Program Descriptions
Program Number
84.382
Title
Strengthening Minority-Serving Institutions
Federal Agency
OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, HIGHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
Authorization
Title IV, Part J, Section 499A of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended by section 802 of the College Cost Reduction and Access Act (CCRAA) of 2007.
Status
Active
Objectives
To strengthen Predominantly Black Institutions (PBI); Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions (AANAPISI); and Native American-Serving Non-tribal Institutions (NASNTI) that propose to carry out activities to improve and expand such institution's capacity to serve minority students.
Types of Assistance
Project Grants (Discretionary).
Uses and Use Restrictions
Applicants under the PBI program may use funds to carry out programs in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM); health education; internationalization or globalization; teacher preparation; or improving educational outcomes of African American males. Applicants under the AANAPISI and NASNTI programs may use funds to assist such institutions with planning, developing, undertaking and carrying out activities to improve and expand the institution's capacity to serve Asian American and Native American Pacific Islanders and Native Americans. More specifically, AANAPISI grantees may use funds to carry out activities described in section 311(c). NASNTI grantees may use funds for the purchase, rental, or lease of scientific 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 faculty in attaining advanced degrees in the faculty's field of instruction; curriculum development and academic instruction; the purchase of library books, periodicals, microfilm, and other educational materials, funds and administrative management, and acquisition of equipment for use in strengthening funds management; the joint use of facilities such as laboratories and libraries; and academic tutoring and counseling programs and student support services. Uses of funds under each program are restricted to the allowable activities described under the CCRAA.
Eligibility Requirements
Applicant Eligibility
At the time of application, PBIs must have an enrollment of undergraduate students that is at least 40 percent Black American students. AANAPISI and NASNTI applicants must have, at the time of application, an enrollment of undergraduate students not less than 10 percent Asian American and Native American Pacific Islanders and Native Americans, respectively.
Beneficiary Eligibility
The authorized beneficiaries are underrepresented; low-income; first-generation; minority; undergraduate students.
Credentials/Documentation
Institutions of Higher Education must submit an application responding to the established selection criteria. Applicants must describe in detail, the need for the project and how the proposed activities will address the goals and objectives of the program.
Application and Award Process
Preapplication Coordination
This program is subject to the requirements of Executive Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR Part 79. Information about Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs under Executive Order 12372 is in the application package for this program.
Application Procedure
Each applicant must submit an application covering a period not to exceed 24-months to the Department of Education.
Award Procedure
Applications are reviewed for quality and compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements. A discretionary grant is awarded to institutions of higher education if they score within funding range and contingent upon funds being available.
Deadlines
Please refer to the Federal Register Notice or the application booklet for deadlines.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time
An applicant is notified of award status within 30 days of the end of the competition.
Appeals
None.
Renewals
Assistance Considerations
Formula and Matching Requirements
None.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance
Grants are made for up to 24 months, subject to the availability of funds.
Post Assistance Requirements
Reports
Institutions of higher education administering these grants must submit an annual performance report at the completion of the each 12-month cycle. IHEs are also required to submit final reports ninety (90) days after the end of the grant.
Audits
In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 27, 2003), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Nonprofit Organizations," nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance of $500,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $500,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133.
Records
Grantees must maintain appropriate records pertaining to grant funds, compliance and project performance, for three years after the completion of activities for which the grant or subgrant funds were used. This documentation should be sufficient to establish fiscal accountability and facilitate an effective audit.
Financial Information
Account Identification
91-0201-0-1-502.
Obligations
FY 07 $0; FY 08 est $25,000,000; and FY 09 est $25,000,000.
Range and Average of Financial Assistance
PBI, $600,000 per year; AANAPISI $1,000,000 to $1,500,000 per year; NASNTI $1,000,000 to $1,500,000 per year.
Program Accomplishments
No accomplishments are available.
Regulations, Guidelines and Literature
The administration of discretionary grant programs is governed by the College Cost Reduction and Access Act (CCRAA) of 2007 and the Education Department General Administrative Regulations.
Information Contacts
Regional or Local Office
None.
Headquarters Office
Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education, Institutional Development and Undergraduate Education Service, 1990 K Street, N.W., 6TH Floor, Washington, DC 20006. Contact: James E. Laws, Jr., Telephone: (202) 502-7777.
Web Site Address
http://www.ed.gov/programs/pbi/
for the Predominantly Black Institutions Program
http://www.ed.gov/programs/aanapiccraa/
for the Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions Program
http://www.ed.gov/programs/nasnticcraa/
for the Native American-Serving Non-Tribal Institutions Program.
Related Programs
None.
Examples of Funded Projects
None.
Criteria for Selecting Proposals
Selection criteria can be found in EDGAR 34 CFR Part 75.210.
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