OpportunityTitle: Predominantly Black Institutions Program CFDA 84.382A
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligible Applicants: Your institution must be designated as an eligible applicant under Title III of the HEA. The regulations can be found in 34 CFR 607.2 through 607.5. In addition, your institution must: (a) Have an enrollment of needy students as defined by section 371(c)(3) of the HEA. The term enrollment of needy students means the enrollment at an institution of higher education with respect to which not less than 50 percent of the undergraduate students enrolled in an academic program leading to a degree-- (i) In the second fiscal year preceding the fiscal year for which the determination is made, were Federal Pell Grant recipients for such year; (ii) Come from families that receive benefits under a means-tested Federal benefit program (as defined in section 371(c)(5) of the HEA); (iii) Attended a public or nonprofit private secondary school-- (A) That is in the school district of a local educational agency that was eligible for assistance under Part A of Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA) for any year during which the student attended such secondary school; and (B) Which for the purpose of this paragraph and for that year, was determined by the Secretary (after consultation with the State educational agency of the State in which the school is located) to be a school in which the enrollment of children counted under a measure of poverty described in section 1113(a)(5) of the ESEA exceeds 30 percent of the total enrollment of such school; or (iv) Are first-generation college students (as that term is defined in section 402A(h) of the HEA), and a majority of such first-generation college students are low-income individuals. The term low-income individual has the meaning given that term in section 402A(h) of the HEA. (b) Have an average educational and general expenditure which is low, per full-time equivalent undergraduate student in comparison with the average educational and general expenditure per full-time equivalent undergraduate student of institutions of higher education that offer similar instruction. The Secretary may waive this requirement, in accordance with section 392(b) of the HEA, in the same manner as the Secretary applies the waiver requirements to grant applicants under section 312(b)(1)(B) of the HEA; (c) Have an enrollment of undergraduate students-- (i) That is at least 40 percent Black American students; (ii) That is at least 1,000 undergraduate students; (iii) Of which not less than 50 percent of the undergraduate students enrolled at the institution are low-income individuals (as that term is defined in section 402A(h) of the HEA) or first generation college students. The term first generation college student means--(A) an individual both of whose parents did not complete a baccalaureate degree; or (B) in the case of any individual who regularly resided with and received support from only one parent, an individual whose only such parent did not complete a baccalaureate degree; and (iv) Of which not less than 50 percent of the undergraduate students are enrolled in an educational program leading to a bachelor&apos;s or associate&apos;s degree that the institution is licensed to award by the State in which the institution is located; (d) Is legally authorized to provide, and provides within the State, an educational program for which the institution of higher education awards bachelor&apos;s degree; or, in the case of a junior or community college, an associate&apos;s degree; (e) Is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association determined by the Secretary to be a reliable authority as to the quality of training offered, or is, according to such an agency or association, making reasonable progress toward accreditation; and (f) Is not receiving assistance under Part B of Title III of the HEA.
Description: Funding Opportunity Text Description: Note: Each funding opportunity description is a synopsis of information in the Federal Register application notice. For specific information about eligibility, please see the official application notice. The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html. Please review the official application notice for pre-application and application requirements, application submission information, performance measures, priorities and program contact information. Purpose of Program: The purpose of the Predominantly Black Institutions (PBIs) Program is to strengthen PBIs to carry out programs in the following areas: Science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM); health education; internationalization or globalization; teacher preparation; or improving educational outcomes of African-American males. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.382A. Applications for grants under the Predominantly Black Institutions Program, CFDA number 84.382A, must be submitted electronically using e-Application, accessible through the Department&apos;s e-Grants Web site at http://e-grants.ed.gov. While completing your electronic application, you will be entering data online that will be saved into a database. You may not e-mail an electronic copy of a grant application to us.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: e-Mail: Program Manager
GrantorContactText: Julius Cotton &lt;br/&gt;ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin. &lt;br/&gt;Phone 202-245-6140 &lt;br/&gt;julius.cotton@ed.gov &lt;br/&gt;Program Managers: &lt;br/&gt;Blanca Rodriguez  &lt;br/&gt;Teacher and Student Development Programs Service  &lt;br/&gt;U.S. Department of Education  &lt;br/&gt;1990 K Street, NW., room 6162  &lt;br/&gt;Washington, DC 20006-8515  &lt;br/&gt;Telephone: (202) 502-7728, or e-mail: blanca.rodriguez@ed.gov or  &lt;br/&gt;Sara Starke  &lt;br/&gt;Teacher and Student Development Programs Service  &lt;br/&gt;U.S. Department of Education,  &lt;br/&gt;1990 K Street, NW., room 6019, Washington, DC 20006-8515  &lt;br/&gt;Telephone: (202) 502-7688, or e-mail:
CloseDateExplanation: Applications Available: April 29, 2009. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: May 29, 2009.