Federal Funding of Programs for Minority-Serving Institutions of Higher Education

Federal Funding of Programs for Minority-Serving Institutions of Higher Education

Order Code RL32396
CRS Report for Congress
Received through the CRS Web
Federal Funding of Programs for Minority-Serving
Institutions of Higher Education
Updated June 24, 2005
Charmaine Mercer
Analyst in Social Legislation
Domestic Social Policy Division
Congressional Research Service ˜ The Library of Congress

Federal Funding of Programs for Minority-Serving
Institutions of Higher Education
Summary
Each year the Congress appropriates several million dollars for minority-serving
institutions of higher education (MSIs). Funds for MSIs are channeled through
several federal agencies and independent organizations. Some of the programs have
specific authorizing legislation and annually receive a direct appropriation. Other
programs are a part of a larger agency program and do not have separate authorizing
language.
This report provides a short description of each program organized by agency
or organization, and spending amounts requested for FY2006 and appropriations for
FY2005. Funds for MSIs are dispersed across many agencies and in various forms;
thus the list of programs presented should not be considered a fully exhaustive list
of all federally funded programs for minority-serving institutions. The report also
does not include funds received from other programs that do not focus directly or
specifically on MSIs. This report will be updated as warranted to reflect changes in
programs or funding levels.

Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Department of Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions
(Higher Education Act (HEA), Title III, Section 317) . . . . . . . . . . 2
American Indian Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities
(HEA, Title III, Section 316) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)
(HEA, Title III, Part B) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Historically Black Graduate and Professional Institutions
(HEA, Title III, Part B, Section 326) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Historically Black Colleges and University Capital Financing
Program (HEA, Title III, Part D) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program
(HEA, Title III, Part E) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) (HEA, Title V) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Institute for International Public Policy (HEA, Title VI, Part C) . . . . . 4
Tribally Controlled Postsecondary Vocational and Technical
Institutions (Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Act) . . . . 4
Department of Agriculture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions
Grants (Agriculture Research, Extension and Education
Reform Act) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1994 Institutions Research Program (Equity in Educational
Land-Grant Status Act, Title I) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Tribal Colleges Endowment Program (Equity in Educational
Land-Grant Status Act, Title I) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Tribal Colleges Extension Services Program (Equity in Educational
Land-Grant Status Act, Title I) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Tribal Colleges Education Equity Grants (Equity in Educational
Land-Grant Status Act, Title I) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1890 Institutional Capacity Building Grants (National
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act) . . . . 6
Payments to 1890 Land-Grant Colleges and Tuskegee University
for Research — Evans-Allen Act (National Agricultural
Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1890 Facilities Grant Program (National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1890 Extension Services Program (National Agricultural
Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Hispanic-Serving Institutions Education Grant Program
(National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching
Policy Act, Section 1455) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Department of Commerce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Educational Partnership Program with Minority-Serving
Institutions (Executive Orders 13256, 13230 and 13021) . . . . . . . 7

Department of Defense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
The Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority
Institutions Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Department of Health and Human Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Centers of Excellence (Public Health Service Act, Title VII,
Section 736) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Department of Housing and Urban Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Institutions Assisting
Communities (Housing and Community Development Act,
Title I) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (Housing and
Community Development Act, Title I) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Hispanic-Serving Institutions Assisting Communities Program
(Housing and Community Development Act, Title I) . . . . . . . . . . 9
The Historically Black Colleges and Universities Program
(Housing and Community Development Act, Title I) . . . . . . . . . . 9
Department of the Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Operation of Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Postsecondary
Schools (Snyder Act) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Construction at BIA Postsecondary Schools (Snyder Act) . . . . . . . . . . 9
Indian Vocational and Technical Colleges (Snyder Act and Adult
Indian Vocational Training Act) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Assistance to Tribally Controlled Community Colleges and
Universities (Tribally Controlled College or University
Assistance Act) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Tribally Controlled Community College Endowments (Tribally
Controlled College or University Assistance Act) . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Historic Preservation Fund (National Historic Preservation Act) . . . . 10
Department of Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Hispanic-Serving Institutions — Entrepreneurial Training and
Technical Assistance (Small Business Act) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Historically Black Colleges and Universities — Entrepreneurial
Training and Technical Assistance (Small Business Act) . . . . . . 11
Tribal Colleges — Entrepreneurial Training and Technical
Assistance (Small Business Act) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
National Aeronautics and Space Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Minority University Research and Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
National Science Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Historically Black Colleges and University Undergraduate
Program (HBCU-UP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology . . . . . . . . 12
Model Institutions for Excellence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Program Appropriations and Requested Amounts for FY2005 and
FY2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
List of Tables
Table 1. Federal Programs by Department/Agency and FY2005 Appropriations
and FY2006 requested amounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Federal Funding of Programs for Minority-
Serving Institutions of Higher Education
Introduction
Each year the Congress appropriates several million dollars for minority-serving
institutions of higher education (MSIs).1 Funds for MSIs are channeled through
several agencies and independent organizations. Some of the programs have specific
authorizing legislation and annually receive a direct appropriation. Other programs
are a part of a larger agency program and do not have separate authorizing language.2
This report provides a short description of each program organized by agency
or organization, and spending amounts requested for FY2006 and appropriations for
FY2005. Funds for MSIs are scattered across many agencies and in various forms;
thus the list of programs presented should not be considered a fully exhaustive list
of all federally funded programs for minority-serving institutions. The identified
programs are those that are specifically targeted to one or more groups of MSIs.
Programs that simply encourage participation of MSIs, and programs for which MSIs
are eligible but are not specifically listed as eligible applicants — either collectively
or individually — are not included.
The list of programs described and the appropriations figures in this report were
generated by searching the Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance, reviewing the
FY2005 appropriations legislation and FY2006 agency program and budget
justifications, and searching various agency websites. The programs and
accompanying appropriations information are alphabetically grouped by the
administering agency, except that the Department of Education (ED) is first. ED is
listed first because most of the money provided to minority-serving institutions is
administered by ED. The National Science Foundation and the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration are listed last because they are independent agencies
outside of Cabinet Departments.
1 For the purposes of this report minority-serving institutions are defined as: historically
black colleges and universities, tribally controlled colleges and universities, Hispanic-
serving institutions and institutions serving Alaskan Natives and Native Hawaiians.
Additionally, unless otherwise indicated, the definition for each group is the same definition
utilized in Title III-Institutional Aid and Title V-Developing Institutions of the Higher
Education Act for these institutions.
2 A citation to the authorizing language is provided for those programs where the program
is fully delineated in the authorizing legislation.

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Department of Education
Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions (Higher
Education Act (HEA), Title III, Section 317). This program authorizes grants
to Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian serving institutions to enable them to improve
and expand higher education opportunities afforded to these two groups. An
institution is eligible for a grant under this section if at least 20% of the
undergraduate students are Alaska Native or 10% are Native Hawaiian. In addition
to the percentage requirement, these institutions must also satisfy the eligibility
requirements set forth in Section 312(b) of Title III of the HEA.3 Funds may be used
for activities such as: equipment acquisition, facilities’ improvement, and faculty
development.
FY2005 Appropriation: $11.9 million.
FY2006 Amount requested: $6.5 million.
American Indian Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities
(HEA, Title III, Section 316). This program authorizes competitive grants for
colleges and universities that are identified by Section 2 of the Tribally Controlled
College or University Assistance Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 1801) or are included in the
Equity in Educational Land Grant Status Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301). Additionally,
tribal colleges must satisfy the eligibility requirements set forth in Section 312(b) of
the HEA (see footnote 3). The grants can be utilized for activities specifically
designed for Native American students such as: academic instruction in disciplines
in which the group is underrepresented; establishment or enhancement of a teacher
education program that is designed to prepare individuals to teach in elementary and
secondary schools; and community outreach programs that encourage Native
American students to pursue postsecondary education.
FY2005 Appropriation: $23.3 million.
FY2006 Amount requested: $23.8 million.
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) (HEA, Title III,
Part B). Part B provides five-year, formula grants to eligible HBCUs. To qualify
as an HBCU the institution must have been established prior to 1964 and have as its
principal mission the education of African Americans. HBCUs are not required to
meet many of the eligibility requirements delineated for other Title III grantees (see
footnote 3), except they must be authorized by their state to provide baccalaureate
degrees or be a junior or community college and be either pre-accredited or
accredited from an authorized agency or association. HBCUs are permitted to utilize
the grants for similar activities as tribal colleges and Alaska Native and Native
Hawaiian-serving institutions. Additionally, they are authorized to establish
programs that are specifically for African American students.
3 Title III of the HEA, Section 312(b) requires that an eligible institution have low
educational and general expenditures; enroll the requisite number of needy students; be
legally authorized within its respective state to award bachelors degrees or be a community
college; and be accredited by a nationally or state recognized accrediting agency.

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FY2005 Appropriation: $238.5 million.
FY2006 Amount requested: $240.5 million.
Historically Black Graduate and Professional Institutions (HEA,
Title III, Part B, Section 326). Section 326 of Part B authorizes grants to 18
graduate and professional institutions4 that significantly contribute to the number of
Blacks in the legal, medical, dental, veterinary, math, engineering and the physical
and natural science fields. Each institution receives a $1 million grant per year (a
grant period is for five years or less), and can request more if the institution
demonstrates that it will match 50% of the additional amount with non-federal
dollars. However, the first $1 million does not have to be matched. The HBCU
graduate and professional grantees can utilize their funds for similar activities as the
aforementioned program, and they can provide scholarships and fellowships to
students.
FY2005 Appropriation: $58.0 million.
FY2006 Amount requested: $58.5 million.
Historically Black Colleges and University Capital Financing
Program (HEA, Title III, Part D). This program provides federal insurance for
bonds issued to support capital financing projects at HBCUs, generally for the repair,
renovation, and in exceptional circumstances, the construction or acquisition of
facilities used for instruction, research, or housing. A designated bonding authority
is charged with raising funds in the bond market; in turn, these funds are lent to
HBCUs. Repayments on these loans are used to make principal and interest
payments on outstanding bonds. Borrowers deposit a portion of their loans into an
escrow account to cover principal and interest payments on outstanding bonds in the
event borrowers are delinquent in repaying their loans. Note that the appropriated
amount is solely for the administrative expenses to carry out the program.
FY2005 Appropriation: $292,000.
FY2006 Amount requested: $222,000.
Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program (HEA,
Title III, Part E). The Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program
provides grants to predominantly minority institutions5 to improve science and
engineering education and to increase the number of minorities and women in
science and technology. Priority is given to institutions that have not previously
received a grant under this section, prior grantees successful in increasing the number
4 The 18 institutions are: Alabama A&M University, Tuskegee University, Charles Drew
University, Florida A&M University, Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse School of
Medicine, Southern University School of Law, Xavier University (New Orleans), Morgan
State University, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Jackson State University, North
Carolina A&T State University, North Carolina Central University, Meharry Medical
College, Tennessee State University, Texas Southern University, Hampton University, and
Norfolk State University.
5 An institution is deemed a minority higher education institution if its enrollment of one
group of minorities or a combination of minorities exceeds 50% of its total enrollment.

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of women and minorities in science and technology, or projects that provide balance
in one of the following ways: geographical, academic discipline or project type.
FY2005 Appropriation: $8.8 million.
FY2006 Amount requested: $8.8 million.
Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) (HEA, Title V). Title V provides
grants to institutions that increase the educational opportunities available to Hispanic
and other low-income students. To qualify as an HSI for the purposes of Title V, an
institution must have at least 25% full time Hispanic undergraduate student
enrollment, and not less than 50% of its Hispanic student population must be low
income. In addition to these eligibility criteria, HSIs must also satisfy the same
eligibility requirements as Title III grantees (see footnote 3).
FY2005 Appropriation: $95.1 million.
FY2006 Amount requested: $95.9 million.
Institute for International Public Policy (HEA, Title VI, Part C). These
project grants are for the establishment of institutes of public policy. The institutes
are charged with increasing the number of African Americans and members of other
racial/ethnic minority groups who work in international service, including private,
international volunteer organizations. The grants are awarded to a consortium that
consists of one or more of the following: a Title III, Part B eligible institution; an
institution that serves a substantial number of African Americans or other
underrepresented minority students; and an institution of higher education with a
program that trains foreign service professionals.
FY2005 Appropriation: $1.6 million.
FY2006 Amount requested: $1.6 million.
Tribally Controlled Postsecondary Vocational and Technical
Institutions (Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Act). This program
provides grants to tribally controlled postsecondary vocational and technical
institutions for the education and training of Indian students.
FY2005 Appropriation: $7.4 million.
FY2006 Amount requested: $7.4 million.
Department of Agriculture
Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions Grants
(Agriculture Research, Extension and Education Reform Act). These
project grants are intended to promote and strengthen the ability of Alaska Native and
Native Hawaiian serving institutions to carry out education, applied research and
related community development programs. Among other things, the grants can be
used to prepare students for careers in the agriculture field, strengthen the recruitment
and retention efforts of the institution, and facilitate coordination between these
institutions and units of government, and between public and private industry to
maximize the development and use of resources.

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FY2005 Appropriation: $3.5 million.
FY2006 Amount requested: $2.9 million.
1994 Institutions Research Program (Equity in Educational Land-
Grant Status Act, Title I). This grant program is specifically for the thirty-one
1994 land-grant institutions,6 as designated by the authorization. The purpose of the
grant is to fund agricultural research in areas that are of high priority to American
Indian tribes, the nation or that have a multi-state significance. The grants support
investigative and analytical studies in food and agricultural sciences.
FY2005 Appropriation: $1.1 million.
FY2006 Amount requested: $998,000.
Tribal Colleges Endowment Program (Equity in Educational Land-
Grant Status Act, Title I). An endowment fund was established in 1994 (P.L.
103-382) and the United States Department of Agriculture, through the Cooperative
State Research, Education and Extension Service, distributes the interest annually to
all 1994 land-grant institutions using a formula based on each institution’s Native
American student enrollment. The funds support various programs at 1994 land-
grant institutions, such as curriculum design, faculty development, and student
experiential learning opportunities.
FY2005 Appropriation: $11.9 million.7
FY2006 Amount requested: $12.0 million.
Tribal Colleges Extension Services Program (Equity in Educational
Land-Grant Status Act, Title I). The tribal college extension services program
provides funding to increase extension program capacity at the 1994 land-grant
institutions. The grant funds can be used for activities such as family development,
community resources and economic development, and resource management.
6 The thirty-one 1994 land-grant institutions are: Bay Mills Community College, Blackfeet
Community College, Cankdeska Cikana Community College, College of the Menominee
Nation, Crownpoint Institute of Technology, D-Q University, Dine Community College,
Dull Knife Memorial College, Fond Du Lac Tribal and Community College, Fort Belknap
Community College, Fort Berthold Community College, Fort Peck Community College,
Haskell Indian Nations University, Institute of American Indian Arts, Lac Courte Oreilles
Ojibwa Community College, Leech Lake Tribal College, Little Big Horn Community
College, Little Priest Tribal College, Nebraska Indian Community College, Northwest
Indian College, Oglala Lakota College, Salish Kootenai College, Sinte Gleska University,
Si Tanka College, Sisseton Wahpeton Community College, Sitting Bull College,
Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute, Stonechild Community College, Turtle Mountain
Community College, United Tribes Technical College, and White Earth Tribal and
Community College.
7 The endowment fund receives an annual appropriation and the interest earned from the
current and prior fiscal years is then distributed among the thirty-one 1994 tribal colleges.
In FY2005 the interest distributed was $2.2 million and the estimated amount for FY2006
is $2.5 million.

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FY2005 Appropriation: $3.2 million.
FY2006 Amount requested: $3.3 million.
Tribal Colleges Education Equity Grants (Equity in Educational
Land-Grant Status Act, Title I). This program provides competitive grants for
the thirty-one 1994 land-grant colleges to strengthen and enhance their teaching
programs in food and agricultural sciences.
FY2005 Appropriation: $2.2 million.
FY2006 Amount requested: $2.3 million.
1890 Institutional Capacity Building Grants (National Agricultural
Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act). The 1890 capacity building
grant program is intended to strengthen teaching and research programs in food and
agricultural sciences by building the institutional capacities of the 1890 land-grant
institutions8 and Tuskegee University through cooperative linkages with federal and
non-federal entities. There are two types of grants awarded: teaching grants and
research grants. The teaching grants support projects such as curriculum design,
materials development, and institutional recruitment and retention. The funds for
research grants may be used for research in areas such as technology delivery systems
and experimentation in food and agriculture.
FY2005 Appropriation: $12.3 million.
FY2006 Amount requested: $12.5 million.
Payments to 1890 Land-Grant Colleges and Tuskegee University for
Research — Evans-Allen Act (National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act). This program is very similar to the
program immediately preceding it; however, the grants are formula driven based on
the rural and/or farm population of the state in which the institution is located. Funds
appropriated under Evans-Allen can be used for projects such as: the expenses of
conducting agricultural research, printing, disseminating the results of such research,
administrative planning and direction, purchase and rental of land, and the
construction, acquisition, alteration, or repair of buildings necessary for conducting
agricultural research.
8 In 1890, Congress passed the Second Morrill Act which provided states with additional
funds to support the development of the colleges of agriculture and mechanic arts that had
been established under the Morrill Act of 1862. The1890 act provided that the funds go to
only 1862 institutions that gave Black students full access. In states where such was not
permitted, the act allowed the funds to be used to establish a separate college offering a
curriculum in agriculture and mechanic arts. These particular institutions became known
as the 1890 land-grant institutions. The eighteen 1890 land-grant institutions are the
following HBCUs: Alabama A&M University, Alcorn State University, Delaware State
University, Florida A&M University, Fort Valley State University, Kentucky State
University, Langston University, Lincoln University, North Carolina A&T University,
Prairie View A&M University, South Carolina State University, Southern University,
Tennessee State University, University of Arkansas Pine Bluff, University of Maryland
Eastern Shore, Tuskegee University, Virginia State University, and West Virginia State
College.

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FY2005 Appropriation: $36.7 million.
FY2006 Amount requested: $38.3 million.
1890 Facilities Grant Program (National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act). The 1890 Facilities Grant program
provides funds for the 1890 institutions for the acquisition and improvement of
agricultural and food sciences facilities and equipment, including libraries.
FY2005 Appropriation: $16.8 million.
FY2006 Amount requested: $14.9 million.
1890 Extension Services Program (National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act). The 1890 extension services program
is a formula driven program, providing funding for the 1890 institutions to conduct
various extension activities and programs.
FY2005 Appropriation: $32.9 million.
FY2006 Amount requested: $34.4 million.
Hispanic-Serving Institutions Education Grant Program (National
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act, Section
1455). This is a competitive grant program that is designed to strengthen and
promote the ability of Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) to carry out higher
education programs in agricultural and food sciences. The program seeks to attract
outstanding students and produce graduates capable of enhancing the national food
and agricultural science workforce.
FY2005 Appropriation: $5.6 million.
FY2006 Amount requested: $5.6 million.
Department of Commerce
Educational Partnership Program with Minority-Serving Institutions
(Executive Orders 13256, 13230 and 13021). The purpose of the program is
to increase the partnerships between the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) and minority-serving institutions. Among other things, the
authorized uses of the funds include supporting students and faculty undertaking
research in NOAA related sciences.
FY2005 Appropriation: $16.7 million.
FY2006 Amount requested: $14.4 million.
Department of Defense
The Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority
Institutions Program. This program provides infrastructure support in fields of
science, mathematics and engineering that are important to national defense. This
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institutions to utilize the funding for research, education, infrastructure and/or
technical assistance.
FY2005 Appropriation: $20.7 million.
FY2006 Amount requested: $13.9 million.
Department of Health and Human Services
Centers of Excellence (Public Health Service Act, Title VII, Section
736). This program provides assistance to eligible institutions that offer education
programs of excellence in the health professions fields for underrepresented minority
individuals. Among other things the funds may be used to establish, expand or
strengthen programs that are intended to enhance the academic performance of
minority students; improve the capacity of the institutions to train, recruit and retain
minority faculty; and facilitate faculty and student research on health issues that
affect minority populations. Eligible institutions are accredited schools of allopathic
medicine, osteopathic medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, graduate programs in
behavioral or mental health, or other public and non-profit health or education
entities. To be eligible for this grant institutions must also have received a contract
under Section 788B of the Public Health Service Act for FY1987.
FY2005 Appropriation:: $33.6 million.
FY2006 Amount requested: $0.9
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Institutions Assisting Communities
(Housing and Community Development Act, Title I). This grant assists
Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions in expanding their role and
effectiveness in addressing community development needs in their area.
FY2005 Appropriation: $3.9 million.
FY2006 Amount requested: $2.9 million.
Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (Housing and Community
Development Act, Title I). The purpose of this program is to assist tribal colleges
with building, expanding, renovating and equipping their facilities, particularly those
parts of the campus that are available to the larger community.
FY2005 Appropriation: $2.9 million.
FY2006 Amount requested: $2.6 million.
9 The Health Resources and Services Administration, the administrator of the Centers of
Excellence grants, has directed greater efforts to expanding health care options for medically
underserved Americans. As a result, resources that were previously directed toward
programs such as the Centers of Excellence that sought to increase the number of minorities
in the health sector, are now being directed towards increasing the number of individuals
who work in areas where medical attention is most needed.

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Hispanic-Serving Institutions Assisting Communities Program
(Housing and Community Development Act, Title I). This program is
designed to help HSIs expand their role and effectiveness in addressing community
development in their areas. The grant enables HSIs to carry out projects that benefit
low and moderate income residents, or respond to urgent community development
needs, among other things.
FY2005 Appropriation: $6.9 million.
FY2006 Amount requested: $5.9 million.
The Historically Black Colleges and Universities Program (Housing
and Community Development Act, Title I). This program is the same as the
program for HSIs except that the funds are for HBCUs.
FY2005 Appropriation: $9.9 million.
FY2006 Amount requested: $8.9 million.10
Department of the Interior
Operation of Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Postsecondary Schools
(Snyder Act). This program funds the operating costs for the two universities
operated by the BIA — Haskell Indian Nations University (Haskell) and
Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute (SIPI).
FY2005 Appropriation: $14.6 million.
FY2006 Amount requested: $15.3 million.
Construction at BIA Postsecondary Schools (Snyder Act). This
program provides funds for construction, repair and maintenance at the two
universities operated by the BIA (Haskell and SIPI).
FY2005 Appropriation: $154 million.
FY2006 Amount requested: $605,000.
Indian Vocational and Technical Colleges (Snyder Act and Adult
Indian Vocational Training Act). This program funds operating costs for two
tribally-controlled postsecondary vocational institutions — United Tribes Technical
College and Crownpoint Institute of Technology.
FY2005 Appropriation: $5.2 million.
FY2006 Amount requested: $0.11
10 Up to $1 million of the amount shown is requested for technical assistance for HBCUs.
11 The budget and program justifications for the Department of Interior indicate that in
addition to this grant, United Tribes Technical College and Crownpoint Institute of
Technology are the sole recipients of grant funds received under the Carl D. Perkins
Tribally Controlled Vocation and Technical Institutions grant program, administered by the
Department of Education. It further states that as a result of the grant money from this
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Assistance to Tribally Controlled Community Colleges and
Universities (Tribally Controlled College or University Assistance Act).
This program provides grants for the operation and improvement of tribally
controlled colleges and universities to ensure continued and expanded educational
opportunities for Indian students, and to allow for the improvement and expansion
of the physical resources of the institutions.
FY2005 Appropriation: $52.1 million.
FY2006 Amount requested: $42.3 million.
Tribally Controlled Community College Endowments (Tribally
Controlled College or University Assistance Act). This program provides
grants to establish endowments for the tribally controlled community colleges. The
interest earned from the investment can be utilized for other operating expenses that
the college incurs.
FY2005 Appropriation: $947,000.
FY2006 Amount requested: $947,000.
Historic Preservation Fund (National Historic Preservation Act). The
Historic Preservation Fund (HPF) provides matching grants to states and outlying
areas for activities specified in the National Historic Preservation Fund. The HPF
also provides matching grants to HBCUs to preserve threatened historic buildings
located on their campuses.
FY2005 Appropriation: $3.5 million.
FY2006 Amount requested: $0.
Department of Transportation
Hispanic-Serving Institutions12 — Entrepreneurial Training and
Technical Assistance (Small Business Act). This program provides grants
to HSIs for the development of educational programs and materials to encourage and
assist small and disadvantaged businesses with applying and competing for
transportation-related contracts, sub-contracts and projects. The program is intended
to help build partnerships with HSIs and other organizations in the community, as
well as with the Department of Transportation.
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program and other money received by ED, these two institutions receive in excess of
$16,000 per student compared with approximately $9,500 at other tribally controlled
institutions; therefore Interior recommends that funding for this program be eliminated.
12 For the purposes of this program, HSIs are: accredited and degree-granting public or
private non-profit institutions of higher education with at least 25% Hispanic undergraduate
full-time enrollment. Unlike Title V of the HEA, the income levels of its students are not
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FY2005 Appropriation: $2.9 million. 13
FY2006 Amount requested: $3.0 million.12
Historically Black Colleges and Universities — Entrepreneurial
Training and Technical Assistance (Small Business Act). This grant
program is very similar to the aforementioned program for HSIs, except that it is
designated for HBCUs.
FY2005 Appropriation: $2.9 million.12
FY2006 Amount requested: $3.0 million.12
Tribal Colleges — Entrepreneurial Training and Technical
Assistance (Small Business Act). This program is also very similar to the two
aforementioned programs, except that it provides training and employment for
students attending tribal colleges who are interested in transportation related careers.
FY2005 Appropriation: $2.9 million12
FY2006 Amount requested: $3.0 million.12
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Minority University Research and Education. This program focuses on
expanding and strengthening the scientific and technological base through
collaborative partnerships with HBCUs, HSIs, and tribal colleges. Efforts to
establish collaborative relationships include the funding of research centers and
awarding grants to faculty members at these institutions.
FY2005 Appropriation: $92.8 million.
FY2006 Amount requested: $86.1 million.
National Science Foundation
Historically Black Colleges and University Undergraduate Program
(HBCU-UP). This program seeks to enhance the quality of undergraduate education
at HBCUs, as a means of broadening the participation of minorities in the science,
technology, engineering and mathematic fields. The grants can be used, among other
things, for course development, curriculum development, supervised research, and
faculty development.
FY2005 Appropriation: $25.2 million.
FY2006 Amount requested: $25.0 million.
Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP). This program is
similar to the program for HBCUs except that the target audiences are tribal colleges
and universities, and Alaskan Native and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions.
13 The amount shown is for the Minority Outreach Program, which includes a clearinghouse
for national dissemination of information on transportation-related projects and grants to the
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FY2005 Appropriation: $9.8 million.
FY2006 Amount requested: $10.0 million.
Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology. This
program makes resources available to significantly enhance the research capabilities
of MSIs through the establishment of centers that integrate education and research.
FY2005 Appropriation: $15.9 million.
FY2006 Amount requested: $18.5 million.
Model Institutions for Excellence. This program supports MSIs with a
strong record of graduating minority students who are underrepresented at the
baccalaureate level, and encouraging these students to pursue graduate degrees.
FY2005 Appropriation: $2.5 million.
FY2006 Amount requested: $0 million.
Program Appropriations and Requested Amounts for FY2005
and FY2006
The following summary table provides appropriations data for FY2005 and
amounts requested for FY2006 by Department/Agency. In FY2005, federal programs
for minority-serving institutions received more than $892 million. The amount
requested for these programs in FY2006 is slightly lower — $820 million. Several
Department/Agency programs for minority-serving institutions experienced a
decrease in the amount requested for FY2006 from the appropriated amount for
FY2005(Department of Education, Department of Interior and Department of
Housing and Urban Development). A few agencies requested more for FY2006 than
was appropriated in FY2005 (Department of Agriculture, Department of
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Table 1. Federal Programs by Department/Agency and FY2005 Appropriations
and FY2006 requested amounts
(dollars in thousands)
Agency/Program name
FY2005 Appropriation
FY2006 Amount requested
Department of Education
Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions
$11,900
$6,500
American Indian Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities
$23,300
$23,800
Historically Black Colleges and Universities
$238,500
$240,500
Historically Black Graduate and Professional Institutions
$58,000
$58,500
Historically Black Colleges and Universities Capital Financing Program
$292
$222
Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program
$8,800
$8,800
Hispanic-Serving Institutions
$95,100
$95,900
Institute for International Public Policy
$1,600
$1,600
Tribally Controlled Postsecondary Vocational and Technical Program
$7,400
$7,400
Total
$444,892
$443,222
Department of Agriculture
Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions Grants
$3,500
$2,900
1994 Institutions Research Program
$1,100
$998
Tribal Colleges Endowment Program
$11,900
$12,000
Tribal Colleges Extension Services Program
$3,200
$3,300
Tribal Colleges Education Equity Grants
$2,200
$2,300
1890 Institutional Capacity Building Grants
$12,300
$12,500
1890 Land-Grant Colleges and Tuskegee University
$36,700
$38,300

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Agency/Program name
FY2005 Appropriation
FY2006 Amount requested
1890 Facilities Grant Program
$16,800
$14,900
1890 Extension Services Program
$32,900
$34,400
Hispanic-Serving Institutions Education Grant Program
$5,600
$5,600
Total
$126,200
$127,198
Department of Commerce
Educational Partnership Program with Minority-Serving Institutions
$16,700
$14,400
Total
$16,700
$14,400
Department of Defense
The Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Institutions
$20,700
$13,900
Program
Total
$20,700
$13,900
Department of Health and Human Services
Centers of Excellence
$33,600
$0
Total
$33,600
$0
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Institutions Assisting Communities
$3,900
$2,900
Tribal Colleges and Universities Program
$2,900
$2,600
Hispanic-Serving Institutions Assisting Communities Program
$6,900
$5,900
Historically Black Colleges and Universities Program
$9,900
$8,900
Total
$23,600
$20,300
Department of Interior
Operation of Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Postsecondary Schools
$14,600
$15,300
Construction at BIA Postsecondary Schools
$1,500
$605

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Agency/Program name
FY2005 Appropriation
FY2006 Amount requested
Indian Vocational and Technical Colleges
$5,200
$0
Assistance to Tribally Controlled Community Colleges and Universities
$52,100
$42,300
Tribally Controlled Community College Endowments
$947
$947
Historic Preservation Fund
$3,500
$0
Total
$77,847
$59,152
Department of Transportation
Hispanic-Serving Institutions — Entrepreneurial Training and Technical
$2,900
$3,000
Assistance
Historically Black Colleges and Universities — Entrepreneurial Training and
$2,900
$3,000
Technical Assistance
Tribal Colleges — Entrepreneurial Training and Technical Assistance
$2,900
$3,000
Total
$2,900
$3,000
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Minority University Research and Education
$92,800
$86,100
Total
$92,800
$86,100
National Science Foundation
Historically Black Colleges and University Undergraduate Program
$25,220
$25,000
Tribal Colleges and Universities Program
$9,800
$10,000
Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology
$15,900
$18,500
Model Institutions for Excellence
$2,500
$0
Total
$53,420
$53,500
Grand total
$892,659
$820,772
Source: Figures were collected from agency budget justifications, appropriations legislation, websites and the catalogue of federal domestic assistance.