Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Promoting Postbaccalaureate Opportunities for Hispanic Americans (PPOHA) Program CFDA Number 84.031M

Post Date

July 27th 2010

Application Due Date

August 26th 2010

Applications Available: July 27, 2010. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: August 26, 2010.

Funding Opportunity Number

ED-GRANTS-072710-001

CFDA Number(s)

84.031

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Education

Number of Awards

18

Eligibility Categories

Public and State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
Private Institutions of Higher Education
Other

1. Eligible Applicants: Institutions of higher education (IHEs) that offer a postbaccalaureate certificate or postbaccalaureate degree program and qualify as eligible Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs) under section 502 of the HEA. Eligibility Criteria (Use of 34 CFR 606.2(a) and (b), 606.3 through 606.5): To qualify as an eligible HSI for the PPOHA Program under sections 502 and 512(b) of the HEA (20 U.S.C. 1101a and 1102a), an IHE must-- (a) Have an enrollment of needy students, as defined in section 502(b) of the HEA; 20 U.S.C. 1101a(b) (cross-referenced in section 502(a)(2)(A)(i) of the HEA; 20 U.S.C. 1101a(a)(2)(A)(i)); (b) Have, except as provided in section 522(b) of the HEA, average educational and general expenditures that 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 (section 502(a)(2)(A)(ii) of the HEA; 20 U.S.C. 1101a(a)(2)(A)(ii)); Note: To demonstrate an enrollment of needy students and low average educational and general expenditures per FTE undergraduate student, an IHE must be designated as an ``eligible institution'' in accordance with 34 CFR 606.3 through 606.5 and the notice inviting applications for designation as an eligible institution for the fiscal year for which the grant competition is being conducted. (c) 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)); (d) Be legally authorized to provide, and provide within the State, an educational program for which the institution awards a bachelor's degree (section 502(a)(2)(A)(iii) of the HEA; 20 U.S.C. 1101a(a)(2)(A)(iii)); and (e) 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)). Note 1: Funds for the PPOHA Program will be awarded each fiscal year; thus, for this program, the ``end of the award year immediately preceding the date of application'' refers to the end of the fiscal year prior to the application

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $9785518

• Award Range:

  $None - $575000

Grant 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 purposes of the PPOHA Program are to: (1) Expand postbaccalaureate educational opportunities for, and improve the academic attainment of, Hispanic students; and (2) expand the postbaccalaureate academic offerings as well as enhance the program quality in the institutions of higher education that are educating the majority of Hispanic college students and helping large numbers of Hispanic and low-income students complete postsecondary degrees. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.031M. Applications for grants under the PPOHA--CFDA Number 84.031M--must be submitted electronically using e-Application, accessible through the Department'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 databas. You may not e-mail an electronic copy of a grant application to us.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Education

• Office:

  None

• Agency Contact:

  Julius Cotton
  ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin.
  Phone 202-245-6140
  julius.cotton@ed.gov
  Program Manager:
  Dr. Maria E. Carrington
  U.S. Department of Education
  1990 K Street, NW., room 6036
  Washington, DC 20006-8513
  Telephone: (202) 502-7548 or by e-mail:

• Agency Mailing Address:

  e-Mail: Program Manager

• Agency Email Address:

  Maria.Carrington@ed.gov

• More Information:

  Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Promoting Postbaccalaureate Opportunities for Hispanic Americans (PPOHA) Program CFDA Number 84.031M; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2010