Department of Education

Description

Note: Each funding opportunity description is a synopsis of information in the Federal Register application notice. For specific information about eligibility, please see the official application notice. 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 on GPO Access at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html. Please review the official application notice for pre-application and application requirements, application submission information, performance measures, priorities and program contact information. For the addresses for obtaining and submitting an application, please refer to our Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs, published in the Federal Register on February 13, 2019 (84 FR 3768),or at www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2019-02-13/pdf/2019-02206.pdf. Purpose of Program: The HSI STEM and Articulation Program supports eligible HSIs (as defined in section 502 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA) (20 U.S.C. 1101a)) in developing and carrying out activities described in section 503(b) of the HEA (20 U.S.C. 1101b (b)) to increase the number of Hispanic and low-income students attaining degrees in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM); and to develop model transfer and articulation agreements between two-year HSIs and four-year institutions in such fields. Assistance Listing Number 84.031C. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 30, 2021, the Department published in the Federal Register the FY 2021 NIA for the HSI STEM and Articulation Program (86 FR 22947). This notice corrects the Award Information and Eligibility Information sections of the NIA. Specifically, we clarify that the estimated award dollar amounts are provided on a per year basis, and we correct the indirect cost rate information to specify that this program is subject to an unrestricted indirect cost rate. All other information in the NIA, including the June 14, 2021, deadline for transmittal of applications, remains the same. Corrections In FR Document 2021-09079 appearing on page 22947 in the Federal Register of April 30, 2021, the following corrections are made: 1. On page 22949, in the third column, in the section entitled ``Award Information'', add ``per year'' after ``$700,000-$1,000,000''. 2. On page 22950, in the second line of the first column, add ``per year'' after ``$775,000''. 3. On page 22950, in the fifth paragraph of the second column, after heading ``b. Indirect Cost Rate Information'', remove the first sentence and add, in its place, ``This program uses an unrestricted indirect cost rate.'' Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1067q(b)(2)(B).

Who can apply

• Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
• Private institutions of higher education
• Others

Contact

Julius C Cotton <br/>ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin. <br/>Phone 202-245-6288 <br/>julius.cotton@ed.gov <br/>Program Manager: <br/>Jymece Seward, <br/>U.S. Department of Education, <br/>400 Maryland Avenue, SW, room 2B159, <br/>Washington, DC 20202-4260. <br/>Telephone: (202) 453-6138. <br/>Email: jymece.seward@ed.gov.
jymece.seward@ed.gov