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Department of Education-Strengthening Institutions Program (SIP)

Agency/Department
Federal Agency/Bureau
U.S. Department of Education
Program Name
Strengthening Institutions Program (SIP)
Authorizing Legislation

Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended; Strengthening Institutions; Title III, Part A,§1057-§1059b; Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 §301-§302

Program Overview

SIP provides grants to eligible institutions of higher education (IHEs) to help them become self-sufficient and expand their capacity to serve low-income students by providing funds to improve and strengthen the institution’s academic quality, institutional management, and fiscal stability.

CFDA

84.031A and 84.031F, Part F does not denote a separate funding stream. It has been used to identify grants who applied using moderate evidence of effectiveness.

Type of Funding

Discretionary

Link to application site, NOFO, FOA, or Grants.gov (if different from program website above)

Not Applicable. All posted on program website.

Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) or Federal Opportunity Announcement (FOA) Type

Other (i.e. one-time funding): 5-year grants.

Important Dates (if applicable)

Vary. Competitions held every other year. Due dates depend on the publication date of the Notice Inviting Application (NIA). Awards must be made by 9/30 every fiscal year.

FY2023 Appropriations Amount

Total Amount: $122,070,000


Amount Available Towards Broadband (if specified): Not Specified

Matching Requirement

No 

Complementary Federal Funding Option

The funds may not be used as a match with other federal funds.

Broadband-related Program Purpose/Eligible Expenditures
Speed/Technical Requirement for Broadband Infrastructure

Not Applicable. This funding is not specific for broadband; however, grantees may useit for broadband purposes.

Eligible Recipients
Criteria for Eligible Recipients

To qualify as an eligible institution under any title III, part A program, 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 qualityof education or training offered; (b) 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 (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.

Grant Beneficiaries (if different from eligible recipients)

Not Applicable

Programmatic Resources

Not Applicable

Reporting Requirements

Not Applicable

Publicly-available programmatic data

Not Applicable

Contact Information

Nalini Lamba-Nieves--(202) 453-7953 or Nalini.lamba-nieves@ed.gov.

Additional Information

Not Applicable 

Updated

April 2023

Funding Guide