Title III Part B, Strengthening Historically Black Colleges and Universities Program

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FY 2009 (Estimated)

Discretionary funding:
Number of NCC awards: 96
Average NCC award: $2,480,000
Total NCC award funding: $238,095,000

Mandatory funding:
Number of new awards: 0
Average new award: 0
Total new award funding: 0
Number of NCC awards: 96
Average NCC award: $885,000
Total NCC award funding: $85,000,000

Total award funding: $323,095,000
Discretionary (Section 323): $238,095,000
Mandatory (Section 371): $85,000,000
Total number of awards: 192

FY 2008

Discretionary funding:
Number of NCC awards: 96
Average NCC award: $2,480,000
Total NCC award funding: $238,095,000

Mandatory funding:
Number of new awards: 96
Average new award: $885,000
Total new award funding: $85,000,000
Number of NCC awards: 0
Average NCC award: 0
Total NCC award funding: 0

Total award funding: $323,095,000
Discretionary (Section 323): $238,095,000
Mandatory (Section 371): $85,000,000
Total number of awards: 192

FY 2007

Number of New Awards: 97
Average New Award: $2,455,000
Total New Award Funding: $238,095,000

Number of Continuation Awards: 0

FY 2006

Appropriation: $238,095,000
Number of New Awards: 0
Number of Continuation Awards: 97 HBCUs; 18 HBGIs
Average Continuation Award: $2,454,587 for HBCUs; $3,217,500 for HBGIs
Range of Continuation Awards: $500,000–$5,000,000 for HBCUs; $1,000,000–$12,000,000 for HBGIs

FY 2005

Appropriation: $238,576,000
Average Award: $2,459,546

FY 2004

Appropriation: $275,863,744

FY 2003

Appropriation: $214,015,000

FY 2002

Appropriation: $206,000,000

FY 2001

Appropriation: $185,000,000

Note: Funds are appropriated separately for Strengthening Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Strengthening Historically Black Graduate Institutions. In FY 2006, HBCUs received $238,095,000 and HBGIs received $57,915,000.

Note: This is a noncompetitive discretionary grant program -- grants are distributed by formula to eligible institutions. The Department is not bound by any estimates in this notice.

Title III, Part B of the Higher Education Act also includes the Strengthening Historically Black Graduate Institutions Program.

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