Opportunity Information: Apply for ED GRANTS 041015 002
Apply for ED GRANTS 041015 002
- The Department of Education in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE) Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions Program CFDA Number 84.031W" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 84.031 Higher EducationInstitutional Aid.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 10, 2015 and posted on Apr 10, 2015.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 9, 2015 Applications Available April 10, 2015. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications June 9, 2015.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $5,267,500.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $800,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 8 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- 1. Eligible Applicants (a) An IHE is eligible to receive funds under the ANNH Program if it qualifies as an Alaska Native or Native Hawaiian Serving Institution. At the time of application An Alaska Native Serving Institution must have an enrollment of undergraduate students that is at least 20 percent Alaska Native (34 CFR 607.2(e)) and a Native Hawaiian Serving Institution must have an enrollment of undergraduate students that is at least 10 percent Native Hawaiian (34 CFR 607.2(f)). To qualify as an eligible institution under the ANNH Program, an institution must also be (i) Accredited or preaccredited 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 (ii) Legally authorized by the State in which it is located to be a junior or community college or to provide an educational program for which it awards a bachelors degree and (ii) Designated as an eligible institution by demonstrating that it has (A) An enrollment of needy students as described in 34 CFR 607.3 and (B) has low average educational and general expenditures per full time equivalent (FTE) undergraduate student, as described in 34 CFR 607.4. Note The notice for applying for designation as an eligible institution was published in the Federal Register on November 3, 2014 (79 FR 65197) and applications were due on December 22, 2014. Only institutions that submitted applications by the deadline date and that the Department determined are eligible may apply for a grant. (b) A grantee under the Developing Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI) Program, which is authorized under title V, part A of the HEA, may not receive a grant under any HEA, title III, part A program, including the ANNH Program. (c) A current grantee under the Strengthening Institutions Program (SIP), Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISI) Program, Native American Serving Nontribal Institutions (NASNTI) Program, and the ANNH Program authorized by section 317 of the HEA may not receive a grant authorized under any other title III, part A program. (d) A current grantee under the AANAPISI, NASNTI, Hispanic Serving Institutions STEM and Articulation (HSI STEM), Predominantly Black Institutions (PBI), and the ANNH programs authorized by title III, part F, section 371 of the HEA, may receive a grant authorized under any title III, part A program. (e) An eligible IHE that submits applications for an Individual Development Grant and a Cooperative Arrangement Development Grant in this competition may be awarded both in the same fiscal year. However, we will not award a second Cooperative Arrangement Development Grant to an otherwise eligible IHE for an award year for which the IHE already has a Cooperative Arrangement Development Grant award under the ANNH Program. A grantee with an Individual Development Grant or a Cooperative Arrangement Development Grant may be a subgrantee in one or more Cooperative Arrangement Development Grants. The lead institution in a Cooperative Arrangement Development Grant must be an eligible institution. Partners or subgrantees are not required to be eligible
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Opportunity Summary:
The Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE) Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions Program (CFDA 84.031W) is a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Education authorized under section 317 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended. Its core purpose is to provide funding to eligible institutions of higher education so they can improve and expand their capacity to serve Native Hawaiian students (and, under the broader ANNH authorization, Alaska Native students as well). Grant funds are intended to support institutional strengthening work, meaning projects that help an institution plan, develop, or implement improvements that build long-term capacity rather than one-off activities.
A major theme of the competition is the Department's emphasis on evidence-based practices. Applicants are encouraged to pay close attention to the selection criteria described in the Federal Register notice, because proposals are evaluated in part on whether the project is grounded in a logic model that meets the notice's "strong theory" evidence standard. The posting also points applicants to a publicly available resource for developing logic models through the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), reflecting that applications are expected to clearly connect needs, activities, outputs, and intended outcomes in a coherent, defensible way.
In terms of eligibility, the program is limited to institutions that meet the regulatory definition of a Native Hawaiian Serving Institution. At the time of application, an eligible Native Hawaiian Serving Institution must enroll an undergraduate student population that is at least 10 percent Native Hawaiian (referenced at 34 CFR 607.2(f)). Beyond the enrollment threshold, the institution must be accredited or preaccredited by a nationally recognized accrediting body that the Secretary recognizes as a reliable authority, must be legally authorized by its state to operate as a junior or community college or to provide an educational program that awards a bachelor's degree, and must also be designated as an "eligible institution" by demonstrating both significant enrollment of needy students (34 CFR 607.3) and low average educational and general expenditures per full-time-equivalent undergraduate student (34 CFR 607.4). Importantly, only institutions that went through the separate eligibility designation process by the earlier deadline referenced in the notice (with that designation determined by the Department) may apply for this grant competition.
The notice also describes restrictions on overlapping federal awards across related Higher Education Act Title III and Title V programs. For example, a current grantee under the Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions (Title V, Part A) program is not permitted to receive a grant under Title III, Part A programs, which includes ANNH. The notice further explains that some current grantees under certain Title III programs (such as Strengthening Institutions, AANAPISI, NASNTI, and ANNH itself) cannot simultaneously receive another Title III, Part A grant, while it notes other combinations that are allowed under Title III, Part F programs. These limitations matter because an institution's current grant portfolio can determine whether it is eligible to receive a new award under this specific competition.
Applications for the Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions Program (84.031W) and the Alaska Native Serving Institutions Program (84.031N) are required to be submitted electronically through Grants.gov. Applicants are expected to download the application package, complete it offline, and upload it for submission through the Grants.gov portal; emailing an application directly to the Department is not permitted. When locating the application package on Grants.gov, applicants are instructed to search by the base CFDA number (84.031) and not include the letter suffix (for example, search for 84.031 rather than 84.031W).
For the FY 2015 competition reflected in the listing, the opportunity was posted on April 10, 2015, with applications made available the same day, and the deadline for transmittal of applications set for June 9, 2015. The program anticipated making about 8 awards, with an estimated total funding level of $5,267,500 and an award ceiling of $800,000. No cost sharing or matching requirement was listed. Eligible applicants are described broadly as public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, and other eligible entities as clarified in the official notice, though in practice eligibility hinges on meeting the Native Hawaiian Serving Institution definition and the Department's formal eligibility designation requirements.
The funding opportunity number for this posting is ED-GRANTS-041015-002, and the activity category is Education under the broader CFDA 84.031 umbrella (Higher Education Institutional Aid). The official, controlling details for priorities, performance measures, required forms, and application instructions are contained in the Federal Register notice inviting applications for new FY 2015 awards. For applicant support and program questions, the posting lists Department contacts including a Grants.gov systems administrator for technical access issues and program managers specifically assigned by CFDA suffix, including the point of contact for 84.031W at the time of the notice (Robyn Wood), along with phone numbers and email addresses for program-related inquiries.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1. What is the Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions (NHSI) Program (CFDA 84.031W)?
The Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE) Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions Program (CFDA 84.031W) is a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Education. It is authorized under section 317 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, and sits under the broader CFDA 84.031 umbrella (Higher Education Institutional Aid).
2. What is the core purpose of this grant?
The core purpose is to provide funding to eligible institutions of higher education so they can improve and expand their capacity to serve Native Hawaiian students. The opportunity description also notes that, under the broader ANNH authorization referenced in the notice, Alaska Native students may be included as well.
3. What kinds of projects is the funding intended to support?
Funds are intended to support institutional strengthening work. That means projects that help an institution plan, develop, or implement improvements that build long-term capacity, rather than one-off activities.
4. How important are evidence-based practices in this competition?
Evidence-based practices are emphasized as a major theme. The opportunity indicates that proposals are evaluated in part on whether the project is grounded in a logic model that meets the Federal Register notice's "strong theory" evidence standard.
5. What is meant by a "logic model" and "strong theory" in this competition?
Based on the opportunity description, applications are expected to present a coherent logic model that clearly connects needs, activities, outputs, and intended outcomes. The selection criteria described in the Federal Register notice include a "strong theory" evidence standard tied to that logic model.
6. Is there any recommended resource for building the required logic model?
Yes. The posting points applicants to a publicly available resource for developing logic models through the Institute of Education Sciences (IES).
7. Who is eligible to apply for CFDA 84.031W?
Eligibility is limited to institutions that meet the regulatory definition of a Native Hawaiian Serving Institution and that also have been formally designated as an eligible institution through the Department's separate eligibility designation process referenced in the notice.
8. What Native Hawaiian enrollment threshold is required to qualify as an NHSI?
At the time of application, an eligible Native Hawaiian Serving Institution must enroll an undergraduate student population that is at least 10 percent Native Hawaiian (referenced at 34 CFR 607.2(f)).
9. What other institutional requirements apply beyond the 10 percent enrollment threshold?
Beyond the enrollment threshold, the institution must be accredited or preaccredited by a nationally recognized accrediting body recognized by the Secretary as a reliable authority. It must also be legally authorized by its state to operate as a junior or community college or to provide an educational program that awards a bachelor's degree. In addition, it must be designated as an "eligible institution" by demonstrating significant enrollment of needy students (34 CFR 607.3) and low average educational and general expenditures per full-time-equivalent undergraduate student (34 CFR 607.4).
10. Is completing the separate eligibility designation process required before applying?
Yes. The opportunity states that only institutions that went through the separate eligibility designation process by the earlier deadline referenced in the notice (with designation determined by the Department) may apply for this grant competition.
11. Are public and private institutions allowed to apply?
The posting describes eligible applicants broadly as public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, and other eligible entities as clarified in the official notice. However, it also makes clear that practical eligibility hinges on meeting the Native Hawaiian Serving Institution definition and the Department's formal eligibility designation requirements.
12. Can an institution apply if it is already receiving certain other federal Title III or Title V grants?
The notice describes restrictions on overlapping federal awards across related Higher Education Act Title III and Title V programs. An institution's current grant portfolio can determine whether it is eligible to receive a new award under this specific competition.
13. What is one explicit example of an overlapping-award restriction mentioned in the notice?
The opportunity states that a current grantee under the Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions (Title V, Part A) program is not permitted to receive a grant under Title III, Part A programs, which includes ANNH.
14. Are there restrictions on holding multiple Title III, Part A grants at the same time?
Yes. The notice explains that some current grantees under certain Title III programs (including Strengthening Institutions, AANAPISI, NASNTI, and ANNH itself) cannot simultaneously receive another Title III, Part A grant.
15. Does the notice mention any situations where combinations of awards may be allowed?
Yes. It notes that other combinations are allowed under Title III, Part F programs, as described in the notice.
16. How must applications be submitted?
Applications for the Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions Program (84.031W) and the Alaska Native Serving Institutions Program (84.031N) are required to be submitted electronically through Grants.gov.
17. Can an application be emailed directly to the Department of Education?
No. The posting states that emailing an application directly to the Department is not permitted.
18. What is the recommended way to complete and submit the application through Grants.gov?
Applicants are expected to download the application package, complete it offline, and then upload it for submission through the Grants.gov portal.
19. How do applicants find the correct application package on Grants.gov?
When locating the package on Grants.gov, applicants are instructed to search by the base CFDA number (84.031) and not include the letter suffix. For example, search for 84.031 rather than 84.031W.
20. What was the posting date and application deadline for the FY 2015 competition referenced?
For the FY 2015 competition reflected in the listing, the opportunity was posted on April 10, 2015, applications were made available the same day, and the deadline for transmittal of applications was June 9, 2015.
21. How many awards were anticipated for this competition and what was the estimated total funding?
The program anticipated making about 8 awards, with an estimated total funding level of $5,267,500.
22. What was the maximum (ceiling) award amount listed?
The award ceiling listed for the FY 2015 competition was $800,000.
23. Is cost sharing or matching required?
No cost sharing or matching requirement was listed in the posting.
24. What is the funding opportunity number for this posting?
The funding opportunity number provided is ED-GRANTS-041015-002.
25. What is the activity category and CFDA umbrella for this grant?
The activity category is Education under the broader CFDA 84.031 umbrella (Higher Education Institutional Aid).
26. Where are the official, controlling application details found?
The posting states that the official, controlling details for priorities, performance measures, required forms, and application instructions are contained in the Federal Register notice inviting applications for new FY 2015 awards.
27. Who should applicants contact for technical problems with Grants.gov?
The posting lists a Grants.gov systems administrator as a contact for technical access issues.
28. Who was listed as the program contact for CFDA 84.031W in this notice?
The posting lists program managers assigned by CFDA suffix and identifies the point of contact for 84.031W at the time of the notice as Robyn Wood (with phone number and email address provided in the posting).
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