TILE V, HISPANIC SERVING INSTITUTIONSPeter Fusscas

Carolyn Proctor

HACU'S 16TH ANNUALNATIONAL CAPITOL FORUM

Title V: Three Programs

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Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Program, Part A

Promoting Postbaccalaureate Opportunites for Hispanic Americans (PPOHA) Program, Part B

HSI STEM and Articulation Program

Title V Funding- FY 2010

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Part A (HSI)$117,429,000

Part B (PPOHA) $ 22,000,000

HSI STEM $ 100,000,000

Two Components of Eligibility

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1) Request for Designation of Eligibility

Your institution must be certified as an ‘eligible’ institution

You must apply every year you seek new funds

2) HSI Assurance Due with Title V applicationMandatory for Title V Program eligibilityAn enrollment of undergraduate full-time equivalent (FTE) students that is at least 25% Hispanic

Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation

Act of 2010

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HSI STEM & ARTICULATION

PROGRAMS (84.031C)

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Health Care and Education Affordability Act of 2010

Amends Title III, Part F, section 371of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as Amended (HEA)

Appropriates $100 M for Hispanic Serving Institutions FY 2010-2019

AUTHORIZATION

REGULATIONS

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HSI STEM & Articulation Programs’ authorizing legislation reference sections 502 and 503 of the Higher Education Act.

Title V regulations from 34 CFR temporarily adopted for this program are:

606.3 – enrollment of needy students (eligibility) 606.4 – low education general expenditures

(eligibility)606.10(c) – unallowable activities606.23(b) – Tie-Breaker Provisions

To assist Hispanic-Serving Institutions—

• Develop and carry-out activities that improve and expand their capacity to serve Hispanic and other low-income students

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Purpose of Program

Priority given to applications that:Increase the number of students attaining degrees in the fields of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics, andDevelop model transfer and articulation agreements between 2-year HSIs and 4-year institutions in such fields

Purpose-Continued

FY 2011 Competition (using FY 2010 funds)

•5 year grants awarded through competition•Funds available: $99,000,000•Individual and Cooperative grants •Individual grant maximum: $870,000•Cooperative grant maximum: $1.2M

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FY 2011 Competition (using FY 2010 Funds)

FY 2011 Competition Overview (continued)

Estimated number of awards:•Individual Development Grants: 46•Cooperative Arrangement Development Grants: 58

Application submitted via GRANTS.GOV

(www.Grants.gov)

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FY 2011 Competition -Continued

Notice inviting applications for new awards published in the Federal Register on March 25, 2011Deadline for transmittal of Applications: April 29, 2011

APPLICATION AVAILABILTY & CLOSING DATE

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APPLICANTS MUST HAVE AN ELIGIBILITY DESIGNATION FROM

EITHER OF TWO ELIGIBILITY APPLICATION PERIODS IN FY 2010:

•December 7,2009-January 6,2010

•August 13, 2010 - September 13, 2010

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ELIGIBILITY

ABSOLUTE PRIORITIESTwo priorities written into the

legislationAnd

COMPETITIVE PREFERENCE PRIORITIES

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PROGRAM PRIORITIES

BOTH OF THE FOLLOWING ABSOLUTE PRIORITIES MUST

BE MET:

Absolute Priority 1

Increase the number of Hispanic and other low-income students attaining degrees in the fields of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM).

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Absolute Priority 2

Develop model transfer & articulation agreements between two-year HSIs and four-year institutions in such fields [STEM].

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5 EXTRA POINTS FOR AN APPLICTION THAT MEETS THIS

PRIORITY

Enabling More Data Base Decision Making

COMPETITIVE PREFERENCEPRIORITY

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Projects designed to—collect, analyze, and use high-quality and timely data in the

following priority areas:Improving postsecondary

student outcomes related to enrollment, persistence, and

completion and leading to career success.

Enabling More Data-Based Decision Making

ALLOWABLE ACTIVITIES

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Authorizing legislation incorporates activities from Title V Developing Hispanic Institutions Program for the

HSI STEM & Articulation Programs

Allowable Activities

ALLOWABLE ACTIVITIES

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Allowable Activities-Con’t

Academic Quality

Faculty development

Curriculum development

Improvement of basic skills courses

Acquisition of library materials and laboratory equipment

ALLOWABLE ACTIVITIES

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Allowable Activities-Con’t

Student Services

Counseling (peer, career, personal)

Tutoring and mentoring

Establishing learning communities

Improving student facilities and computer labs

ALLOWABLE ACTIVITIES

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Allowable Activities-Con’t

Student Outcomes

Improving student retention and graduation rates

Increasing academic achievement

ALLOWABLE ACTIVITIES

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Allowable Activities-Con’t

Fiscal Stability– Establishing or improving a

development office

– Strengthening Alumni relationships and fundraising

– Building an endowment

– Increase research dollars

ALLOWABLE ACTIVITIES

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Allowable Activities-Con’t

Institutional Management– Creating and maintaining

Management Information Systems

– Training and developing staff other than teaching faculty

– Construction and renovation

– Improving the infrastructure for internet access

ALLOWABLE ACTIVITIES

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What Title V Can Fund

Purchase equipment for education or researchImprove instruction facilities [construction,

maintenance, renovation]Faculty and staff developmentCurriculum revision and developmentStrengthen telecommunications capacityEnhance student servicesStrengthen administrative and funds management

systemsEstablish or improve a development officeEstablish or increase the institutional endowment

fund

ALLOWABLE ACTIVITIES

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Title V Cannot FundActivities not mentioned in the original applicationActivities inconsistent with applicable State higher

education plansReligious worshipNon-degree or non-credit coursesOperational costsSalaries for college-wide officialsCosts of organized fundraisersCosts for student recruitmentCosts of publications to promote the institution

ALLOWABLE ACTIVITIES

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Carolyn Proctor: 202-502-7567 Carolyn.Proctor@ed.gov

Peter Fusscas: 202-502-7590Peter.Fusscas@ed.gov

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