84.031S Hispanic-Serving Institutions Program

The summary for the 84.031S Hispanic-Serving Institutions Program Federal Grant is detailed below. It contains information such as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number, who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, important deadlines, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed in the Grant Announcement Contact section. If these sections are incomplete, please visit the website of the government agency that is offering this grant.


	Federal Grant Title:	84.031S Hispanic-Serving Institutions Program
	CFDA Number:	84.031
	CFDA Description:	Higher Education_Institutional Aid
	Federal Agency Name:	Department of Education
	Category of Funding Activity:	Education
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	ED-GRANTS-012406-001
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Jan 24, 2006
	Creation Date:	Jan 24, 2006
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Mar 10, 2006 Applications Available: January 24, 2006. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: March 10, 2006.
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	Apr 09, 2006
	Expected Number of Awards:	36
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$20,433,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$700,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligible Applicants: Institutions of higher education (IHEs) that qualify as eligible HSIs are eligible to apply for new Individual Development Grants and Cooperative Arrangement Development Grants under the HSI Program. To be an eligible HSI, an IHE must-- (1) Be accredited or preaccredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association that the Secretary has determined to be a reliable authority as to the quality of education or training offered; (2) Be legally authorized by the State in which it is located to be a junior college or to provide an educational program for which it awards a bachelor's degree; (3) Be designated as an ``eligible institution'' by demonstrating that it: (A) Has an enrollment of needy students as described in 34 CFR 606.3; and (B) has low average educational and general expenditures per full-time equivalent (FTE) undergraduate student as described in 34 CFR 606.4; (4) At the time of application, have an enrollment of undergraduate FTE students that is at least 25 percent Hispanic students; and (5) Provide assurances that not less than 50 percent of its Hispanic students are low-income individuals. For purposes of making the determinations described in paragraphs (4) and (5) above, IHEs shall use student enrollments for the fall 2005 academic year. The Notice Inviting Applications for Designation as Eligible Institutions for FY 2006 was published in the Federal Register on December 16, 2005 (70 FR 74781). The HSI eligibility requirements are in 34 CFR 606.2 through 606.5 and can be accessed from the following Web site: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_01/34cfr606_01.html.
Grant Description: Note: Each funding opportunity description is a synopsis of information in the Federal Register application notice. For specific information about eligibility, please see the official application notice. The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html.Please review the official application notice for pre-application and application requirements, application submission information, performance measures, priorities and program contact information.Purpose of Program: The HSI Program provides grants to assist HSIs to expand educational opportunities for, and improve the academic attainment of, Hispanic students. The HSI Program grants also enable HSIs to expand and enhance their academic offerings, program quality, and institutional stability.Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.031S.Applications for grants under the HSI Program (CFDA Number 84.031S) must be submitted electronically using the Grants.gov Apply site at: http://www.grants.gov. Through this site, you will be able to download a copy of the application package, complete it offline, and then upload and submit your application. You may not e-mail an electronic copy of a grant application to us. You may access the electronic grant application for the HSI Program at: http://www.grants.gov. You must search for the downloadable application package for this program by the CFDA number. Do not include the CFDA number's alpha suffix in your search. The telephone number for the Grants.gov Helpdesk is 1-800-518-4726.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Program; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2006
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20061800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2006/pdf/E6-829.pdf
Grant Announcement Contact: Julius Cotton
ED Grants.gov FIND System Admin.
Phone (202) 245-6140
Program Managers:
J. Alexander Hamilton
U.S. Department of Education
1990 K Street, NW., 6th Floor Washington, DC 20006-8513
Telephone: (202) 502-7
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