Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Program CFDA Number 84.031S

The summary for the Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Program CFDA Number 84.031S grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, 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 as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Department of Education, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Program CFDA Number 84.031S: 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. 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. General Background In 2008, the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) was amended by the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 (HEA). The HEOA made a number of changes to the HSI program. The regulations for the HSI Program in 34 part 606 have not been updated since before the HEA was amended by the HEOA. Therefore, we encourage applicants to carefully read this notice, which references the statutory provisions when the corresponding regulatory provisions for this program have not been updated. For example, section 501 of the HEOA amended section 503(b) of the HEA to include, among the authorized activities under the HSI Program-- (1) Activities to improve student services, including innovative and customized instruction courses designed to help retain students and move the students into core courses; (2) Articulation agreements and student support programs designed to facilitate the transfer of students from 2-year to 4-year institutions; and (3) Providing education, counseling services, or financial information designed to improve the financial and economic literacy of students or their families. (4) The list of authorized activities in section 503(b) of the HEA was also amended to use the term ``distance education technologies'' in place of ``distance learning academic instruction capabilities.'' Therefore, notwithstanding the description of authorized activities in Sec. 606.10, applicants may include these activities in their proposals under this competition. 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 Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply site at 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 email an electronic copy of a grant application to us. You may access the electronic grant application for Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions at 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 (e.g., search for 84.031, not 84.031S).

Federal Grant Title:	Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Program CFDA Number 84.031S
Federal Agency Name:	Department of Education
Grant Categories:	Education
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	ED-GRANTS-021412-002
Type of Funding:	Cooperative Agreement Grant
CFDA Numbers:	84.031
CFDA Descriptions:	Higher Education_Institutional Aid
Current Application Deadline:	Mar 15, 2012
Original Application Deadline:	Mar 15, 2012
Posted Date:	Feb 14, 2012
Creation Date:	Feb 14, 2012
Archive Date:	Apr 14, 2012
Total Program Funding:	$11,676,476
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$775,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award:
Expected Number of Awards:	20
Cost Sharing or Matching:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education - Private institutions of higher education - Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: 1. Eligible Applicants: 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-- (a) Have an enrollment of needy students, as defined in section 502(b) of the HEA (section 502(a)(2)(A)(i) of the HEA; 20 U.S.C. 1101a(a)(2)(A)(i)); (b) Have, except as provided in section 522(b) of the HEA, average educational and general expenditures that are low, per full-time equivalent (FTE) undergraduate student, in comparison with the average educational and general expenditures per FTE undergraduate student of institutions that offer similar instruction (section 502(a)(2)(A)(ii) of the HEA; 20 U.S.C. 1101a(a)(2)(A)(ii)); Note: To demonstrate an enrollment of needy students and low average educational and general expenditures per FTE undergraduate student, an IHE must be designated as an ``eligible institution'' in accordance with 34 CFR 606.3 through 606.5 and the notice inviting applications for designation as an eligible institution for the fiscal year for which the grant competition is being conducted. For purposes of establishing eligibility for this competition, the Notice Inviting Applications for Designation as Eligible Institution for FY 2012 was published in the Federal Register on December 15, 2011 (76 FR 77982). Only institutions that submitted the required application and received designation through this process are eligible to submit applications for this competition. (c) Be accredited 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, or making reasonable progress toward accreditation, according to such an agency or association (section 502(a)(2)(A)(iv) of the HEA; 20 U.S.C. 1101a(a)(2)(A)(iv)); (d) Be legally authorized to provide, and provide within the State, an educational program for which the institution awards a bachelor's degree (section 502(a)(2)(A)(iii) of the HEA or a junior or community college; 20 U.S.C. 1101a(a)(2)(A)(iii)); and (e) Have an enrollment of undergraduate FTE students that is at least 25 percent Hispanic students at the end of the award year immediately preceding the date of application (section 502(a)(5)(B) of the HEA; 20 U.S.C. 1101a(a)(5)(B)).
Grant Announcement Contact: Julius Cotton ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin. Phone 202-245-6140 [email protected] Program Manager: Carnisia M. Proctor U.S. Department of Education 1990 K Street, NW., Room 6060 Washington, DC 20006-8513. Telephone: (202) 502-7606 or by email: [email protected].

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