CFDA#
84.031S
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Funder Type
Federal Government
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IT Classification
A - Primarily intended to fund technology
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Authority
Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE)
Summary
The DHSI Program provides grants to eligible institutions of higher education (IHEs) to expand educational opportunities for, and improve the academic attainment of, Hispanic students; and expand and enhance the academic offerings, program quality, and institutional stability of colleges and universities that are educating the majority of Hispanic college students and helping large numbers of Hispanic students and other low-income individuals complete postsecondary degrees.
NOTE: The Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 (HEOA) amended Section 503(b) of the Higher Education Act to include among the authorized activities under the HSI Program: activities to improve student services, including innovative and customized instruction courses designed to retain students and move the students into core courses; articulation agreements and student support programs designed to facilitate the transfer of students from two-year to four-year institutions; and providing education, counseling services, and financial information designed to improve the financial and economic literacy of students and their families. The HEOA also amended the authorized activities to use the term "distance education technologies" in place of "distance learning academic instruction capabilities."
History of Funding
Previous awards can be viewed on the Department of Education website at https://www.ed.gov/grants-and-programs/grants-special-populations/grants-hispanic-students/developing-hispanic-serving-institutions-program--title-v#Past-Awards
Additional Information
In 2025 there are two competitive preference priorities and one invitational priority. Applicants may only respond to one or both priorities, for a total of up to 10 additional points at the time of their application being scored.
Competitive Preference Priority 1: Rural Applicants (10 points). Under this priority, an applicant must demonstrate the following:
- The applicant is an IHE with a rural campus setting, or the applicant proposes to serve a campus with a rural setting. Rural settings include any of the following: Town-Fringe, Town-Distant, Town-Remote, Rural Fringe, Rural- Distant, Rural-Remote, as defined by the NCES College Navigator search tool.
Note: Any rural campus served under this priority must be an eligible HSI (as defined in this notice).
Competitive Preference Priority 2: Applications from New Potential Grantees (10 points). Under this priority, an applicant must demonstrate the following:
- The applicant has not had an active discretionary grant under the program from which it seeks funds, including through membership in a group application submitted in accordance with 34 CFR 75.127–75.129, in the following number of years before the deadline date for submission of applications under the program.
Invitational Priority: Expanding access to distance education, workforce- based options, or shortened time-to- degree models, or recognized credentials.
Applicants should demonstrate how their projects, institutions, or proposals are designed to promote education choice in one or more of the following ways: Expand access to postsecondary distance education, competency-based or skills- based education, pre-apprenticeships, apprenticeships, parttime coursework and career preparation, work-based learning or shortened time-to-degree models, and programs or coursework that lead to high wage, high-skilled, or in-demand, industry recognized credentials.
Eligibility Details
Eligible Applicants:
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—
- Have an enrollment of needy students, as defined in section 502(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 as amended (HEA) (section 502(a)(2)(A)(i) of the HEA; 20 U.S.C. 1101a(a)(2)(A)(i));
- 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));
- 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
- Be legally authorized to provide, and provides within the State, an education 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)), or be a junior or community college (section 502(a)(2)(A)(iii) of the HEA; 20 U.S.C. 1101a(a)(2)(A (iii));
- 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
- 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.
Note: To demonstrate an enrollment of needy students and low average education and general expenditures per FTE undergraduate student, an IHE must be designated as an ‘‘eligible institution'' in accordance with 34 CFR 606.2 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.
There is an application process to determine eligibility. Please refer to the most recent Application for Designation as an Eligible Institution, found here: https://www.ed.gov/grants-and-programs/grants-higher-education/eligibility-designations-higher-education-programs
Deadline Details
While the DHSI competitions occur on a biennial cycle, the Title III and V eligibility window is annual.
Applications are to be submitted by July 3, 2025. A similar deadline is anticipated biennially. See https://www.ed.gov/grants-and-programs/apply-grant/available-grants for the forecast of when the DHSI program is expected to open.
Award Details
Approximately $66,944,786 available for funding FY25, an estimated 116 awards to be granted. Contingent upon the availability of funds and the quality of applications, we may make additional awards in subsequent years from the list of unfunded applications from this competition. Awards will range from $500,000–$600,000. Average Size of Awards is $575,000, and they will not exceed $600,000 for a single budget period of 12 months. Project period is up to 60 months.
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