OpportunityTitle: American and Native American  Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions Program CFDA 84.382B
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligible Applicants: An IHE is eligible to receive funds if it qualifies as an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-  Serving Institution (AANAPISI). To be an eligible AANAPISI, an IHE must--(a) Have an enrollment of needy students, as defined in section 312(d) of the HEA (section 312(b)(1)(A) of the HEA; 20 U.S.C. 1058(b)(1)(A));(b) Have, except as provided in section 392(b) of the HEA, the average educational and general expenditures of which 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.
Description: Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this notice. Purpose of Program: The AANAPISI program authorized under section 371 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA) provides grants to eligible institutions of higher education (IHEs) to enable them to improve their academic quality, increase their self sufficiency, and strengthen their capacity to make a substantial contribution to the higher education resources of the Nation. At the time of application, IHEs applying for funds under the AANAPISI program must have an enrollment of undergraduate students that is at least 10 percent Asian American or Native American Pacific Islander Applications for grants under the AANAPISI program, CFDA number 84.382B must be submitted electronically using the Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply site at http://www.Grants.gov. you may access the electronic grant application for the AANAPISI program at http://www.Grants.gov. You must search for the downloadable application package for this program by the CFDA number. Do not include the CFDA number&apos;s alpha suffix in your search (e.g., search for 84.382, not 84.382B).
GrantorContactEmailDescription: e-mail: Program Office
GrantorContactText: Joyce Mays &lt;br/&gt;Management Analyst  &lt;br/&gt;Phone 202-245-6122 &lt;br/&gt;joyce.mays@ed.gov &lt;br/&gt;Program Officer: &lt;br/&gt;Pearson Owens  &lt;br/&gt;U.S.Department of Education &lt;br/&gt;1990 K Street, NW., Room 6043 Washington, DC 20006  &lt;br/&gt;Telephone:(202)502-7804;e-mail &lt;br/&gt;
CloseDateExplanation: Applications Available: April 1, 2011.  Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: May 16, 2011.