Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended; Strengthening Institutions; Title III, Part A,§1057-§1059b; Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 §301-§302
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.
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.
Discretionary
Not Applicable. All posted on program website.
Other (i.e. one-time funding): 5-year grants.
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.
Total Amount: $122,070,000
Amount Available Towards Broadband (if specified): Not Specified
No
The funds may not be used as a match with other federal funds.
Not Applicable. This funding is not specific for broadband; however, grantees may useit for broadband purposes.
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.
Not Applicable
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Nalini Lamba-Nieves--(202) 453-7953 or Nalini.lamba-nieves@ed.gov.
Not Applicable
April 2023