CFDA#
84.031B
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Funder Type
Federal Government
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IT Classification
B - Readily funds technology as part of an award
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Authority
Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE)
Summary
The Title III Part B, Strengthening Historically Black Colleges and Universities Program provides financial assistance to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to establish or strengthen their physical plants, financial management, academic resources, and endowment-building capacity. Activities may include:
- Student services; educational equipment acquisition; facility renovation and construction; faculty and staff development;
- The establishment of a program of teacher education designed to qualify students to teach in public schools; the establishment of community outreach programs that will encourage elementary and secondary school students to develop the academic skills and the interest to pursue postsecondary education;
- The acquisition of real property in connection with the construction, renovation, or addition to or improvement of campus facilities; education or financial information designed to improve the financial literacy and economic literacy of students;
- Families, especially with regard to student indebtedness and student assistance programs under Title IV; and
- Services necessary for the implementation of projects or activities that are described in the grant application and that are approved, in advance, by the Department, except that not more than two percent of the grant amount may be used for this purpose.
History of Funding
Previously funded applicants can be viewed on the program website at https://www2.ed.gov/programs/iduestitle3b/awards.html
2018 new awardees: https://www2.ed.gov/programs/iduestitle3b/fy2018hbcuawards.docx
2018 non-compete continuing awardees: https://www2.ed.gov/programs/iduestitle3b/fy2018safraawards.docx
Additional Information
Funds may be used for the purchase, rental, or lease of scientific or laboratory equipment. Also supported are the construction, maintenance, renovation, and improvement of instruction facilities. Funds support faculty exchanges and the development of academic instruction in disciplines in which black Americans are underrepresented. Projects may support the purchase of library materials as well as tutoring, counseling, and student service programs. Also supported are:
- Funds and administrative management;
- Joint use of facilities;
- Establishment or improvement of development offices;
- Establishment or enhancement of programs of teacher education;
- Establishment of outreach programs; and
- Other activities that a grantee proposes in its application that contribute to carrying out the purposes of the program and are approved by the Secretary as part of the review and acceptance of the grant application.
Eligibility Details
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Historically Black Graduate Institutions (HBGIs) may apply.
To be eligible to receive a grant under the Strengthening HBCU program, an institution must be designated by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education as a Historically Black College or University. The Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, defines an HBCU as an institution established prior to 1964 whose principal mission was, and is, the education of Black Americans, and must --
- Satisfy Section 322 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA);
- Be 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 bachelor's degree; and,
- Be accredited or preaccredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association.
Deadline Details
Deadlines change annually.
Please see the program's website for additional details about this process.
Award Details
In 2016, $323,914,000 was available in total funding. This broke down to approximately $244,694,000 to be divided among 98 discretionary awards, and $79,220,000 to be divided among 98 mandatory awards.
The HBCU Title III, Part B Program is authorized by Title III, Section 322 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA), and the Code of Federal Regulations (34 CFR 608); and the Part F Program is authorized by Title III, Section 371 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA). Mandatory funding for the program is provided under the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act (SAFRA), a part of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, (Pub. L 111-152).
The HBCU – Parts B and F are discretionary grants that provide formula based awards to institutions of higher education that must be legally designated as a Title III eligible historically Black colleges and universities to apply for funding. In order to receive continuation funding, institutions must submit statutory required data for program staff to calculate award amounts as well as maintain their accreditation.
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