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Biden-Harris Administration Awards Nearly $50 Million to Hispanic-Serving Institutions

The U.S. Department of Education announced today that it awarded nearly $50 million to Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) to support Hispanic and Latino students, and the colleges and universities preparing them for the future.

“Our nation’s Hispanic-Serving Institutions open up new doors to opportunity and success for Hispanic and Latino students every day,” said U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona. “The grants we’re announcing today double down on the Biden-Harris Administration’s historic investments in Hispanic-Serving Institutions and reflect our determination to raise the bar for educational opportunity and equity in America.”

Through the Promoting Postbaccalaureate Opportunities for Hispanic Americans (PPOHA) program, 16 institutions received more than $11 million to expand graduate opportunities for Hispanic students. Applicants were encouraged to propose projects to support increasing the number of Hispanics prepared for the STEM workforce, as well as the number of Hispanic educators.

Through the Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions (DHSI) program, 49 grants, totaling more than $28 million, were provided to assist HSIs in expanding educational opportunities and improving the attainment of Hispanic students.

Through the Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence Program, 16 HSIs were provided more than $9.5 million in funding to increase the number of, and retain, well-prepared teachers from diverse backgrounds in our nation’s most underserved elementary and secondary schools.

Through the Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program (MSEIP), four HSIs were provided more than $1 million in funding to support long-range improvement to science and engineering education to increase the participation of underrepresented minorities, particularly minority women, in STEM careers. 

Today’s grants are part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to creating opportunity for all Americans. To date, the Administration has invested more than $15 billion in HSIs—the largest ever investment. And in July, President Biden issued an Executive Order aimed at advancing equity in economic and educational opportunities at our nation’s HSIs, including by strengthening their capacity to provide a high-quality education to all students.

A list of the PPOHA grantees can be found below:

GranteeAmount
CSU Fullerton$596,964
CSU - San Bernardino$582,077
CSU-Monterey Bay$600,000
La Sierra University$1,499,717  (cooperative grant)
Mount Saint Mary's University$600,000
Roosevelt University$593,310
Dominican University$600,000
Calumet College of St. Joseph$600,000
New Jersey City University$600,000
Escuela de Medicina San Juan Bautista$600,000
Universidad Adventista de las Antillas$600,000
Universidad del Sagrado Corazón$597,369
Angelo State University$513,616
Sul Ross State University$1,499,499 (cooperative grant)
University of Houston-Clear Lake$492,819
The University of Texas at San Antonio$520,346
 $11,095,717   

A list of the DHSI grantees can be found below: 

StateGrantee Amount  
AZMohave County Community College District$600,000
AZABOR for and on behalf of Northern ArizonaUniversity$600,000
CARiverside Community College District/Norco College$599,656
CAThe Regents of the University of California, SantaCruz$599,996
CALas Positas College$599,693
CACerritos College$595,991
CAPalomar Community College District$600,00000
CASonoma County Junior College District (Santa RosaJunior College)$600,000
CAMenlo College$595,097
CACalifornia State University, Dominguez HillsFoundation$600,000
CAUniversity Corporation at Monterey Bay$599,996
CAWest Hills Community College District$600,000
CASonoma State University$525,702
CAKern Community College District$599,920
CAMiraCosta Community College District$600,000
CAUniversity Enterprises Corporation at CSUSB$598,068
CAEast Los Angeles College$599,208
CAWoodland Community College$600,000
CALos Angeles Valley College$600,000
CALos Angeles Pacific University$417,717
CAThe Regents of the University of California$599,701
CAImperial Community College District$511,740
COLamar Community College$599,587
COAdams State University$587,650
COColorado State University Pueblo$599,262
CTUniversity of Connecticut-Stamford$560,148
FLValencia College Osceola Campus$600,000
FLMiami Dade College-Medical Campus$518,878
GADalton State College$481,412
NJBergen Community College$598,269
NMSoutheast New Mexico College$559,570
NMEastern New Mexico University-Roswell$600,000
NMNorthern New Mexico College$528,575
NYNassau Community College$595,710
NYResearch Foundation of CUNY on behalf of BaruchCollege$494,118
NYThe Research Foundation for SUNY on behalf ofFarmingdale State College$600,000
PRUniversidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico$600,000
PREDP University of Puerto Rico$600,000
PRUniversity of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus$600,000
PRUniversity of Puerto Rico at Ponce$600,000
PRSUAGM, Inc. dba Universidad Ana G. Mendez, GuraboCampus$599,044
TXTexas A&M University-Kingsville$600,000
TXUniversity of Houston-Clear Lake$355,252
TXHoward Payne University$600,000
TXThe University of Texas at El Paso$600,000
TXTexas Tech University Health Sciences Center$449,828
TXLamar State College Port Arthur$590,830
TXHouston Community College System District$600,000
WIHerzing University-Kenosha$525,393
  $28,086,011

A list of the Hawkins grantees can be found below:

StateGranteeFY24 funding Amount
CACSU Fullerton Auxiliary Services Corporation$610,855 
CANational University$706,688 
CASonoma State University$684,032 
CAUniversity Enterprises Corporation at CSUSB$706,688 
FLMiami Dade College$407,507 
ILElmhurst University$334,074 
NYIona University$706,687 
ORWarner Pacific University$706,635 
RICollege Unbound$706,588 
TXDallas College$322,241 
TXSouthwestern Adventist University$706,684 
TXTexas A&M University Kingsville$603,124 
TXTexas State University$408,240 
TXThe University of Texas at San Antonio$679,450 
NVThe University of Nevada-Las Vegas$611,349 
COUniversity of Colorado Denver$706,666 
  $9,607,508

A list of the MSEIP grantees can be found below:

StateGranteeAmount
PRUniversidad InterAmericana de Puerto Rico, Inc.$299,575 
PRUniversity of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras Campus$275,651 
PRUniversidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico, Inc.$299,990 
TXThe University of Texas at El Paso$300,000 
  $1,175,216 

 

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