Opportunity Information: Apply for ED GRANTS 041414 002
Apply for ED GRANTS 041414 002
- The Department of Education in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE) Title III Part ANative Hawaiian Serving Institutions (ANNH) 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 14, 2014 and posted on Apr 14, 2014.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 2, 2014 Applications Available April 14, 2014. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications June 2, 2014.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $1,874,766.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $859,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 3 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Private institutions of higher education Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- Eligible Applicants This program is authorized by Title III, Part A, of the HEA. An IHE that has been designated as an eligible institution for the ANNH Programs may apply for the grants announced in this notice. 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). At the time of application, 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 any Title III, Part A program, including the ANNH Programs, an institution must (a) Be 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 (b) Be legally authorized by the State in which it is located to be a junior college or to provide an educational program for which it awards a bachelors degree (c) Be designated as an eligible institution by demonstrating that it (1) Has an enrollment of needy students as described in 34 CFR 607.3 and (2) has low average educational and general expenditures per full time equivalent (FTE) undergraduate student, as described in 34 CFR 607.4. Note For purposes of establishing eligibility for this competition, on January 13, 2014, the Department published a notice inviting applications for eligibility designation in the Federal Register (79 FR 2161). The deadline for submission of the designation of eligibility application was March 7, 2014. Only institutions that submitted the required application and received designation through this process are eligible to submit applications for this competition.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE) Title III, Part A Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions (ANNH) Program (CFDA 84.031W) is a discretionary grant opportunity run by the U.S. Department of Education. It is authorized under Section 317 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, and its central goal is to help eligible colleges and universities improve and expand their capacity to serve Native Hawaiian students (and, under the broader ANNH umbrella, Alaska Native students as well). In practical terms, the program is designed to strengthen institutions so they can better support student access, success, and completion by funding campus improvements and institutional development work that an under-resourced institution might otherwise struggle to finance.
The funding is intended for institutions of higher education (IHEs) that meet specific statutory and regulatory eligibility requirements under Title III, Part A. For the Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions track specifically, an institution must have an undergraduate enrollment that is at least 10 percent Native Hawaiian at the time of application (the Alaska Native Serving Institutions track has a separate threshold of at least 20 percent Alaska Native). Beyond the population threshold, an institution also must be accredited or preaccredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency accepted by the Department as a reliable authority, must be legally authorized by its state to operate as a junior college or to provide programs leading to a bachelors degree, and must meet Title III “eligible institution†standards demonstrating both enrollment of needy students and low educational and general expenditures per full-time-equivalent undergraduate (as described in 34 CFR 607.3 and 34 CFR 607.4). A key procedural point in this particular competition is that only institutions that previously applied for and received an official eligibility designation through a separate designation process (announced earlier by the Department, with a designation submission deadline of March 7, 2014) could submit an application for this FY 2014 grant competition.
Grant funds may be used to plan, develop, or implement activities that strengthen the institution. While the synopsis does not list specific allowable activities in detail, it frames the program’s use as institutional capacity-building, which typically covers efforts such as improving academic quality, strengthening student services, upgrading administrative and fiscal management systems, building or improving instructional resources, and other initiatives that help an institution better serve its target student population and sustain improvements over time. The emphasis is not on one-off events, but on lasting institutional improvements that expand the college or university’s ability to support Native Hawaiian students effectively.
For this FY 2014 competition, the opportunity was posted April 14, 2014, with applications available the same day and a deadline for transmittal of applications of June 2, 2014 (with an archive date of July 2, 2014). The Department anticipated making about three awards, with an estimated total funding amount of $1,874,766 and an award ceiling of $859,000. There was no cost-sharing or matching requirement, which means applicants were not required to contribute non-federal funds as a condition of receiving an award.
Applications had to be submitted electronically through Grants.gov using the government-wide “Apply†site. Applicants were expected to download the application package, complete it offline, and then upload and submit it through Grants.gov; email submissions were not allowed. A notable technical instruction is that applicants needed to search for the application package by the CFDA number without the alpha suffix, meaning they should search “84.031†rather than “84.031W†or “84.031N.†The synopsis also directs applicants to the official Federal Register notice as the controlling document for full requirements, including detailed eligibility rules, application and pre-application requirements, performance measures, priorities, submission instructions, and official program contacts. Contact information in the notice included both a Grants.gov systems administrator (for technical access issues) and a program manager within OPE (for program-related questions).
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) - OPE Title III, Part A Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions (ANNH) Program (CFDA 84.031W) - FY 2014
1) What is this grant opportunity?
This is the U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE) Title III, Part A Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions program under the ANNH umbrella (CFDA 84.031W). It is a discretionary grant competition intended to help eligible colleges and universities improve and expand their capacity to serve Native Hawaiian students (and, more broadly under ANNH, Alaska Native students as well).
2) What is the main purpose of the program?
The central goal is institutional capacity-building: strengthening eligible institutions so they can better support student access, success, and completion for Native Hawaiian students through lasting campus and institutional improvements that may be difficult to fund without federal support.
3) What law authorizes this program?
The program is authorized under Section 317 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended.
4) Who runs and funds this program?
The program is run by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE), as a discretionary grant opportunity.
5) Who is eligible to apply under the Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions track?
For the Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions track, the institution must have an undergraduate enrollment that is at least 10 percent Native Hawaiian at the time of application, and it must meet additional Title III, Part A eligibility requirements described in the synopsis.
6) Is there also an Alaska Native Serving Institutions track, and does it have a different threshold?
Yes. Under the broader ANNH umbrella, Alaska Native students are included as well. The Alaska Native Serving Institutions track has a separate undergraduate enrollment threshold of at least 20 percent Alaska Native.
7) What accreditation status is required?
The institution must be accredited or preaccredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency that is accepted by the Department as a reliable authority.
8) Does the institution need state authorization?
Yes. The institution must be legally authorized by its state to operate as a junior college or to provide programs leading to a bachelors degree.
9) What are the Title III "eligible institution" standards mentioned in the synopsis?
Beyond the Native Hawaiian (or Alaska Native) enrollment threshold, the institution must meet Title III eligible institution standards demonstrating both enrollment of needy students and low educational and general expenditures per full-time-equivalent undergraduate, as described in 34 CFR 607.3 and 34 CFR 607.4.
10) Was there any special eligibility designation requirement for this FY 2014 competition?
Yes. Only institutions that previously applied for and received an official eligibility designation through a separate designation process could submit an application for this FY 2014 grant competition. The designation process was announced earlier by the Department and had a designation submission deadline of March 7, 2014.
11) What can grant funds be used for?
Grant funds may be used to plan, develop, or implement activities that strengthen the institution. The synopsis frames allowable use broadly as institutional capacity-building, typically including work such as improving academic quality, strengthening student services, upgrading administrative and fiscal management systems, and building or improving instructional resources, with an emphasis on lasting institutional improvements rather than one-off events.
12) How many awards were expected for this FY 2014 competition?
The Department anticipated making about three awards.
13) What was the estimated total funding available?
The estimated total funding amount for this FY 2014 competition was $1,874,766.
14) What was the maximum award size (award ceiling)?
The award ceiling was $859,000.
15) Was cost sharing or a match required?
No. There was no cost-sharing or matching requirement, meaning applicants were not required to contribute non-federal funds as a condition of receiving an award.
16) When was the opportunity posted, and when were applications due?
The opportunity was posted on April 14, 2014. Applications were available the same day. The deadline for transmittal of applications was June 2, 2014. The archive date was July 2, 2014.
17) How were applications required to be submitted?
Applications had to be submitted electronically through Grants.gov using the government-wide Apply site. Applicants were expected to download the application package, complete it offline, and then upload and submit it through Grants.gov.
18) Were email submissions allowed?
No. Email submissions were not allowed.
19) How should applicants search for the application package on Grants.gov?
Applicants needed to search by the CFDA number without the alpha suffix. In other words, search for 84.031 rather than 84.031W or 84.031N.
20) What document controls the full requirements for the competition?
The official Federal Register notice is the controlling document for full requirements. It contains detailed eligibility rules, application and pre-application requirements, performance measures, priorities, submission instructions, and official program contacts.
21) Who should applicants contact for technical submission issues versus program questions?
The synopsis indicates that the Federal Register notice included contact information for both a Grants.gov systems administrator (for technical access issues) and a program manager within OPE (for program-related questions).
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