federal register
Friday
May 7, 1999
Part VI
Department of
Education
Hispanic-Serving Institutions Program;
Notice
24928 Federal Register / Vol. 64, No. 88 / Friday, May 7, 1999 / Notices
Department of Education 607.23 of the Strengthening Institutions respects. First, it moved the program
Program regulations, the Secretary Title V of the HEA. It made specific
[CFDA No.: 84.031S]
awards one additional point to an changes to the eligibility requirements
Hispanic-Serving Institutions Program; application from an institution that has for new grants and authorized uses of
Notice Inviting Applications for New an endowment fund for which the grant funds. Key statutory provisions
Awards for Fiscal Year 1999 market value in 1996–1997, per full- that directly impact the program are:
time equivalent (FTE) student, was less a. As amended, section 504(a)(2) of
Purpose of Program than the average per FTE student at the HEA provides that an institution
Provide grants and related assistance similar type institutions; and one that receives a five-year individual grant
to eligible Hispanic-Serving institutions additional point to an application from under Title V, is not eligible to receive
of higher education to enable them to an institution that had expenditures for an additional development grant until
improve their academic quality, library materials in 1996–1997, per FTE two years after the date on which the
institutional management, and fiscal student, that were less than the average five-year grant terminates.
stability and thereby increase their self- per FTE student, at similar type b. As amended, section 503(b) of the
sufficiency and expand their capacity to institutions. HEA authorizes the use of grant funds
For the purpose of these funding for the following activities: (1) Purchase,
serve Hispanic students and other low-
considerations, an applicant must be rental, or lease of scientific or laboratory
income individuals.
Deadline for Transmittal of able to demonstrate that the market equipment for educational purposes,
Applications: June 25, 1999. value of its endowment fund per FTE including instructional and research
Deadline for Intergovernmental student, or expenditures for library purposes. (2) Construction,
Review: August 25, 1999. materials per FTE student, were less maintenance, renovation, and
Applications Available: May 10, 1999. than the following approximated improvement in classrooms, libraries,
Available Funds: Approximately national averages for base year 1996– laboratories, and other instructional
$16,000,000. 1997: facilities, including the integration of
Estimated Range of Awards: $375,000 computer technology into institutional
to $425,000 per year for development Average Average Li- facilities to create smart buildings.
Market brary Ex- (3) Support of faculty exchanges,
grants. Value of En- penditures
Estimated Average Size of Awards: dowment for Mate- faculty development and faculty
$392,000 per year for development Fund, Per rials, Per fellowships to assist in attaining
grants. FTE FTE advanced degrees in the field of
Estimated Number of Awards: 40 instruction of the faculty.
Two-year Public (4) Purchase of library books,
development grants.
Institutions ..... $1,332 $45
Project Period: 60 months for Two-year Non-
periodicals, and other educational
development grants. profit, Private materials, including
Note: The Department is not bound by any Institutions ..... 11,567 121 telecommunications program material.
estimates in this notice. Four-year Public (5) Tutoring, counseling, and student
Institutions ..... 2,829 165 service programs designed to improve
Statutory Priorities: Under 34 CFR Four-year Non- academic success.
75.105(c)(3) and Section 511(d) of the profit Private (6) Funds management,
Higher Education Act, as amended Institutions ..... 42,579 254 administrative management, and
(HEA), the Secretary gives an absolute acquisition of equipment for use in
preference to applications that contain If a tie still remains after applying the strengthening funds management.
satisfactory evidence that the Hispanic- additional points, the Secretary (7) Joint use of facilities, such as
Serving institution has entered into or determines that an institution will laboratories and libraries.
will enter into a collaborative receive an award according to a (8) Establishing or improving a
arrangement with at least one local combined ranking of two-year and four- development office to strengthen or
educational agency or community-based year institutions. This ranking is improve contributions from alumni and
organization to provide that agency or established by combining library the private sector.
organization with assistance (from funds expenditures and endowment values (9) Establishing or improving an
other than funds provided under Title V per FTE student. The institutions with endowment fund.
of the HEA) in reducing dropout rates the lowest combined library (10) Creating or improving facilities
for Hispanic students, improving rates expenditures per FTE student and for Internet or other distance learning
of academic achievement for Hispanic endowment values per FTE student are academic instruction capabilities,
students, and increasing the rates at ranked higher in strict numerical order. including purchase or rental of
which Hispanic secondary school Applicable Regulations: (a) The telecommunications technology
graduates enroll in higher education. Department of Education General equipment or services.
The Secretary will fund under this Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in (11) Establishing or enhancing a
competition only applications that meet 34 CFR Parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 82, 85, and teacher education program designed to
this priority. 86; and (b) the regulations for the qualify students to teach in public,
As described under Section 514(b), Strengthening Institutions Program in elementary and secondary schools.
the Secretary also gives an absolute 34 CFR Part 607, except those regulatory (12) Establishing community outreach
preference to grants for cooperative sections that have been superseded by programs that will encourage
arrangements that are geographically the Higher Education Amendments of elementary and secondary school
and economically sound or will benefit 1998 (Public Law 105–244). students to develop the academic skills
the applicant Hispanic-Serving Supplementary Information: The and the interest to pursue postsecondary
institution. Only applications that meet Higher Education Amendments of 1998 education.
this priority will be funded. amended the Higher Education Act of (13) Expanding the number of
Special Funding Consideration: In tie- 1965 (HEA) regarding the Hispanic- Hispanic and other underrepresented
breaking situations described in 34 CFR Serving Institutions Program in several graduate and professional students that
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can be served by an institution by 8816. The e-mail address for Mr. Person Portable Document Format (PDF) on the
expanding courses and institutional l
is Carl [email protected]. Individuals Internet at either of the following sites:
resources. who use a telecommunications device http://gcs.ed.gov/fedreg.htm
(14) Other activities proposed in the for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal http://www.ed.gov/news.html
application that contribute to carrying Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1– To use the PDF, you must have the
out the purposes of the program and are 888–877–8339. Adobe Acrobat Reader Program with
approved by the Secretary as part of the Search, which is available free at either
Individuals with disabilities may
review and acceptance of the of the previous sites. If you have
obtain this document in an alternate
application. questions about using the PDF, call the
format (e.g., Braille, large print, audio
As amended, section 503(c) (1) and (2) U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO)
tape, or computer diskette) on request to
of the HEA provides that grantees under at (202) 512–1530 or, toll free at 1–888–
the contact person listed in the 293–6498.
the Developing Hispanic-Serving
preceding paragraph. Individuals with
Institutions Program may use up to 20 Note: The official version of a document is
disabilities may obtain a copy of the
percent of grant funds to establish or the document published in the Federal
application package in an alternate
increase an endowment fund. However, Register. Free Internet access to the official
the grantee institution must provide format, also, by contacting that person. edition of the Federal Register and the Code
matching funds from non-Federal However, the Department is not able to of Federal Regulations is available at GPO
sources in an amount equal to or greater reproduce in an alternate format the Access at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/
standard forms included in the index.html
than the grant funds used for the
endowment fund. application package. Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1057.
For Further Information Contact or Dated: May 3, 1999.
Electronic Access to This Document
Applications: Carl Person, U.S. David A. Longanecker,
Department of Education, 400 Maryland You may review this document, as Assistant Secretary, Office of Postsecondary
Avenue, SW, the Portals Building Suite well as all other Department of Education.
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