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U.S. Department of Education - Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE)

07/15/19 11:59 PM ET

GrantWatch ID#: 186002

$24,000,000

40

Estimated Range of Awards: $500,000-$600,000

Project Period: Up to 60 months

• Private institutions of higher education
• Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
• See RFP and/or Grant Guidelines for full eligibility

Eligible Applicants: (a) Institutions of higher education (IHEs) that qualify as eligible HSIs are eligible to apply for new Individual Development Grants under the DHSI Program. To be an eligible HSI, an IHE must--

(i) Have an enrollment of needy students, as defined in section 502(b) of the HEA (section 502(a)(2)(A)(i) of the HEA; 20 U.S.C. 1101a(a)(2)(A)(i));

(ii) Have, except as provided in section 522(b) of the HEA, average education and general expenditures that are low, per full-time equivalent (FTE) undergraduate student, in comparison with the average education and general expenditures per FTE undergraduate student of institutions that offer similar instruction (section 502(a)(2)(A)(ii) of the HEA; 20 U.S.C. 1101a(a)(2)(A)(ii));

(iii) Be accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association that the Secretary has determined to be a reliable authority as to the quality of education or training offered, or making reasonable progress toward accreditation, according to such an agency or association (section 502(a)(2)(A)(iv) of the HEA; 20 U.S.C. 1101a(a)(2)(A)(iv));

(iv) Be legally authorized to provide, and provide within the State, an education program for which the institution awards a bachelor's degree (section 502(a)(2)(A)(iii) of the HEA), or be a junior or community college (20 U.S.C. 1101a(a)(2)(A)(iii));

(v) Have an enrollment of undergraduate FTE students that is at least 25 percent Hispanic students at the end of the award year immediately preceding the date of application (section 502(a)(5)(B) of the HEA; 20 U.S.C. 1101a(a)(5)(B)); and

(vi) Provide, as an attachment to the application, the documentation the IHE relied upon in determining that at least 25 percent of the IHE's undergraduate FTE students are Hispanic. The 25 percent requirement applies only to undergraduate Hispanic students and is calculated based upon FTE students as defined in section 502(a)(4) of the HEA. Instructions for formatting and submitting the verification documentation to Grants.gov are in the application package for this competition.

Dates:

- Applications Available: May 15, 2019.
- Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: July 15, 2019.
- Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: September 12, 2019.

Notice of Intent To Apply: The Department will be able to review grant applications more efficiently if the approximate number of applicants that intend to apply is known. Therefore, each potential applicant is strongly encouraged to notify the Department of their intent to submit an application. To do so, please email the program contact person with the subject line ``Intent to Apply,'' and include the applicant's name and a contact person's name and email address.

Applicants that do not submit a notice of intent to apply may still apply for funding; applicants that do submit a notice of intent to apply are not bound to apply or bound by the information provided.

Submit applications for grants under the program electronically using Grants.gov. Your application must be fully uploaded and submitted and must be date- and time-stamped by the Grants.gov system no later than 11:59:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on the application deadline date. For access to further instructions on how to apply using Grants.gov, refer to: www.grants.gov/web/grants/applicants/ apply-for-grants.html

Data Universal Numbering System Number, Taxpayer Identification Number, and System for Award Management: Applicants who are unable to submit an application via Grants.gov by the application deadline, because their System for Award Management (SAM) registration is not active, will not be considered for funding.

You can obtain a DUNS number from Dun and Bradstreet at the following website: http://fedgov.dnb.com/ webform.

The SAM registration process can take approximately seven business days, but may take upwards of several weeks, depending on the completeness and accuracy of the data you enter into the SAM.gov database.

Grant announcement on the Federal Register: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2019-05-15/html/2019-10056.htm

More information on the program: https://www2.ed.gov/programs/idueshsi/index.html

View this opportunity on Grants.gov: https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=315947

To view a list of application documents, see the Package tab (click on Preview) on the Grants.gov page above.

Before starting your grant application, please review the funding source's website listed below for updates/changes/addendums/conferences/LOIs.

Njeri Clark, U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 260-14
Washington, DC 20202-4260
Telephone: (202) 453-6224
Email: Njeri.Clark@ed.gov

For (TDD) or (TTY), call the Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at 1-800-877-8339.

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