TILE V, HISPANIC SERVING INSTITUTIONS Peter Fusscas Carolyn Proctor HACU'S 16 TH ANNUAL NATIONAL CAPITOL FORUM
Mar 27, 2015
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 [email protected]
Peter Fusscas: [email protected]
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