HACU HACU Government Relations Government Relations March 26, 2012 March 26, 2012
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HACU HACU Government Relations Government Relations
March 26, 2012March 26, 2012
AgendaAgenda
Appropriations for FY 2013
Authorizations
AppropriationsAppropriationsRefer to FY 2013 One Pager in FoldersRefer to FY 2013 One Pager in Folders
U.S. Department of Education
U.S. Department of Agriculture
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
National Science Foundation
Department of EducationDepartment of Education
Appropriations StatusAppropriations Status
Labor-HHS-Ed Labor-HHS-Ed
Strengthening Hispanic-Serving Strengthening Hispanic-Serving Institutions:Institutions: Part A
FY 2012 final- $100.4 millionDrop from 2010 ($117M) and 2011
($104.3M)
President’s Budget FY 2013- $100.4M
HACU FY 2013 Request - $175 million
Promoting post baccalaureate opportunities Promoting post baccalaureate opportunities for Hispanic Americans- for Hispanic Americans- Part BPart B
Mandatory funding Part B- $11.5 millionDiscretionary – FY 2012 $9 million
Drop from FY 2010 ($10.5M)
President’s Budget FY 2013: $9 million
HACU FY 2013 Request - $100 million
STEM Funds for MSIsSTEM Funds for MSIs
This section amends the Higher Education Act by extending funding for programs under this section created under the College Cost Reduction and Access Act for programs at HBCUs and other MSIs through 2019, including programs that help low-income students attain degrees in the STEM fields by the following annual amounts:
$100 million to Hispanic Serving Institutions including $10 million for community partnerships,
$85 million to Historically Black Colleges and Universities, $15 million to Predominantly Black Institutions, $30 million to Tribal Colleges and Universities, $15 million to Alaska, Hawaiian Native Institutions, $5 million to
Asian American and Pacific Islander Institutions, and $5 million to Native American nontribal serving institutions.
Hawkins Centers of Excellence Hawkins Centers of Excellence (New Request)(New Request)
FY 2013- $30 million for the new Hawkins Centers of Excellence program to increase the pool of minority educators by expanding and reforming teacher education programs at Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs).
1st in the World Fund
The budget proposal to Congress would create a $55 million competition, known as “First in the World,” under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) to reward individual colleges and nonprofit institutions that encourage productivity and efficiency, with up to $20 million reserved for MSIs.
Pell GrantsPell Grants
FY 2012 Final- $5550 with significant changes to eligibility requirements
FY 2013 Proposal- $5635
AGRICULTUREAGRICULTURE
Agriculture Appropriations Agriculture Appropriations Hispanic Education Partnership Grants ProgramHispanic Education Partnership Grants Program
FY 2012 Final- $9.2 million
President’s FY 2013 Budget- $9.2 million
HACU FY 2013 Request - $40 million
HSACU Endowment FundHSACU Endowment Fund
FY 2012 Final - $0
President’s Budget FY 2013 - $10 million, Endowment Fund
HACU FY 2013 Request - $80 million
Agriculture AppropriationAgriculture AppropriationRequests FY 2013Requests FY 2013
$40 million in U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for HSIs under Title VII-HSI
Grants Program of the Farm Bill $20 million for the HSACU Equity Grants Program $80 million for the Endowment Fund for Hispanic-Serving
Agricultural Colleges and Universities (HSACUs) $40 million for the HSACU Institutional Capacity-Building Grant
Program $40 million HSACU Fundamental and Applied Research Grants $40 million for the HSACU Extension Grants Program $40 million for the HSI Agricultural Land National Resources
Leadership Program
Housing and Urban DevelopmentHousing and Urban Development
HUD MSI University PartnershipHUD MSI University PartnershipEliminated in FY 2011Eliminated in FY 2011
The funds were used by institutions to “revitalize neighborhoods, promote affordable housing and stimulate economic development in their communities.”
The HUD MSI-University Partnership Programs represented a set of powerful tools for these institutions to enhance our nation’s competitiveness and promote social stability and cultural richness.
HUD AppropriationHUD AppropriationRequests FY 2013Requests FY 2013
FY 2012 Final - $0
President’s Budget - $0
HACU FY 2013 Request - $15 millionIn FY 2010 was funded at $6 million
National Science FoundationNational Science Foundation
Currently, HSIs are the only group of MSIs not receiving targeted NSF infrastructure development funding.
HACU Request FY 2013 - $30 million for a competitive grants program within NSF to support HSIs research, curriculum and infrastructure development, and other purposes.
AuthorizationsAuthorizations
Elementary and Secondary Education ActWorkforce Investment ActInternational AffairsFarm BillImmigration
ESEAESEA
HACU Recommendations on Early Childhood Education
Authorize $20M competitive grant program for HSIs to increase the number of culturally and linguistically competent early childhood education teachers and TAs
Authorize $5M competitive grants programs for HSIs to develop family literacy programs
Authorize a $3M competitive grants program for HSIs to create a mentorship program
ESEAESEA
HACU Recommendations on Diversifying the Ranks of our Nation’s Teachers and PrincipalsAuthorize a competitive grant program of $50M to train teachers to be culturally and linguistically preparedAuthorize a competitive grant program of $50M to develop culturally and linguistically prepared master teachers in STEM to teach at HSSDsAuthorize a loan forgiveness program of $10M for students who attend an HSI, receive a teaching certificate, and teach in an HSSD for no less than 5 years..
ESEAESEA
HACU Recommendations on HSI/HSSD Collaboration to Expand Access to Higher Education
Authorize the creation of a Hispanic Serving School District (HSSD) designation, which consists of school districts with a Hispanic Student enrollment of at least 25 percent.
Authorize a $15M competitive grant program to expand the number of AP courses in STEM areas to HSSDs
Authorize a $20M competitive grant program for HSIs to collaborate with HSSDs to develop and improve dual enrollment programs.
Workforce Investment ActWorkforce Investment Act
HACU requests $20M competitive grant program for 2- and 4- year HSIs focused on training Hispanics and low-income youth and adults in health care professions.
HACU requests a $20M competitive grant program for 2- and 4- year HSIs focused on training Hispanic and low-income youth and adults in “green jobs” and technology.
HACU requests a $20M competitive grant program for migrant and seasonal farm worker programs to develop skills and training to move into year-round employment.
State Department Reauthorization
HSIs Study Abroad Student Exchange Programwith countries in the Western Hemisphere
A $40 million competitive grants program for an HSIs Study Abroad Program under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (P.L 87-195) Section 105 and (PL 107-206).
Hispanic students from HSIs to study in countries of the Western Hemisphere for a period of no more than (2) years.
Western Hemisphere college and university students for study at an HSIs for a period of no more than (2) years.
The Farm BillThe Farm BillReauthorizationReauthorization
HACU Recommends:HACU Recommends:
Preserve Current ProgramsPreserve Current Programs
New Recommendations – inclusion of the following provisions in the authorization of the 2012 Farm Bill under Sec. 14204 of the 2008 Farm Bill reauthorization to be added as Sec. 14204.2:
A $40M competitive grants program authorized for HSACUs to train Hispanic farm workers and other Hispanic youth working in agriculture-related fields for jobs requiring skills in new technologies in agriculture, food science and safety, bio-energy and environmental sciences, and other related skills as the Secretary may determine to be appropriate.
A $5M special scholarship program for Hispanic youth from families employed
in agriculture and food processing who demonstrate an interest in pursuing a career in the agriculture and food science industry or related areas.
Immigration Issues UpdateImmigration Issues Update
DREAM Act HR 1842, S 952 (Sen. Durbin – Rep. Berman)
Comprehensive Immigration Reform bill
ARMS bill, HR 3823 - (Rep. David Rivera)
HACU Actions - NHLA Immigration Issues – DREAM Act Coalition
Tomorrow Morning
We will distribute materials for you to hand out to your Members of Congress. (Please let us know if you can’t attend the meetings scheduled for you.)
Representatives Hinojosa and Rivera will speak to us about some of their initiatives.
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Delegation Leader is responsible for filling the form and bringing it to the debriefing session at 4 PM in room Cannon 122.
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Capitol Forum 2012
17th Annual National Capitol Forum on
Hispanic Higher Education
March 26-27, 2012The Westin Washington,
D.C. City CenterWashington, DC