Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Institutional Service: Promoting Postbaccalaureate Opportunities for Hispanic Americans (PPOHA) Program, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.031M
ID: 352939Type: Posted
Overview

Buyer

Department of Education (ED)

Award Range

$0 - $2M

Eligible Applicants

Others

Funding Category

Education

Funding Instrument

Grant

Opportunity Category

Discretionary

Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement

Yes

Original Source

https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/352939

Additional Information

https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-03-14/pdf/2024-05463.pdf
Timeline
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    Forecast Posted Not available
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    Forecast Due Not available
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    Posted Mar 14, 2024 12:00 AM
  4. 4
    Due May 13, 2024 12:00 AM
Description

The Department of Education is offering a grant opportunity titled "Promoting Postbaccalaureate Opportunities for Hispanic Americans (PPOHA) Program" under the Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.031M. This grant aims to expand postbaccalaureate educational opportunities for Hispanic students and improve their academic attainment. It also aims to enhance the program quality and expand the postbaccalaureate academic offerings at institutions of higher education that educate the majority of Hispanic college students and help large numbers of Hispanic and low-income students complete postsecondary degrees. The grant does not require cost sharing or matching. The funding instrument type is a grant, and the category of funding activity is education. The grant has a closing date of May 13, 2024, and the estimated total program funding is $11,257,000. The expected number of awards is 16. Eligible applicants for this grant are institutions of higher education (IHEs) that qualify as eligible Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) and offer a postbaccalaureate certificate or postbaccalaureate degree program. The grantee must meet certain criteria, including having an enrollment of needy students, low average educational and general expenditures per full-time equivalent (FTE) undergraduate student, accreditation by a nationally recognized accrediting agency, and an enrollment of undergraduate FTE students that is at least 25 percent Hispanic students. The grantee must also be legally authorized to provide an educational program for which the institution awards a bachelor's degree. The grantee under the PPOHA Program may not receive a grant under any HEA, title III, part A or part B program during the period for which funds under this program are awarded. For more information and to apply for the grant, interested parties can visit the official application notice at the provided URL. The point of contact for this grant is Margarita L. Meléndez, Program Manager at the U.S. Department of Education.

Point(s) of Contact
Margarita.Melendez@ed.gov
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