARC FY21 victory announcement</a> (December 22, 2020)</li> <li><a href="https://sparcopen.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/20200625-FY21-Open-Textbooks-Pilot-Renewal-SPARC.pdf">SPARC FY21 letter to Senate subcommittee leadership</a> (June 25, 2020)</li> <li><a href="https://sparcopen.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/20200430-FY20-Open-Textbook-Pilot-Comment.pdf">SPARC FY20 Open Textbook Pilot Public Comment</a> (April 30, 2020)</li> <li><a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1d-pI4Vs12-H-84PqfjvIevzpSV-qqLIOSaGj9pjre8I/edit">SPARC Open Textbook Pilot Comment Guide</a> (April 9, 2020)</li> <li><a href="https://sparcopen.org/news/2019/congress-renews-open-textbook-pilot-grant-program-with-7-million/">SPARC FY20 victory announcement</a> (December 17, 2019)</li> <li><a href="https://sparcopen.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/20190613-FY20-Open-Textbooks-Pilot-Renewal-SPARC.pdf.pdf">SPARC FY20 letter to subcommittee leadership</a> (June 13, 2019)</li> <li><a href="https://sparcopen.org/news/2019/sparc-celebrates-open-education-week-on-capitol-hill/">SPARC Congressional Briefing</a> (March 4, 2019)</li> <li><a href="https://sparcopen.org/news/2018/open-textbooks-pilot-fy19/">SPARC FY19 victory announcement</a> (September 26, 2018)</li> <li><a href="/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/20180905-FY19-Open-Textbooks-Pilot-Renewal-SPARC.pdf">SPARC FY19 letter to subcommittee leadership</a> (September 5, 2018)</li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=opentextbooksfy19&src=typed_query">#OpenTextbooksFY19</a> social media campaign</li> <li>SPARC FY19 letters to <a href="https://sparcopen.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/20180510-FY19-SPARC-Open-Textbooks-Letter-House-LHHS.pdf">House</a> and聽<a href="https://sparcopen.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/20180405-FY19-SPARC-Open-Textbooks-Letter-Senate-LHHS.pdf">Senate</a> subcommittee leadership (May 10, 2018)</li> <li><a href="https://sparcopen.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/20180426-FY18-SPARC-Open-Textbooks-Letter-ED.pdf">SPARC recommendations to the Department of Education</a>聽(April 25, 2018)</li> <li><a href="https://sparcopen.org/news/2018/open-textbooks-fy18/">SPARC FY18 victory announcement</a>聽& <a href="https://sparcopen.org/our-work/open-textbooks-fy18/press-statement/">press statement</a>聽(March 20, 2018)</li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=opentextbooksfy18&src=typed_query">#OpenTextbooksFY18</a> Social Media Campaign</li> <li><a href="https://sparcopen.org/news/2018/sparc-calls-congress-fund-open-textbook-grants-fy18/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">SPARC FY18 letter to Congress</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">聽(March 6, 2018) – SPARC coordinated a letter signed by more than 60 of our member libraries from over 30 states.聽</span></li> </ul> <p><strong>Government Correspondence</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://sparcopen.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Open-Textbook-FY24-Letter.pdf">FY24 Senate Dear Colleague Letter</a> (April 13, 2023)</li> <li><a href="https://sparcopen.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/FY24-Open-Textbooks-Letter-FINAL.pdf">FY24 House Dear Colleague Letter</a> (March 24, 2023)</li> <li><a href="https://sparcopen.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/FY23-Senate-Dear-Colleague.pdf">FY23 Senate Dear Colleague Letter</a> (May 25, 2022)</li> <li><a href="https://sparcopen.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/FINAL-Open-Textbooks-FY23.pdf">FY23 House Dear Colleague Letter</a> (April 27, 2022)</li> <li><a href="https://sparcopen.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/FY22-Open-Textbooks-Pilot-Senate.pdf">FY22 Senate Dear Colleague Letter</a> (June 28, 2021)</li> <li><a href="https://sparcopen.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/FY22-Open-Textbooks-Pilot-House.pdf">FY22 House Dear Colleague Letter</a> (April 28, 2021)</li> <li><a href="https://sparcopen.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/FY20-Senate-Dear-Colleague.pdf">FY20 Senate Dear Colleague Letter</a> (April 15, 2019)</li> <li><a href="https://sparcopen.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/20190225_Congress_Letter_to_ED.pdf">Letter from Senator Durbin and Ranking Member Murray to Department of Education</a> (February 25, 2019)</li> <li><a href="https://sparcopen.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/20181012_Congress_Letter_to_ED.pdf">Letter from Congressional champions to Department of Education</a> (October 12, 2018)</li> <li><a href="/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/20180905-FY19-Open-Textbooks-Pilot-Renewal-Congress.pdf">Letter from Congressional champions to subcommittee leadership</a> (September 5, 2018)</li> <li><a href="https://www2.ed.gov/programs/otp/applicant.html">FY18 Department of Education Recorded Technical Assistance Webinar</a> (August 15, 2018)</li> <li><a href="https://sparcopen.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/20180802-FY18-Congress-Oversight-Letter.pdf">Letter from Senate champions to the Department of Education</a> (August 2, 2018)</li> <li><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/07/30/2018-16264/applications-for-new-awards-fund-for-the-improvement-of-postsecondary-education-open-textbooks-pilot">FY18 Department of Education call for proposals</a> (issued July 30, 2018, due August 29, 2018)</li> <li><a href="https://sparcopen.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/20180502-FY18-ED-Open-Textbooks-implementation-letter.pdf">Response from the Department of Education to Congress</a>聽(May 2, 2018)</li> <li><a href="https://www.durbin.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Open%20Textbooks%20Pilot%20Implementation%204.18.18.pdf">Letter from Congressional authors to the Department of Education</a>聽(April 18, 2018)</li> <li><a href="https://sparcopen.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/041318_OpenTextbooksFY19_Senate_Dear-Colleague.pdf">FY18 Senate Dear Colleague Letter</a> (April 13, 2018)</li> </ul> <h2 style="padding-top: 25px;">Policy Language</h2> <p>Congress included funding for the Open Textbook Pilot in each of the respective funding bills for the Department of Education. As is often the case in the appropriations process, the language describing the specifics of the appropriations appeared in reports that accompany the legislation, not in bill language itself. While the norm is that report language is treated as an extension of the bill, exceptions may apply to some of the specific instructions (such as in FY19 and FY21 when the Department funded high scoring applications from previous competitions rather than running new competitions as directed).</p> <div style="font-family: roboto; font-weight: 400 !important; padding: 40px; background-image: url('https://sparcopen.org/wp-content/themes/wideeyecreative/images/gray_pattern.png'); background-repeat: repeat;"> <p><strong>FY24 Language (Page 86 of the <a href="https://docs.house.gov/billsthisweek/20240318/Division%20D%20LHHS.pdf">Joint Explanatory Statement</a> to accompany <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/2882">H.R. 2882</a>)</strong></p> <p>Open Textbook Pilot.-The agreement includes funding to continue the Open<br /> Textbook Pilot as described in <a href="https://www.congress.gov/118/crpt/srpt84/CRPT-118srpt84.pdf">Senate Report 118-84</a>.</p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.congress.gov/118/crpt/srpt84/CRPT-118srpt84.pdf">Senate Report 118-84</a> (Page 245):</strong></p> <p>Open Textbook Pilot.鈥擳he Committee recommendation includes $7,000,000 for the Open Textbook Pilot program. The Committee directs the Department to issue a notice inviting applications, allow for a 60-day application period and make a significant number of grant awards under the same terms and conditions as in prior<br /> years.</p> </div> <p> </p> <div style="font-family: roboto; font-weight: 400 !important; padding: 40px; background-image: url('https://sparcopen.org/wp-content/themes/wideeyecreative/images/gray_pattern.png'); background-repeat: repeat;"> <p><strong>FY23 Language (Page 160 of the聽<a href="https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Division%20H%20-%20LHHS%20Statement%20FY23.pdf">Joint Explanatory Statement</a> </strong><strong>to accompany <a href="https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/JRQ121922.PDF">H.R. 2617</a></strong>)</p> <p>Open Textbook Pilot-The agreement includes $12,000,000 to continue the Open Textbook Pilot as described in <a href="https://www.congress.gov/congressional-report/117th-congress/house-report/403/1">House Report 117-403</a>.</p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.congress.gov/congressional-report/117th-congress/house-report/403/1">House Report 117-403</a> (Pages 291-292):</strong></p> <p>The Department shall issue a notice inviting applications consistent with notice and comment procedures and allow for a 60-day application period. This funding should support a significant number of grant awards to IHEs as defined by 20 U.S.C. 1001, a group of IHEs, or State higher education agencies that lead the activities of (and serve as fiscal agent for) a consortium. Funding should be used to create new open textbooks and expand the use of open textbooks in courses that are part of a degree granting program, and particularly those with high enrollments. Allowable uses of funds should include professional development for faculty and staff, including relating to the search for and review of open textbooks; the creation or adaptation of open textbooks; development or improvement of tools and informational resources that support the use of open textbooks, including accessible instructional materials for students with disabilities; and research evaluating the efficacy of the use of open textbooks for achieving savings for students and the impact on instruction and student learning outcomes. The Secretary shall require that any open textbooks created with these funds shall be released to the public under a non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, and irrevocable license to exercise any of the rights under copyright conditioned only on the requirement that attribution be given as directed by the copyright owner. Further, any tools, technologies, or other resources that are created, developed, or improved wholly or in part with these funds for use with any open textbook must be similarly licensed. Any eligible entity receiving a grant through the Open Textbooks Pilot, upon completion of the supported project, shall report to the Secretary regarding the effectiveness of the project in expanding the use of open textbooks and in achieving savings for students; the impact of the project on expanding the use of open textbooks at IHEs outside of the institution receiving the grant; open textbooks created or adapted under the grant, including instructions on where the public can access each open textbook; the impact of the project on instruction and student learning outcomes; and all project costs, including the value of any volunteer labor and institutional capital used for the project. The Secretary shall make such reports publicly available.</p> </div> <p> </p> <div style="font-family: roboto; font-weight: 400 !important; padding: 40px; background-image: url('https://sparcopen.org/wp-content/themes/wideeyecreative/images/gray_pattern.png'); background-repeat: repeat;"> <p><strong>FY22 Language (Page 133 of the <a href="https://docs.house.gov/billsthisweek/20220307/BILLS-117RCP35-JES-DIVISION-H_Part1.pdf">Explanatory Statement</a>聽to accompany聽<a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2471">H.R. 2471</a>)</strong></p> <p>Open Textbook Pilot.-The agreement includes $11,000,000 to continue the Open Textbook Pilot. This includes funding to fully fund all continuation grants and support a new grant competition in fiscal year 2022. The Department is directed to issue a notice inviting applications and allow for a 60-day application period. This funding should support a significant number of grant awards with the same terms and conditions as specified for this activity in the fiscal year 2021 notice and House Report 11 7-96.</p> </div> <p> </p> <div style="font-family: roboto; font-weight: 400 !important; padding: 40px; background-image: url('https://sparcopen.org/wp-content/themes/wideeyecreative/images/gray_pattern.png'); background-repeat: repeat;"> <p><strong>FY21 Language (Page 119 of the <a href="https://docs.house.gov/billsthisweek/20201221/BILLS-116RCP68-JES-DIVISION-H.pdf">Explanatory Statement</a>聽to accompany聽<a href="https://rules.house.gov/sites/democrats.rules.house.gov/files/BILLS-116HR133SA-RCP-116-68.pdf">H.R. 133</a>)</strong></p> <p>Open Textbook Pilot.-The agreement includes $7,000,000 to continue the Open Textbook Pilot and support a new grant competition in fiscal year 2021. The Department is directed to issue a notice inviting applications and allow for a 60- day application period. This funding should support a significant number of grant awards with the same terms and conditions as specified for this activity in the fiscal year 2020 notice and House Report 116-450.</p> </div> <p> </p> <div style="font-family: roboto; font-weight: 400 !important; padding: 40px; background-image: url('https://sparcopen.org/wp-content/themes/wideeyecreative/images/gray_pattern.png'); background-repeat: repeat;"> <p><strong>FY20 Language (Page 144 of the <a href="https://appropriations.house.gov/sites/democrats.appropriations.house.gov/files/HR%201865%20-%20Division%20A%20-%20LHHS%20SOM%20FY20.pdf">Explanatory Statement</a>聽to accompany聽<a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1865">H.R. 1865</a>) </strong><em>Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education </em></p> <p>The agreement includes $24,500,000 for FIPSE, to remain available through December 31, 2020, for the following activities.</p> <p>[…]</p> <p><em>Open Textbook Pilot.-</em>The agreement includes $7,000,000 to continue the Open Textbook Pilot and fund a new grant competition in fiscal year 2020. The Department shall issue a notice inviting applications consistent with notice and comment procedures and allow for a 60-day application period. This funding should support a significant number of grant awards to IHEs as defined by 20 U.S.C. 1001, a group of IHEs, or State higher education agencies that lead the activities of (and serve as fiscal agent for) a consortium. Funding should be used to create new open textbooks and expand the use of open textbooks in courses that are part of a degree granting program, and particularly those with high enrollments. Allowable uses of funds should include professional development for faculty and staff, including relating to the search for and review of open textbooks; the creation or adaptation of open textbooks; development or improvement of tools and informational resources that support the use of open textbooks, including accessible instructional materials for students with disabilities; and research evaluating the efficacy of the use of open textbooks for achieving savings for students and the impact on instruction and student learning outcomes. The Secretary shall require that any open textbooks created with these funds shall be released to the public under a non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, and irrevocable license to exercise any of the rights under copyright conditioned only on the requirement that attribution be given as directed by the copyright owner. Further, any tools, technologies, or other resources that are created, developed, or improved wholly or in part with these funds for use with any open textbook must be similarly licensed. Any eligible entity receiving a grant through the Open Textbooks Pilot, upon completion of the supported project, shall report to the Secretary regarding the effectiveness of the project in expanding the use of open textbooks and in achieving savings for students; the impact of the project on expanding the use of open textbooks at IHEs outside of the institution receiving the grant; open textbooks created or adapted under the grant, including instructions on where the public can access each open textbook; the impact of the project on instruction and student learning outcomes; and all project costs, including the value of any volunteer labor and institutional capital used for the project. The Secretary shall make such reports publicly available.</p> </div> <p> </p> <div style="font-family: roboto; font-weight: 400 !important; padding: 40px; background-image: url('https://sparcopen.org/wp-content/themes/wideeyecreative/images/gray_pattern.png'); background-repeat: repeat;"> <p><strong>FY19 Language Part I (<a href="https://www.congress.gov/congressional-report/115th-congress/senate-report/289/1">Senate Report 115-289</a>)</strong></p> <p>The Committee recommendation includes $5,000,000 for the Fund for the Improvement of Post-Secondary Education. The recommendation includes the full amount the Open Textbook Pilot first funded in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, and for the purposes described in the accompanying explanatory statement. This funding supports grants to one or a group of institutions of higher education for creating new open textbooks for use by students in courses, especially those with high enrollments, that are part of a degree granting program and expanding the use of open textbooks in such courses. Funds may be used for professional development for faculty and staff at institutions of higher education; creation or adaptation of open textbooks; development or improvement of tools and informational resources that support the use of open textbooks, including accessible instructional materials for students with disabilities; research evaluating the efficacy of the use of open textbooks for achieving savings for students and the impact on instruction and student learning outcomes; and partnerships with other entities to carry out any of these activities. In addition, the Committee directs the Department to require any institution of higher education receiving a grant through the Open Textbook Pilot to report to the Secretary regarding the effectiveness of the project in expanding the use of open textbooks and in achieving savings for students; the impact of the project on expanding the use of open textbooks at institutions of higher education outside of the institution receiving the grant; open textbooks created or adapted under the grant, including instructions on where the public can access each open textbook; the impact of the project on instruction and student learning outcomes; and all project costs, including the value of any volunteer labor and institutional capital used for the project. Such reports should be made publicly available.</p> <p><strong>FY19 Language Part II (<a href="https://www.congress.gov/congressional-report/115th-congress/house-report/952">House Report 115-952</a>)</strong></p> <p>Open Textbooks Pilot.-The conferees recommend that the Secretary award the funds provided in this Act through a new competition and make not less than 20 new grants with individual grants of between $100,000 and $1,000,000. The conferees recommend that the application deadline for the notice inviting grant applications for fiscal year 2019 be not less than 60 days from the date the notice is published. Further, any tools, technologies, or other resources that are created, developed, or improved wholly or in part with Pilot funds for use with an open textbook must be licensed under a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, and irrevocable license to the public to exercise any of the rights under copyright conditioned only on the requirement that attribution be given as directed by the copyright owner.</p> </div> <p> </p> <div style="font-family: roboto; font-weight: 400 !important; padding: 40px; background-image: url('https://sparcopen.org/wp-content/themes/wideeyecreative/images/gray_pattern.png'); background-repeat: repeat;"> <p><strong>FY18 Language (<a href="https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CREC-2018-03-22/html/CREC-2018-03-22-pt3-PgH2697.htm">Explanatory Statement</a>聽to accompany聽<a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1625/text">H.R. 1625</a>)</strong></p> <p>Open Textbooks Pilot.-The聽agreement includes $5,000,000 for a pilot, competitive grant program to support projects at institutions of higher education that create new open textbooks or expand their use in order to achieve savings for students while maintaining or improving instruction and student learning outcomes. The Secretary shall require that any open textbook created with program funds be licensed under a nonexclusive, irrevocable license to the public to exercise any of the rights under copyright conditioned only on the requirement that attribution be given as directed by the copyright owner. Further, the Secretary should give special consideration to projects at institutions of higher education that demonstrate the greatest potential to achieve the highest level of savings for students through sustainable, expanded use of open textbooks in postsecondary courses offered by the eligible entity and expand the use of open textbooks at institutions of higher education outside of the eligible entity.</p> </div> <p><a name="faq"></a></p> <h2 style="padding-top: 25px;">FAQ</h2> <p><strong>When will the next call for proposals be?</strong></p> <p>The 2023 <a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/03/17/2023-05456/applications-for-new-awards-fund-for-the-improvement-of-postsecondary-education-open-textbooks-pilot?utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list">application period for the Open Textbook Pilot program</a> closed on <strong>May 16, 2023</strong>.</p> <p><strong>Will the program be renewed in 2024?</strong></p> <p>Congress has begun working on its fiscal year 2024 funding bill. Lawmakers needs to hear from advocates like you that the program is important in order to ensure continued funding. 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