Descriptions of the 104 projects supported by The Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education under its 1980-1981 Comprehensive Program are presented, as are the 1979-80 projects entitled Special Focus and National Project IV and the Comprehensive Program Final Year Dissemination Grants. Projects funded by the Fund, established by the Education Amendments Act of 1972, concern reform, improvement, and innovation in postsecondary education. The Comprehensive Program as the core of the Fund's ongoing activities enables its staff to listen and respond to the need for improved access and quality in postsecondary education as expressed by those in the field. Although the project descriptions are listed alphabetically, a section is included that lists and briefly describes projects funded this year under all of its competitions. Indexes list the projects by improvement approach, curricular content, institutional type, population served, and region. (SW)