Publication Date
December 16, 2019
Posted Date
December 16, 2019
Subject
Annual Designation of Title III and Title V Schools and Waiver Process
FR Type
Notice
[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 241 (Monday, December 16, 2019)] [Notices] [Pages 68434-68438] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2019-27048] ============================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Eligibility Designations and Applications for Waiving Eligibility Requirements; Programs Under Parts A and F of Title III and Programs Under Title V of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as Amended (HEA) AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education (Department). ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Department announces the process for designation of eligible institutions and invites applications for waivers of eligibility requirements for fiscal year (FY) 2020, for the following programs: 1. Programs authorized under title III, part A 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 title III, part F 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). Note: The authority to award new grants under section 371 of the HEA expired at the end of FY 2019. However, we will review applications for eligibility should Congress renew the Department's authority to award new grants under this section. 3. Programs authorized under title V of the HEA: Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) and Promoting Postbaccalaureate Opportunities for Hispanic Americans (PPOHA). DATES: Applications Available: December 16, 2019. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: January 15, 2020. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Smith, Institutional Service, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 250-10, Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: (202) 453-7946. Email: Christopher.smith@ed.gov; or Jason Cottrell, Institutional Service, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, room 250-50, Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: (202)453-7530. Email: Jason.Cottrell@ed.gov. 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.