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Grants to USA institutions of higher education to build capacity and become self-sufficient in serving low-income students. Funding is intended to strengthen and improve the academic quality, fiscal stability, and institutional management of post-secondary educational institutions.
Grants may be used for planning, faculty development, and establishing endowment funds. Administrative management and the development and improvement of academic programs are also supported. Other projects include joint use of instructional facilities, construction and maintenance, and student service programs designed to improve academic success, including innovative, customized, instruction courses designed to help retain students and move the students rapidly into core courses and through program completion, which may include remedial education and English language instruction.
Program priorities:
Estimated Total Program Funding:
Estimated Size of Grant:
Five years
Direct questions to:
Nalini Lamba-Nieves, Program Manager
U.S. Department of Education,
400 Maryland Avenue, SW, room 2B116,
Washington, DC 20202-4260.
Telephone: (202) 453-7953
E-mail: Nalini.Lamba-Nieves@ed.gov
For technical assistance:
Julius C Cotton
ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin.
Phone 202-245-6288
julius.cotton@ed.gov