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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Applications for Eligibility Designation;
Programs under Parts A and F of Title
III of the Higher Education Act of 1965,
as amended (HEA), and Programs
under Title V of the HEA
Office of Postsecondary
Education, Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
Overview Information:
This notice applies to the following
programs:
1. Programs authorized under Part A,
Title III of the HEA: Strengthening
Institutions Program (Part A SIP),
Alaska Native and Native HawaiianServing Institutions (Part A ANNH),
Predominantly Black Institutions (Part
A PBI), Native American-Serving
Nontribal Institutions (Part A NASNTI),
and Asian American and Native
American Pacific Islander-Serving
Institutions (Part A AANAPISI).
2. Programs authorized under Part F,
Title III of the HEA: Hispanic-Serving
Institutions STEM and Articulation
(Part F, HSI STEM and Articulation),
Predominantly Black Institutions (Part F
PBI), Alaska Native and Native
Hawaiian-Serving Institutions (Part F
ANNH), Native American-Serving
Nontribal Institutions (Part F NASNTI)
and Asian American and Native
American Pacific Islander-Serving
Institutions (Part F AANAPISI).
3. Programs authorized under Title V
of the HEA: Developing HispanicServing Institutions (HSI) and
Promoting Postbaccalaureate
Opportunities for Hispanic Americans
(PPOHA). Notice inviting applications
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for designation as an eligible institution
for Fiscal Year (FY) 2015.
DATES: Application Available:
November 3, 2014.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: December 18, 2014.
Special Note: Section 312 of the HEA and
34 CFR 607.2–607.5 include most of the basic
eligibility requirements for grant programs
authorized under Titles III and V of the HEA.
Section 312(b)(1)(B) of the HEA provides
that, to be eligible for these programs, an
institution of higher education’s average
‘‘educational and general expenditures’’
(E&G) per full-time equivalent (FTE)
undergraduate student must be less than the
average E&G expenditures per FTE
undergraduate student of institutions that
offer similar instruction in that year. 34 CFR
607.4(a). Since 2004, the National Center for
Education Statistics (NCES) has calculated
core expenses (Core Expenses) per FTE of
postsecondary institutions, a statistic similar
to E&G per FTE. Both E&G per FTE and Core
Expenses per FTE are based on regular
operational expenditures of postsecondary
institutions (excluding auxiliary enterprises,
independent operations, and hospital
expenses). They differ only in that E&G per
FTE is based on fall undergraduate
enrollment, while Core Expenses per FTE is
based on 12-month undergraduate
enrollment for the academic year. To avoid
inconsistency in the data submitted to and
produced by the Department, for the purpose
of section 312(b)(1)(B) of the HEA, E&G per
FTE will now be calculated using the same
methodology as Core Expenses per FTE.
Accordingly, with regard to this and future
notices inviting applications, to calculate
E&G per FTE for the purpose of determining
institutional eligibility for programs under
Part A and Part F of Title III and Title V of
the HEA, the Department will apply the
NCES methodology for calculating Core
Expenses per FTE. Institutions applying for
eligibility must use the Core Expenses per
FTE data reported to NCES’s Integrated
Postsecondary Education Data System
(IPEDS) for the most currently available
academic year, in this case 2012–2013.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Programs:
The Part A SIP, Part A ANNH, Part A
PBI, Part A NASNTI, and Part A
AANAPISI programs are authorized
under Title III, Part A, of the HEA. The
HSI and PPOHA programs are
authorized under Title V of the HEA.
The Part F, HSI STEM and Articulation,
Part F PBI, Part F AANAPISI, Part F
ANNH, and Part F NASNTI programs
are authorized under Title III, Part F of
the HEA. Please note that certain
programs in this notice have the same
or a similar name as another program
that falls under a different statutory
authority. For this reason, we specify
the statutory authority as part of the
acronym for certain programs.
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Under the programs discussed above,
institutions of higher education (‘‘IHEs’’
or ‘‘institutions’’) are eligible to apply
for grants if they meet specific statutory
and regulatory eligibility requirements.
An IHE that submits an application and
is designated as an eligible institution
may also receive a waiver of certain
non-Federal cost-sharing requirements
for one year under the Federal
Supplemental Educational Opportunity
Grants (FSEOG) program authorized by
Part A, Title IV of the HEA and the
Federal Work-Study Program (FWS)
program authorized by section 443 of
the HEA. Qualified institutions may
receive the FWS and FSEOG waivers for
one year even if they do not receive a
grant under the Title III or Title V
Programs. An applicant that receives a
grant from the Student Support Services
(SSS) program that is authorized under
section 402D of the HEA, 20 U.S.C.
1070a–14, may receive a waiver of the
required non-Federal share for
institutions for the duration of the grant.
An applicant that receives a grant from
the Undergraduate International Studies
and Foreign Language (UISFL) program
that is authorized under section 604 of
the HEA, 20 U.S.C. 1124, may receive a
waiver or reduction of the required nonFederal share for institutions for the
duration of the grant.
Special Note: To qualify as an eligible
institution under the grant programs listed in
this notice, your institution must satisfy
several criteria. For most of these programs,
these criteria include those that relate to the
enrollment of needy students and to Core
Expenses per FTE for a specified base year.
The most recent data available for Core
Expenses per FTE are for base year 2012–
2013. In order to award FY 2015 grants in a
timely manner, we will use this data to
evaluate eligibility. Therefore, in completing
your eligibility application, please use Core
Expenses per FTE reported to IPEDS for
academic year 2012–2013.
Accordingly, all institutions
interested in applying for a new grant
under the Title III or Title V programs
addressed in this notice or in requesting
a waiver of the non-Federal cost share,
must apply for eligibility designation for
FY 2015. Under the HEA, any IHE
interested in applying for a grant under
any of these programs must first be
designated as an eligible institution. (34
CFR 606.5 and 607.5).
Eligible Applicants:
The eligibility requirements for the
programs authorized under Part A of
Title III of the HEA are in Sections 312
and 317–320 of the HEA (20 U.S.C.
1058, 1059d–1059g) and in the
Department’s implementing regulations
at 34 CFR 607.2 through 607.5. The
regulations may be accessed at:
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The eligibility requirements for the
programs authorized by Part F of Title
III of the HEA are in Section 371 of the
HEA (20 U.S.C. 1067q). We are
developing regulations for these
programs; there are currently no specific
program regulations.
The eligibility requirements for the
Title V HSI Program are in Part A of
Title V of the HEA and in 34 CFR 606.2
through 34 CFR 606.5. The regulations
may be accessed at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys/
pkg/CFR-2001-title34-vol3/xml/CFR2001-title34-vol3-part606.xml.
The requirements for the PPOHA
Program are in Part B of Title V of the
HEA and in the notice of final
requirements published in the Federal
Register on July 27, 2010 (75 FR 44055),
and in 34 CFR 606.2(a) and (b), and
606.3 through 606.5.
Enrollment of Needy Students: For the
Title III, Part A SIP; Part A ANNH; Part
A NASNTI; Part A AANAPISI Part A
PBI; Title III, Part F HSI STEM and
Articulation; Part F AANAPISI; Part F
NASNTI; Part F ANNH; Part F PBI; HSI
and PPOHA programs, an institution is
considered to have an enrollment of
needy students if: (1) At least 50 percent
of its degree students received financial
assistance under: The Federal Pell
Grant, FSEOG, FWS, or the Federal
Perkins Loan Programs; or (2) the
percentage of its undergraduate degree
students who were enrolled on at least
a half-time basis and received Federal
Pell Grants exceeded the median
percentage of undergraduate degree
students who were enrolled on at least
a half-time basis and received Federal
Pell Grants at comparable institutions
that offer similar instruction.
To qualify under this latter criterion,
an institution’s Federal Pell Grant
percentage for base year 2012–2013
must be more than the median for its
category of comparable institutions
provided in the 2012–2013 Median Pell
Grant and Core Expenses per FTE
Student Table in this notice.
For the definition of ‘‘Enrollment of
Needy Students’’ for purposes of the
Part A PBI Program, see section
318(b)(2) of the HEA, and for purposes
of the Part F PBI program see section
371(c)(9)of the HEA.
Core Expenses Per FTE Student: For
the Title III, Part A SIP; Part A ANNH;
Part A PBI; Part A NASNTI; Part A
AANAPISI; Title III, Part F HSI STEM
and Articulation; Part F PBI; Part F
AANAPISI; Part F ANNH; Part F
NASNTI; HSI and PPOHA programs, an
institution should compare its base year
2012–2013 Core Expenses per FTE
student to the average Core Expenses
per FTE student for its category of
comparable institutions in the base year
2012–2013 Median Pell Grant and
Average Core Expenses per FTE Student
Table in this notice. The institution
meets this eligibility requirement under
these programs if its Core Expenses for
the 2012–2013 base year are less than
the average for its category of
comparable institutions.
Core Expenses are defined as the total
expenses for the essential education
activities of the institution. Core
Expenses for public institutions
reporting under the Governmental
Accounting Standards Board (GASB)
standards include expenses for
instruction, research, public service,
academic support, student services,
institutional support, operation and
maintenance of plant, depreciation,
scholarships and fellowships, interest
and other operating and nonoperating
expenses. Core Expenses for institutions
reporting under the Financial
Accounting Standards Board (FASB)
standards (primarily private, not-forprofit and for-profit) include expenses
for instruction, research, public service,
academic support, student services,
institutional support, net grant aid to
students, and other expenses. For both
FASB and GASB institutions, core
expenses exclude expenses for auxiliary
enterprises (e.g., bookstores,
dormitories), hospitals, and
independent operations. The following
table identifies the relevant median
Federal Pell Grant percentages for the
base year 2012–2013 and the relevant
Core Expenses per FTE student for the
base year 2012–2013 for the four
categories of comparable institutions:
Base year
2012–2013
median pell
grant
percentage
Type of institution
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Two-year Public Institutions .....................................................................................................................................
Two-year Non-profit Private Institutions ..................................................................................................................
Four-year Public Institutions ....................................................................................................................................
Four-year Non-profit Private Institutions ..................................................................................................................
Waiver Information: IHEs that are
unable to meet the needy student
enrollment requirement or the Core
Expenses per FTE requirement may
apply to the Secretary for waivers of
these requirements, as described in
sections 392 and 522 of the HEA, and
the implementing regulations at 34 CFR
606.3(b), 606.4(c) and (d), 607.3(b), and
607.4(c) and (d).
IHEs requesting a waiver of the needy
student enrollment requirement or the
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Core Expenses per FTE requirement
must include in their application
detailed information supporting the
waiver request, as described in the
instructions for completing the
application.
The regulations governing the
Secretary’s authority to waive the needy
student requirement, 34 CFR 606.3(b)(2)
and (3) and 607.3(b)(2) and (3), refer to
‘‘low-income’’ students or families. The
regulations at 34 CFR 606.3(c) and
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Base year
2012–2013
average core
expenses per
FTE student
$11,287
13,657
27,608
34,361
607.3(c) define ‘‘low-income’’ as an
amount that does not exceed 150
percent of the amount equal to the
poverty level, as established by the U.S.
Census Bureau.
For the purposes of this waiver
provision, the following table sets forth
the low-income levels for the various
sizes of families:
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2012 ANNUAL LOW-INCOME LEVELS
Size of family unit
Family income for the 48 contiguous States, DC, and outlying
jurisdictions
Family income for Alaska
Family income for Hawaii
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
$16,755
22,695
28,635
34,575
40,515
46,455
52,395
58,335
$20,955
28,380
35,805
43,230
50,655
58,080
65,505
72,930
$19,290
26,115
32,940
39,765
46,590
53,415
60,240
67,065
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Note: We use the 2012 annual low-income
levels because those are the amounts that
apply to the family income reported by
students enrolled for the fall 2012 semester.
For family units with more than eight
members, add the following amount for each
additional family member: $5,940 for the
contiguous 48 States, the District of
Columbia, and outlying jurisdictions; $7,425
for Alaska; and $6,825 for Hawaii.
The figures shown under family
income represent amounts equal to 150
percent of the family income levels
established by the U.S. Census Bureau
for determining poverty status. The
poverty guidelines were published by
the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services in the Federal Register
on January 26, 2012 (77 FR 4034).
The information about ‘‘metropolitan
statistical areas’’ referenced in 34 CFR
606.3(b)(4) and 607.3(b)(4) may be
obtained at: www.census.gov/prod/
2010pubs/10smadb/appendixc.pdf and
www.census.gov/prod/2008pubs/
07ccdb/appd.pdf.
Electronic Submission of
Applications:
Applications for designation of
eligibility must be submitted
electronically at: https://opeweb.ed.gov/
title3and5/.
To enter the Web site, you must use
your institution’s unique 8-digit
identifier, i.e., your Office of
Postsecondary Education Identification
Number (OPE ID Number). Your
business office or student financial aid
office should have the OPE ID Number.
If not, contact the Department using the
email addresses of the contact persons
listed in this notice under For
Applications and Further Information
Contact. You will find detailed
instructions for completing the
application form electronically under
the ‘‘Eligibility’’ link at: https://
www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/
idues/eligibility.html.
If your institution is unable to meet
the needy student enrollment
requirement or the Core Expenses
requirement, you may request a waiver
of one or both of these requirements. To
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request a waiver, you must upload a
waiver narrative at: https://
opeweb.ed.gov/title3and5/.
Exception to the Electronic
Submission Requirement: You qualify
for an exception to the electronic
submission requirement, and may
submit your application in paper format
if you are unable to submit an
application electronically because—
• You do not have access to the
Internet; or
• You do not have the capacity to
upload documents to the Web site;
and
• No later than two weeks before the
application deadline date (14 calendar
days; or, if the fourteenth calendar day
before the application deadline date
falls on a Federal holiday, the next
business day following the Federal
holiday), you mail or fax a written
statement to the Department, explaining
which of the two grounds for an
exception prevents you from using the
Internet to submit your application. If
you mail your written statement to the
Department, it must be postmarked no
later than two weeks before the
application deadline date. If you fax
your written statement to the
Department, we must receive the faxed
statement no later than two weeks
before the application deadline date.
Mail or fax your statement to: Nancy
Regan, U.S. Department of Education,
1990 K Street NW., Room 6032,
Washington, DC 20006–8513. Fax: (202)
502–7861.
Your paper application must be
submitted in accordance with the mail
or hand delivery instructions described
in this notice.
Submission of Paper Applications by
Mail.
If you qualify for an exception to the
electronic submission requirement, you
may mail (through the U.S. Postal
Service or a commercial carrier) your
application to the Department. You
must mail the original and two copies
of your application, on or before the
application deadline date, to the
Department at the following address:
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Nancy Regan, U.S. Department of
Education, 1990 K Street NW., Room
6032, Washington, DC 20006–8513.
You must show proof of mailing
consisting of one of the following:
(1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service
postmark.
(2) A legible mail receipt with the
date of mailing stamped by the U.S.
Postal Service.
(3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or
receipt from a commercial carrier.
(4) Any other proof of mailing
acceptable to the Secretary of the U.S.
Department of Education.
If you mail your application through
the U.S. Postal Service, we do not
accept either of the following as proof
of mailing:
(1) A private metered postmark.
(2) A mail receipt that is not dated by
the U.S. Postal Service.
If your application is postmarked after
the application deadline date, we will
not consider your application.
Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not
uniformly provide a dated postmark. Before
relying on this method, you should check
with your local post office.
Submission of Paper Applications by
Hand Delivery.
If you qualify for an exception to the
electronic submission requirement, you
(or a courier service) may deliver your
paper application to the Department by
hand. You must deliver the application,
on or before the application deadline
date, to the Department at the following
address: Nancy Regan, U.S. Department
of Education, 1990 K Street NW., Room
6032, Washington, DC 20006–8513.
Hand delivered applications will be
accepted daily between 8:00 a.m. and
4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, except
Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal
holidays.
Applicable Regulations: This notice
inviting applications (NIA) is being
published before the Department adopts
the Uniform Administrative
Requirements, Cost Principles, and
Audit Requirements in 2 CFR part 200.
We expect to publish interim final
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regulations that would adopt those
requirements before December 26, 2014,
and make those regulations effective on
that date. Because grants in the
programs to which this separate
application process applies will likely
be made after the Department adopts the
requirements in 2 CFR part 200, we list
as applicable regulations both those that
are currently effective and those that
will be effective at the time the
Department makes grants.
The current regulations follow: (a)
The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in
34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 82, 84,
86, 97, 98, and 99. (b) The OMB
Guidelines to Agencies on
Governmentwide Debarment and
Suspension (Nonprocurement) in 2 CFR
part 180, as adopted as regulations of
the Department in 2 CFR part 3485.
At the time we award grants under
this NIA, the following regulations will
apply: (a) EDGAR in 34 CFR parts 75,
77, 79, 82, 84, 86, 97, 98, and 99. (b) The
OMB Guidelines to Agencies on
Governmentwide Debarment and
Suspension (Nonprocurement) in 2 CFR
part 180, as adopted as regulations of
the Department in 2 CFR part 3485 and
the Uniform Administrative
Requirements, Cost Principles, and
Audit Requirements for Federal Awards
in 2 CFR part 200, as adopted in 2 CFR
part 3474.
Regardless of the timing of the
publication of the interim final
regulations, the following also will
apply to this NIA: (a) The regulations for
the Title III Programs in 34 CFR part
607, and for the HSI Program in 34 CFR
part 606. (b) The notice of final
requirements for the PPOHA Program,
published in the Federal Register on
July 27, 2010 (75 FR 44055).
Note: There are no program-specific
regulations for the Part A AANAPISI, Part A
NASNTI, and Part A PBI programs or any of
the Part F, Title III programs. Also, there have
been amendments to the HEA since the
Department last issued regulations for the
programs established under Titles III and V
of the statute. Accordingly, we encourage
each potential applicant to read the
applicable sections of the HEA in order to
fully understand the eligibility requirements
for the program for which they are applying.
Please note that the Department is in the
process of amending the Title III and Title V
regulations. These updated regulations will
include regulations for Part A AANAPISI,
Part A NASNTI, and Part A PBI programs, as
well as the Part F, Title III programs.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 79
apply to all applicants except federally
recognized Indian tribes.
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Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86
apply to institutions of higher education
only.
For Applications and Further
Information Contact: Robyn Wood or
Jeffrey Hartman, Institutional Service,
U.S. Department of Education, 1990 K
Street NW., Room 6134, Request for
Eligibility Designation, Washington, DC
20006–8513.
You can contact these individuals at
the following email addresses or phone
numbers: Robyn.Wood@ed.gov, 202–
502–7437, Jeffrey.Hartman@ed.gov,
202–502–7607.
If you use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD) or a text
telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay
Service (FRS), toll free, at 1–800–877–
8339.
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of the contact persons listed in this
section.
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Dated: October 29, 2014.
Lynn B. Mahaffie,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary
Education.
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2014.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Applications for Eligibility Designation; Programs under Parts A
and F of Title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended
(HEA), and Programs under Title V of the HEA
AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice.
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Overview Information:
This notice applies to the following programs:
1. Programs authorized under Part A, Title III of the HEA:
Strengthening Institutions Program (Part A SIP), Alaska Native and
Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions (Part A ANNH), Predominantly Black
Institutions (Part A PBI), Native American-Serving Nontribal
Institutions (Part A NASNTI), and Asian American and Native American
Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions (Part A AANAPISI).
2. Programs authorized under Part F, Title III of the HEA:
Hispanic-Serving Institutions STEM and Articulation (Part F, HSI STEM
and Articulation), Predominantly Black Institutions (Part F PBI),
Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions (Part F ANNH),
Native American-Serving Nontribal Institutions (Part F NASNTI) and
Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving
Institutions (Part F AANAPISI).
3. Programs authorized under Title V of the HEA: Developing
Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) and Promoting Postbaccalaureate
Opportunities for Hispanic Americans (PPOHA). Notice inviting
applications for designation as an eligible institution for Fiscal Year
(FY) 2015.
DATES: Application Available: November 3, 2014.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: December 18, 2014.
Special Note: Section 312 of the HEA and 34 CFR 607.2-607.5
include most of the basic eligibility requirements for grant
programs authorized under Titles III and V of the HEA. Section
312(b)(1)(B) of the HEA provides that, to be eligible for these
programs, an institution of higher education's average ``educational
and general expenditures'' (E&G) per full-time equivalent (FTE)
undergraduate student must be less than the average E&G expenditures
per FTE undergraduate student of institutions that offer similar
instruction in that year. 34 CFR 607.4(a). Since 2004, the National
Center for Education Statistics (NCES) has calculated core expenses
(Core Expenses) per FTE of postsecondary institutions, a statistic
similar to E&G per FTE. Both E&G per FTE and Core Expenses per FTE
are based on regular operational expenditures of postsecondary
institutions (excluding auxiliary enterprises, independent
operations, and hospital expenses). They differ only in that E&G per
FTE is based on fall undergraduate enrollment, while Core Expenses
per FTE is based on 12-month undergraduate enrollment for the
academic year. To avoid inconsistency in the data submitted to and
produced by the Department, for the purpose of section 312(b)(1)(B)
of the HEA, E&G per FTE will now be calculated using the same
methodology as Core Expenses per FTE. Accordingly, with regard to
this and future notices inviting applications, to calculate E&G per
FTE for the purpose of determining institutional eligibility for
programs under Part A and Part F of Title III and Title V of the
HEA, the Department will apply the NCES methodology for calculating
Core Expenses per FTE. Institutions applying for eligibility must
use the Core Expenses per FTE data reported to NCES's Integrated
Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) for the most currently
available academic year, in this case 2012-2013.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Programs:
The Part A SIP, Part A ANNH, Part A PBI, Part A NASNTI, and Part A
AANAPISI programs are authorized under Title III, Part A, of the HEA.
The HSI and PPOHA programs are authorized under Title V of the HEA. The
Part F, HSI STEM and Articulation, Part F PBI, Part F AANAPISI, Part F
ANNH, and Part F NASNTI programs are authorized under Title III, Part F
of the HEA. Please note that certain programs in this notice have the
same or a similar name as another program that falls under a different
statutory authority. For this reason, we specify the statutory
authority as part of the acronym for certain programs.
Under the programs discussed above, institutions of higher
education (``IHEs'' or ``institutions'') are eligible to apply for
grants if they meet specific statutory and regulatory eligibility
requirements. An IHE that submits an application and is designated as
an eligible institution may also receive a waiver of certain non-
Federal cost-sharing requirements for one year under the Federal
Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants (FSEOG) program authorized
by Part A, Title IV of the HEA and the Federal Work-Study Program (FWS)
program authorized by section 443 of the HEA. Qualified institutions
may receive the FWS and FSEOG waivers for one year even if they do not
receive a grant under the Title III or Title V Programs. An applicant
that receives a grant from the Student Support Services (SSS) program
that is authorized under section 402D of the HEA, 20 U.S.C. 1070a-14,
may receive a waiver of the required non-Federal share for institutions
for the duration of the grant. An applicant that receives a grant from
the Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language (UISFL)
program that is authorized under section 604 of the HEA, 20 U.S.C.
1124, may receive a waiver or reduction of the required non-Federal
share for institutions for the duration of the grant.
Special Note: To qualify as an eligible institution under the
grant programs listed in this notice, your institution must satisfy
several criteria. For most of these programs, these criteria include
those that relate to the enrollment of needy students and to Core
Expenses per FTE for a specified base year. The most recent data
available for Core Expenses per FTE are for base year 2012-2013. In
order to award FY 2015 grants in a timely manner, we will use this
data to evaluate eligibility. Therefore, in completing your
eligibility application, please use Core Expenses per FTE reported
to IPEDS for academic year 2012-2013.
Accordingly, all institutions interested in applying for a new
grant under the Title III or Title V programs addressed in this notice
or in requesting a waiver of the non-Federal cost share, must apply for
eligibility designation for FY 2015. Under the HEA, any IHE interested
in applying for a grant under any of these programs must first be
designated as an eligible institution. (34 CFR 606.5 and 607.5).
Eligible Applicants:
The eligibility requirements for the programs authorized under Part
A of Title III of the HEA are in Sections 312 and 317-320 of the HEA
(20 U.S.C. 1058, 1059d-1059g) and in the Department's implementing
regulations at 34 CFR 607.2 through 607.5. The regulations may be
accessed at:
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www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2001-title34-vol3/xml/CFR-2001-title34-vol3-part607.xml.
The eligibility requirements for the programs authorized by Part F
of Title III of the HEA are in Section 371 of the HEA (20 U.S.C.
1067q). We are developing regulations for these programs; there are
currently no specific program regulations.
The eligibility requirements for the Title V HSI Program are in
Part A of Title V of the HEA and in 34 CFR 606.2 through 34 CFR 606.5.
The regulations may be accessed at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2001-title34-vol3/xml/CFR-2001-title34-vol3-part606.xml.
The requirements for the PPOHA Program are in Part B of Title V of
the HEA and in the notice of final requirements published in the
Federal Register on July 27, 2010 (75 FR 44055), and in 34 CFR 606.2(a)
and (b), and 606.3 through 606.5.
Enrollment of Needy Students: For the Title III, Part A SIP; Part A
ANNH; Part A NASNTI; Part A AANAPISI Part A PBI; Title III, Part F HSI
STEM and Articulation; Part F AANAPISI; Part F NASNTI; Part F ANNH;
Part F PBI; HSI and PPOHA programs, an institution is considered to
have an enrollment of needy students if: (1) At least 50 percent of its
degree students received financial assistance under: The Federal Pell
Grant, FSEOG, FWS, or the Federal Perkins Loan Programs; or (2) the
percentage of its undergraduate degree students who were enrolled on at
least a half-time basis and received Federal Pell Grants exceeded the
median percentage of undergraduate degree students who were enrolled on
at least a half-time basis and received Federal Pell Grants at
comparable institutions that offer similar instruction.
To qualify under this latter criterion, an institution's Federal
Pell Grant percentage for base year 2012-2013 must be more than the
median for its category of comparable institutions provided in the
2012-2013 Median Pell Grant and Core Expenses per FTE Student Table in
this notice.
For the definition of ``Enrollment of Needy Students'' for purposes
of the Part A PBI Program, see section 318(b)(2) of the HEA, and for
purposes of the Part F PBI program see section 371(c)(9)of the HEA.
Core Expenses Per FTE Student: For the Title III, Part A SIP; Part
A ANNH; Part A PBI; Part A NASNTI; Part A AANAPISI; Title III, Part F
HSI STEM and Articulation; Part F PBI; Part F AANAPISI; Part F ANNH;
Part F NASNTI; HSI and PPOHA programs, an institution should compare
its base year 2012-2013 Core Expenses per FTE student to the average
Core Expenses per FTE student for its category of comparable
institutions in the base year 2012-2013 Median Pell Grant and Average
Core Expenses per FTE Student Table in this notice. The institution
meets this eligibility requirement under these programs if its Core
Expenses for the 2012-2013 base year are less than the average for its
category of comparable institutions.
Core Expenses are defined as the total expenses for the essential
education activities of the institution. Core Expenses for public
institutions reporting under the Governmental Accounting Standards
Board (GASB) standards include expenses for instruction, research,
public service, academic support, student services, institutional
support, operation and maintenance of plant, depreciation, scholarships
and fellowships, interest and other operating and nonoperating
expenses. Core Expenses for institutions reporting under the Financial
Accounting Standards Board (FASB) standards (primarily private, not-
for-profit and for-profit) include expenses for instruction, research,
public service, academic support, student services, institutional
support, net grant aid to students, and other expenses. For both FASB
and GASB institutions, core expenses exclude expenses for auxiliary
enterprises (e.g., bookstores, dormitories), hospitals, and independent
operations. The following table identifies the relevant median Federal
Pell Grant percentages for the base year 2012-2013 and the relevant
Core Expenses per FTE student for the base year 2012-2013 for the four
categories of comparable institutions:
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Base year 2012- Base year 2012-
2013 median 2013 average
Type of institution pell grant core expenses
percentage per FTE
student
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Two-year Public Institutions............ 34.7 $11,287
Two-year Non-profit Private Institutions 38 13,657
Four-year Public Institutions........... 45 27,608
Four-year Non-profit Private 44 34,361
Institutions...........................
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Waiver Information: IHEs that are unable to meet the needy student
enrollment requirement or the Core Expenses per FTE requirement may
apply to the Secretary for waivers of these requirements, as described
in sections 392 and 522 of the HEA, and the implementing regulations at
34 CFR 606.3(b), 606.4(c) and (d), 607.3(b), and 607.4(c) and (d).
IHEs requesting a waiver of the needy student enrollment
requirement or the Core Expenses per FTE requirement must include in
their application detailed information supporting the waiver request,
as described in the instructions for completing the application.
The regulations governing the Secretary's authority to waive the
needy student requirement, 34 CFR 606.3(b)(2) and (3) and 607.3(b)(2)
and (3), refer to ``low-income'' students or families. The regulations
at 34 CFR 606.3(c) and 607.3(c) define ``low-income'' as an amount that
does not exceed 150 percent of the amount equal to the poverty level,
as established by the U.S. Census Bureau.
For the purposes of this waiver provision, the following table sets
forth the low-income levels for the various sizes of families:
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2012 Annual Low-Income Levels
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Family income for
the 48 contiguous
Size of family States, DC, and Family income Family income
unit outlying for Alaska for Hawaii
jurisdictions
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1 $16,755 $20,955 $19,290
2 22,695 28,380 26,115
3 28,635 35,805 32,940
4 34,575 43,230 39,765
5 40,515 50,655 46,590
6 46,455 58,080 53,415
7 52,395 65,505 60,240
8 58,335 72,930 67,065
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Note: We use the 2012 annual low-income levels because those are
the amounts that apply to the family income reported by students
enrolled for the fall 2012 semester. For family units with more than
eight members, add the following amount for each additional family
member: $5,940 for the contiguous 48 States, the District of
Columbia, and outlying jurisdictions; $7,425 for Alaska; and $6,825
for Hawaii.
The figures shown under family income represent amounts equal to
150 percent of the family income levels established by the U.S. Census
Bureau for determining poverty status. The poverty guidelines were
published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in the
Federal Register on January 26, 2012 (77 FR 4034).
The information about ``metropolitan statistical areas'' referenced
in 34 CFR 606.3(b)(4) and 607.3(b)(4) may be obtained at:
www.census.gov/prod/2010pubs/10smadb/appendixc.pdf and www.census.gov/prod/2008pubs/07ccdb/appd.pdf.
Electronic Submission of Applications:
Applications for designation of eligibility must be submitted
electronically at: https://opeweb.ed.gov/title3and5/.
To enter the Web site, you must use your institution's unique 8-
digit identifier, i.e., your Office of Postsecondary Education
Identification Number (OPE ID Number). Your business office or student
financial aid office should have the OPE ID Number. If not, contact the
Department using the email addresses of the contact persons listed in
this notice under For Applications and Further Information Contact. You
will find detailed instructions for completing the application form
electronically under the ``Eligibility'' link at: https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/idues/eligibility.html.
If your institution is unable to meet the needy student enrollment
requirement or the Core Expenses requirement, you may request a waiver
of one or both of these requirements. To request a waiver, you must
upload a waiver narrative at: https://opeweb.ed.gov/title3and5/.
Exception to the Electronic Submission Requirement: You qualify for
an exception to the electronic submission requirement, and may submit
your application in paper format if you are unable to submit an
application electronically because--
You do not have access to the Internet; or
You do not have the capacity to upload documents to the
Web site;
and
No later than two weeks before the application deadline
date (14 calendar days; or, if the fourteenth calendar day before the
application deadline date falls on a Federal holiday, the next business
day following the Federal holiday), you mail or fax a written statement
to the Department, explaining which of the two grounds for an exception
prevents you from using the Internet to submit your application. If you
mail your written statement to the Department, it must be postmarked no
later than two weeks before the application deadline date. If you fax
your written statement to the Department, we must receive the faxed
statement no later than two weeks before the application deadline date.
Mail or fax your statement to: Nancy Regan, U.S. Department of
Education, 1990 K Street NW., Room 6032, Washington, DC 20006-8513.
Fax: (202) 502-7861.
Your paper application must be submitted in accordance with the
mail or hand delivery instructions described in this notice.
Submission of Paper Applications by Mail.
If you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission
requirement, you may mail (through the U.S. Postal Service or a
commercial carrier) your application to the Department. You must mail
the original and two copies of your application, on or before the
application deadline date, to the Department at the following address:
Nancy Regan, U.S. Department of Education, 1990 K Street NW., Room
6032, Washington, DC 20006-8513.
You must show proof of mailing consisting of one of the following:
(1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service postmark.
(2) A legible mail receipt with the date of mailing stamped by the
U.S. Postal Service.
(3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or receipt from a commercial
carrier.
(4) Any other proof of mailing acceptable to the Secretary of the
U.S. Department of Education.
If you mail your application through the U.S. Postal Service, we do
not accept either of the following as proof of mailing:
(1) A private metered postmark.
(2) A mail receipt that is not dated by the U.S. Postal Service.
If your application is postmarked after the application deadline
date, we will not consider your application.
Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not uniformly provide a dated
postmark. Before relying on this method, you should check with your
local post office.
Submission of Paper Applications by Hand Delivery.
If you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission
requirement, you (or a courier service) may deliver your paper
application to the Department by hand. You must deliver the
application, on or before the application deadline date, to the
Department at the following address: Nancy Regan, U.S. Department of
Education, 1990 K Street NW., Room 6032, Washington, DC 20006-8513.
Hand delivered applications will be accepted daily between 8:00
a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, except Saturdays, Sundays, and
Federal holidays.
Applicable Regulations: This notice inviting applications (NIA) is
being published before the Department adopts the Uniform Administrative
Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements in 2 CFR part
200. We expect to publish interim final
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regulations that would adopt those requirements before December 26,
2014, and make those regulations effective on that date. Because grants
in the programs to which this separate application process applies will
likely be made after the Department adopts the requirements in 2 CFR
part 200, we list as applicable regulations both those that are
currently effective and those that will be effective at the time the
Department makes grants.
The current regulations follow: (a) The Education Department
General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77,
79, 80, 82, 84, 86, 97, 98, and 99. (b) The OMB Guidelines to Agencies
on Governmentwide Debarment and Suspension (Nonprocurement) in 2 CFR
part 180, as adopted as regulations of the Department in 2 CFR part
3485.
At the time we award grants under this NIA, the following
regulations will apply: (a) EDGAR in 34 CFR parts 75, 77, 79, 82, 84,
86, 97, 98, and 99. (b) The OMB Guidelines to Agencies on
Governmentwide Debarment and Suspension (Nonprocurement) in 2 CFR part
180, as adopted as regulations of the Department in 2 CFR part 3485 and
the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit
Requirements for Federal Awards in 2 CFR part 200, as adopted in 2 CFR
part 3474.
Regardless of the timing of the publication of the interim final
regulations, the following also will apply to this NIA: (a) The
regulations for the Title III Programs in 34 CFR part 607, and for the
HSI Program in 34 CFR part 606. (b) The notice of final requirements
for the PPOHA Program, published in the Federal Register on July 27,
2010 (75 FR 44055).
Note: There are no program-specific regulations for the Part A
AANAPISI, Part A NASNTI, and Part A PBI programs or any of the Part
F, Title III programs. Also, there have been amendments to the HEA
since the Department last issued regulations for the programs
established under Titles III and V of the statute. Accordingly, we
encourage each potential applicant to read the applicable sections
of the HEA in order to fully understand the eligibility requirements
for the program for which they are applying. Please note that the
Department is in the process of amending the Title III and Title V
regulations. These updated regulations will include regulations for
Part A AANAPISI, Part A NASNTI, and Part A PBI programs, as well as
the Part F, Title III programs.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 79 apply to all applicants
except federally recognized Indian tribes.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86 apply to institutions of
higher education only.
For Applications and Further Information Contact: Robyn Wood or
Jeffrey Hartman, Institutional Service, U.S. Department of Education,
1990 K Street NW., Room 6134, Request for Eligibility Designation,
Washington, DC 20006-8513.
You can contact these individuals at the following email addresses
or phone numbers: Robyn.Wood@ed.gov, 202-502-7437,
Jeffrey.Hartman@ed.gov, 202-502-7607.
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) or a text
telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at 1-
800-877-8339.
Individuals with disabilities can obtain this document in an
accessible format (e.g., braille, large print, audio tape, or compact
disc) on request to one of the contact persons listed in this section.
Electronic Access to This Document: The official version of this
document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free
Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the
Code of Federal Regulations is available via the Federal Digital System
at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site you can view this document, as well
as all other documents of this Department published in the Federal
Register, in text or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). To use PDF
you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at the
site.
You may also access documents of the Department published in the
Federal Register by using the article search feature at:
www.federalregister.gov. Specifically, through the advanced search
feature at this site, you can limit your search to documents published
by the Department.
Dated: October 29, 2014.
Lynn B. Mahaffie,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
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