The Predominantly Black Institutions Formula (Part A) and Competitive (Part F) grants are designed to assist institutions that have an enrollment of undergraduate students—
- that is at least 40 percent Black American students;
- that is at least 1,000 undergraduate students;
- of which not less than 50 percent of the undergraduate students enrolled at the institution are low-income individuals or first-generation college students (as that term is defined in Section 402A(g)); and
- of which not less than 50 percent of the undergraduate students are enrolled in an educational program leading to a bachelor’s or associate’s degree that the institution is licensed to award by the State in which the institution is located;
The purpose of the Predominantly Black Institutions Competitive Grant Program is to support Predominantly Black Institutions (PBIs) to establish or strengthen programs in the following areas:
- Science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM)
- Health education
- Internationalization or globalization
- Teacher preparation; or
- Improving educational outcomes of African-American males
The Predominantly Black Institutions Formula Grant are available to PBIs for the following programs:
- Academic instruction in disciplines in which Black Americans are underrepresented;
- Establishing or enhancing a program of teacher education designed to qualify students to teach in a public elementary school or secondary school in the state that shall include, as part of such program, preparation for teacher certification or licensure;
- Establishing community outreach programs that will encourage elementary school and secondary school students to develop the academic skills and the interest to pursue postsecondary education;
- Purchase, rental, or lease of scientific or laboratory equipment for educational purposes, including instructional and research purposes;
- Construction, maintenance, renovation, and improvement in classrooms, libraries, laboratories, and other instructional facilities, including the integration of computer technology into institutional facilities to create smart buildings;
- Support of faculty exchanges, faculty development, and faculty fellowships to assist in attaining advanced degrees in the field of instruction of the faculty;
- Development and improvement of academic programs;
- Purchase of library books, periodicals, and other educational materials, including telecommunications program material;
- Tutoring, counseling, and student service programs designed to improve academic success, including innovative, customized, instruction courses designed to help retain students and move the students rapidly into core courses and through program completion, which may include remedial education and English language instruction;
- Education or counseling services designed to improve the financial literacy and economic literacy of students or the students' families;
- Funds management, administrative management, and acquisition of equipment for use in strengthening funds management;
- Joint use of facilities, such as laboratories and libraries;
- Establishing or improving an endowment fund; and
- Creating or improving facilities for Internet or other distance learning technologies, including purchase or rental of telecommunications technology equipment or services.
SOURCE: Department of Education Website - www2.ed.gov
The Developing Hispanic Serving Institutions (DHSI) Program is designed to assist any institution that has an enrollment of undergraduate full-time equivalent students that is at least 25 percent Hispanic students at the end of the award year immediately preceding the date of application.
The DHSI Program provides grants to assist HSIs to expand educational opportunities for, and improve the attainment of, Hispanic students. These grants also enable HSIs to expand and enhance their academic offerings, program quality, and institutional stability. Institutions must be designated as an eligible institution of higher education in order to apply for the Title V program and must meet the program-specific requirements to be defined as an HSI.
Types of Projects
Funds may be used for activities such as: scientific or laboratory equipment for teaching; construction or renovation of instructional facilities; faculty development; purchase of educational materials; academic tutoring or counseling programs; funds and administrative management; joint use of facilities; endowment funds; distance learning academic instruction; teacher education; and student support services including innovative and customized instruction courses designed to retain students and move the students into core courses; articulation agreements and student support programs designed to facilitate the transfer of students from two-year to four-year institutions; and providing education, counseling services, and financial information designed to improve the financial and economic literacy of students and their families.
SOURCE: Department of Education Website - www2.ed.gov
This program provides grants and related assistance to Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving institutions to enable such institutions to improve and expand their capacity to serve Asian Americans and Native American Pacific Islanders and low-income individuals.
There are two programs under the AANAPISI Program: The Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving Institutions Program authorized by the Higher Education Opportunity Act, 2008 (HEA, Title III, Part A, Section 320; CFDA# 84.031L) as well as the Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving Institutions Program originally authorized by the College Cost Reduction and Access Act of 2007 (HEA, Title III, Part F, Section 371; CFDA# 84.382B).
Types of Projects
84.031L | 84.382B |
1. Purchase, rental, or lease of scientific or laboratory equipment for educational purposes, including instructional and research purposes. | 1. Purchase, rental, or lease of scientific or laboratory equipment for educational purposes, including instructional and research purposes. |
2. Renovation and improvement in classrooms, libraries, laboratories, and other instructional facilities. | 2. Construction, maintenance, renovation, and improvement in classrooms, libraries, laboratories, and other instructional facilities, including the integration of computer technology into institutional facilities to create smart buildings. |
3. Support of faculty exchanges, and faculty development and faculty fellowships to assist in attaining advanced degrees in the faculty‘s field of instruction. | 3. Support of faculty exchanges, faculty development, and faculty fellowships to assist in attaining advanced degrees in the field of instruction of the faculty. |
4. Curriculum development and academic instruction. | 4. Development and improvement of academic programs. |
5. Purchase of library books, periodicals, microfilm, and other educational materials. | 5. Purchase of library books, periodicals, and other educational materials, including telecommunications program material. |
6. Funds and administrative management, and acquisition of equipment for use in strengthening funds management. | 6. Tutoring, counseling, and student service programs designed to improve academic success. |
7. Joint use of facilities such as laboratories and libraries. | 7. Funds management, administrative management, and acquisition of equipment for use in strengthening funds management. |
8. Academic tutoring and counseling programs and student support services. | 8. Joint use of facilities, such as laboratories and libraries. |
9. Establishing community outreach programs that will encourage elementary school and secondary school students to develop the academic skills and the interest to pursue postsecondary education. | 9. Establishing or improving a development office to strengthen or improve contributions from alumni and the private sector. |
10. Establishing or improving an endowment fund. | 10. Establishing or improving an endowment fund. |
11. Academic instruction in disciplines in which Asian Americans and Native American Pacific Islanders are underrepresented. | 11. Creating or improving facilities for Internet or other distance learning academic instruction capabilities, including purchase or rental of telecommunications technology equipment or services. |
12. Conducting research and data collection for Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander populations and subpopulations. | |
13. Establishing partnerships with community-based organizations serving Asian Americans and Native American Pacific Islanders. | |
14. Education or counseling services designed to improve the financial and economic literacy of students or the students’ families. | |
SOURCE: Department of Education Website - www2.ed.gov
This program provides grants and related to assistance to eligible Alaska Native-serving institutions and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions of higher education to enable such institutions to improve and expand their capacity to serve Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians.
- An Alaska Native-serving institution may receive a grant under these programs if, at the time of application, it has an enrollment of undergraduate students that is at least 20 percent Alaska Native students.
- A Native Hawaiian-serving institution may receive a grant under these programs if, at the time of application, it has an enrollment of undergraduate students that is at least 10 percent Native Hawaiian students.
Types of Projects
Examples of authorized activities include:
- Purchase, rental, or lease of scientific or laboratory equipment for educational purposes, including instructional and research purposes;
- Renovation and improvement in classroom, library, laboratory, and other instructional facilities;
- Support of faculty exchanges, faculty development, and faculty fellowships to assist in attaining advanced degrees in the field of instruction of the faculty;
- Curriculum development and academic instruction;
- Purchase of library books, periodicals, and other educational materials;
- Funds and administrative management, and acquisition of equipment for use in strengthening funds management;
- Joint use of facilities, such as laboratories and libraries; and
- Education or counseling services designed to improve the financial literacy and economic literacy of students or the students' families.
SOURCE: Department of Education Website - www2.ed.gov
This program provides grants and related assistance to Native American-serving, Nontribal institutions to enable such institutions to improve and expand their capacity to serve Native Americans and low-income individuals. An institution of higher education is eligible to receive funds from the amounts available under this program if such institution is a Native American-serving nontribal institution and certifies, at the time of submission, that it has an enrollment of undergraduate students that is at least 10 percent Native American.
Types of Projects
Grants awarded under this section shall be used by Native American nontribal-serving institutions to assist such institutions to plan, develop, undertake, and carry out activities to improve and expand such institutions’ capacity to serve Native Americans and low-income individuals.
Types of projects may include:
- Purchase, rental, or lease of scientific or laboratory equipment for educational purposes, including instructional and research purposes;
- Renovation and improvement in classroom, library, laboratory, and other instructional facilities;
- Support of faculty exchanges, and faculty development and faculty fellowships to assist in attaining advanced degrees in the faculty’s field of instruction;
- Curriculum development and academic instruction;
- Purchase of library books, periodicals, microfilm, and other educational materials;
- Funds and administrative management, and acquisition of equipment for use in strengthening funds management;
- Joint use of facilities such as laboratories and libraries;
- Academic tutoring and counseling programs and student support services; and
- Education or counseling services designed to improve the financial and economic literacy of students or the students’ families.
SOURCE: Department of Education Website - www2.ed.gov
