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

Opportunity Information: Apply for ED GRANTS 072710 001

• The Department of Education in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE) Promoting Postbaccalaureate Opportunities for Hispanic Americans (PPOHA) Program CFDA Number 84.031M" 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 Jul 27, 2010 and posted on Jul 27, 2010.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 26, 2010 Applications Available July 27, 2010. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications August 26, 2010.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2024.)
• The funding agency has allocated a total of $9,785,518.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $575,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 18 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification) Private institutions of higher education.
• 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 bachelors 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 due date. The end of the fiscal year occurs on September 30 for any given year. Note 2 In considering applications for grants under this program, the Department will compare the data and documentation the institution relied on in its application with data reported to the Departments Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), the IHEs State reported enrollment data, and the institutional annual report. If different percentages or data are reported in these various sources, the institution must, as part of the 25 percent assurance verification, explain the reason for the differences. If the IPEDS data show that less than 25 percent of the institutions undergraduate FTE students are Hispanic, the burden is on the institution to show that the IPEDS data are inaccurate. If the IPEDS data indicate that the institution has an undergraduate FTE less than 25 percent, and the institution fails to demonstrate that the IPEDS data are inaccurate, the institution will be considered ineligible. (See Final Requirements.) 1 1 For purposes of making the determination described in paragraph (e) of the Eligibility Criteria for the FY 2010 competition, IHEs must report their undergraduate Hispanic FTE percent based on the student enrollment count closest to, but not after, September 30, 2009.

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