HACU Member Advisory – October 8, 2008

CCRAA, Title V and USDA Grants Announced

Department of Education Announces College Cost Reduction and Access (CCRAA) and FY 2008 Title V Grant Recipients
The U.S. Department of Education provided to HACU the list of the 80 Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) that will be recipients of College Cost Reduction and Access Act (CCRAA) grants. These HSIs are located in Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Puerto Rico and Texas. The CCRAA-HSI legislation will collectively provide $200 million to these HSIs during FY 2008 and 2009 for proposals that will increase Hispanic student interest in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) careers, as well as implement effective transfer and articulation programs between 2- and 4-year institutions in these areas.

These funds represent the single largest competition for HSIs since they were officially recognized under federal statute.  The Department of Education received nearly 150 eligible grant applications for this competitive funding opportunity.  HACU applauds the leadership of its member colleges and universities that were awarded these important federal grants to promote Hispanic higher education success in the STEM fields. The following are the 80 CCRAA-HSI recipients:

INDIVIDUAL CCRAA GRANTS RECIPIENTS

AZ	Arizona Western College
AZ	Central Arizona College
CA	Los Angeles Pierce College
CA	Riverside Community College
CA	Riverside Community College - Moreno Valley Campus
CA	San Joaquin Delta College
CA	Hartnell College
CA	University of California - Riverside
CA	Citrus College
CA	Ventura College
CA	Reedley College
CA	Mount St. Mary's College
CA	San Bernardino Valley College
CA	Canada College
CA	Cypress College
CA	East Los Angeles College
CA	Mt. San Jacinto Community College
CA	California State Polytechnic University - Pomona
CA	Chaffey College
CA	Fresno City College
CA	El Camino College
CA	Los Angeles Valley College
CO	Otero Junior College
CO	Trinidad State Junior College
IL	Northeastern Illinois University
NJ	Passaic County Community College
NJ	New Jersey City University
NM	University of New Mexico - Valencia Campus
NM	New Mexico State University - Carlsbad
NM	Northern New Mexico College
NM	University of New Mexico - Taos
NM	Clovis Community College
NY	LaGuardia Community College
NY	City University of New York - Borough of Manhattan Community College
NY	Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology
PR	Universidad del Sagrado Corazon
PR	Universidad del Este
PR	Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Barranquitas Campus
PR	Bayamon Central University
PR	Universidad Politécnica de Puerto Rico
PR	Humacao Community College
TX	Sul Ross State University
TX	South Texas College
TX	University of Texas at Brownsville
TX	University of the Incarnate Word
TX	El Paso Community College
TX	Texas A & M University - Corpus Christi
TX	Odessa College
TX	Mountain View College
TX	Texas A & M International University
TX	Palo Alto College
TX	The University of Texas of the Permian Basin
TX	The University of Texas at San Antonio

COOPERATIVE CCRAA GRANT RECIPIENTS

CA	East Los Angeles College
CA	California State University - Monterey Bay
CA	California State University - Bakersfield
CA	Santa Ana College
CA	Riverside Community College
CA	Los Angeles Trade-Technical College
CA	Gavilan College
CA	Oxnard College
CA	University of LaVerne
CA	Taft College
FL	Saint Thomas University
FL	Miami Dade College - North Campus
NJ	New Jersey City University
NM	New Mexico Highlands University
NM	The Regents of New Mexico State University
NY	City University of New York - Bronx Community College
NY	City University of New York - Borough of Manhattan Community College
NY	Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology
PR	Universidad Politécnica de Puerto Rico
TX	San Antonio College
TX	Southwest Texas Junior College
TX	Texas A & M University - Kingsville
TX	University of Texas - Pan American
TX	Midland College
TX	Amarillo College
TX	University of Saint Thomas
TX	El Centro College

Exacts grant amounts were not provided to HACU.  We have been informed that this information will be placed in the near future on the Department of Education – Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions Program - Title V Web page (http://www.ed.gov/programs/idueshsi/index.html).

Title V grants awarded to 23 HSIs
New FY 2008 Title V grants were also awarded to 23 Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico and Texas.

As previously announced, the Department of Education did not have an open competition for the FY 2008 Title V, but instead made FY 2008 awards to applications submitted for FY 2007.  The Department decided to fund down the slate, because of the large number of qualified applications they received for FY 2007.   The following are the 23 HSIs awarded a Title V competitive grant by the U.S. Department of Education for FY 2008.

AZ	Phoenix College
AZ	Estrella Mountain Community College
AZ	Pima County Community College
CA	California State University - Monterey Bay
CA	Palomar Community College
CA	Los Angeles Trade Technical College
CA	San Jose City College
CO	Trinidad State Junior College
FL	Miami Dade College – Inter-American Campus
FL	Saint Thomas University
FL	Nova Southeastern University
NJ	New Jersey City University
NY	City University of New York - Bronx Community College
PR	Universidad del Turabo - Isabela
PR	Universidad Metropolitana
PR	Humacao Community College
PR	Atlantic College
PR	Universidad del Turabo
TX	Palo Alto College
TX	University of Texas - Brownsville
TX	University of Houston - Downtown
TX	Sul Ross State University
TX	Southwest Texas Junior College

FY 2009 Title V Competition
For FY 2009, it is still to be determined if there will be a Title V competition.  The federal government is under a Continuing Resolution (CR) and it is not clear if Congress will extend the CR until February 2009, come back after the fall elections to discuss an Omnibus budget package for FY 2009, or extend the CR for all of 2009.  If they do extend the CR for all of 2009, there will be a Title V competition for FY 2009.  If Congress passes a new budget for 2009, it will determine the amount for Title V.  (This year the Senate approved the President’s recommendation of $74.4 million and the House approved $93.2 million.)  HACU will continue to seek to increase the amount to $100 million during conference deliberations. 

HSIs win $5.7 million in USDA grants
The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) applauds the award of $5.7 million in grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to 18 Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs).

The USDA Hispanic-Serving Institutions Education Grants Program, administered by the USDA office of Higher Education Programs, is a competitive grants program designed to promote and strengthen the ability of HSIs to carry out education programs that attract, retain, and graduate outstanding students capable of enhancing the nation’s food and agricultural scientific and professional work force.  Projects may involve individual institutions or cooperative initiatives between two or more HSIs or with other colleges and universities, units of government, or the private sector.

A total of 57 different institutions from 11 states and Puerto Rico submitted 71 proposals for consideration for funding for this year, the tenth year of the program. These competitive grants were awarded to HSIs in Arizona, California, Florida, New York, Puerto Rico, Texas and Washington.  The 2008 USDA HSI Education Grant Recipients are:

State	Institution	Award
AZ	South Mountain Community College	$290,000
CA	California State University, Fresno	$250,000
CA	California State University, San Bernardino	$250,000
CA	College of the Desert	$290,000
CA	Riverside City College	$250,000
CA	West Hills College	$250,000
FL	Florida International University	$290,000
NY	Lehman College, CUNY	$290,000
PR	Universidad del Este	$250,000
PR	University of Puerto Rico, Arecibo	$223,783
PR	University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez	$490,000
PR	University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez	$250,000
PR	University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras	$290,000
TX	Houston Community College System	$247,500
TX	Houston Community College System	$245,000
TX	Northeast Lakeview/San Antonio College;	$290,000
TX	Sul Ross State University	$280,459
TX	University of Incarnate Word	$283,819
TX	University of Texas, San Antonio	$250,000
TX	University of Texas, San Antonio	$245,000
WA	Yakima Valley Community College	$250,000

HACU is calling for substantial new funding increases for USDA’s HSI Education Grants Program for the FY 2009 funding cycle. Additional information about this program can be found at: http://www.csrees.usda.gov/fo/fundview.cfm?fonum=1094. 

HACU National Conference
Information on the focus, scope and application process for these Department of Education grants and other federal programs will be featured at HACU’s 22nd Annual Conference, October 11-13, 2008 in Denver, CO.  Workshops and representatives from the Department of Education – Title V office, the USDA, HUD, NSF, EPA will provide insights on federal grant and partnership opportunities designated for Minority-Serving Institutions.

If you have not yet registered for the Conference, visit www.hacu.net for more information and registration forms.

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