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Predominantly Black Institutions Formula Program (84. 031P) | U.S. Department of Education Predominantly Black Institutions Formula Program (84.
031P) Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE) State Educational Agencies (SEAs) Applicant Info and Eligibility The purpose of the Predominantly Black Institutions (PBI) Formula Program is to strengthen eligible institutions to plan, develop, undertake and implement programs to enhance the institution's capacity to serve more low- and middle-income Black American students; to expand higher education opportunities for eligible students by encouraging college preparation and student persistence in secondary school and postsecondary education; and to strengthen the financial ability of the institution to serve the academic needs of these students.
There is a competitive grant program under the Predominantly Black Institutions Program to provide further funds to institutions looking to establish or strengthen programs under specified areas. View the Predominantly Black Institutions Competitive Program (84. 382A) for more information.
Institutions may use federal funds for activities that include: Academic instruction in disciplines in which Black Americans are underrepresented; Establishing or enhancing a program of teacher education designed to qualify students to teach in a public elementary school or secondary school in the state that shall include, as part of such program, preparation for teacher certification or licensure; Establishing community outreach programs that will encourage elementary school and secondary school students to develop the academic skills and the interest to pursue postsecondary education; Purchase, rental, or lease of scientific or laboratory equipment for educational purposes, including instructional and research purposes; Construction, maintenance, renovation, and improvement in classrooms, libraries, laboratories, and other instructional facilities, including the integration of computer technology into institutional facilities to create smart buildings; Support of faculty exchanges, faculty development, and faculty fellowships to assist in attaining advanced degrees in the field of instruction of the faculty; Development and improvement of academic programs; Purchase of library books, periodicals, and other educational materials, including telecommunications program material; Tutoring, counseling, and student service programs designed to improve academic success, including innovative, customized, instruction courses designed to help retain students and move the students rapidly into core courses and through program completion, which may include remedial education and English language instruction; Education or counseling services designed to improve the financial literacy and economic literacy of students or the students' families; Funds management, administrative management, and acquisition of equipment for use in strengthening funds management; Joint use of facilities, such as laboratories and libraries; Establishing or improving an endowment fund; and Creating or improving facilities for Internet or other distance learning technologies, including purchase or rental of telecommunications technology equipment or services.
Category FY 2024 FY 2023 FY 2022 FY 2021 FY 2020 Total Appropriation $22,412,000 $22,300,000 $17,708,000 $14,218,000 $13,197,000 Number of Awards 39 39 39 39 10 Average Award $574,666 $571,794 $454,051 $364,564 $1,319,700 Category FY 2019 FY 2018 FY 2017 FY 2016 Total Appropriation $11,475,000 $11,361,000 $9,942,000 $9,942,000 Number of Awards 10 10 10 11 Average Award $1,147,500 $1,136,100 $994,200 $903,121 Legislation Title III, Part A, Section 318 of the HEA, as amended Currently, there are no program-specific regulations.
Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 81, 82, 84, 85, 86, 97, 98 and 99. Annual Performance Report Recipients of multi-year discretionary awards are required to submit an Annual Performance Report (APR) annually; the collection number is OMB 1840-0766.
The annual report provides data on the status of the funded project that corresponds to the scope and objectives established in the approved application and any approved amendments. Under EDGAR §75. 118, the report must provide the most current performance and financial information (including cost-share data, if applicable).
ED program staff will analyze each report to ensure that the grantee has made substantial progress toward reaching the objectives included in the grantee's approved application. Annual Performance Reports are typically due 90 days after the performance period ends; however, grantees will be notified by their ED program officer if the submission deadline changes. All recipients, in accordance with EDGAR §75.
590, are required to submit a final performance report. ED Program Staff will review the final performance report and determine whether the grantee achieved the scope and objectives of the grant. The program staff will also determine if all applicable administrative actions and financial obligations have been completed by grantee.
Final Performance Reports are typically due 90 days after the performance period ends (September 30th); however, grantees will be notified by their ED program officer if the submission deadline changes.
There are three application processes for funding under this program: Designation as an Eligible Institution for Title III and Title V Programs Phase 1: Eligibility and Formula Data Phase 2: Project Plan, Standard Forms, Certifications and Surveys Phase 1: Program-Specific Eligibility and Formula Data Part I of the application is the submission of information required for the Department to determine whether or not an institution qualifies as a PBI, and to calculate how much funding a PBI will receive, based on the formula established in the program legislation.
The information will be submitted on a form that must be submitted electronically as an e-mail attachment to pbiprogram@ed. gov by 04:30:00 p. m.
Washington, DC time, on the deadline date. In order to calculate how much all grantee institutions will receive, it is essential that Part I of the application, the Formula Data, be submitted on time. No calculations can be made unless and until all PBIs have submitted the required information in full.
Once determinations have been made, institutions will be informed whether or not they qualify as a PBI and how much they will be receiving. Applicants are strongly encouraged not to wait for this notification before beginning Part II of the application.
Phase 2: Project Plan, Standard Forms, Certifications and Surveys In Phase 2, Parts II and III of the application will be submitted after the institution is informed by the Department how much funding it will receive based on the data submitted by the institution in Part I.
Part II includes the budget, budget narrative, and a project narrative of no more than 50 pages describing the project activities, the goals and objectives of the project, and an evaluation plan including performance measures. Part III of the application includes the standard forms, certifications and surveys. More guidance regarding the Project Plan can be found in the application.
The most recent competition for this program was held in FY 2021. View the FY 2021 PBI Application Package and Forms and timeline below. Deadline for Transmittal of Phase 1 Formula Data: July 21, 2021 Deadline for Transmittal of Phase 2 Project Plan: September 3, 2021 Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) that meet certain eligibility requirements may apply.
IHEs must meet both basic and program-specific eligibility requirements. All IHEs seeking funding under the PBI program must apply for Designation as an Eligible Institution for Title III and Title V Programs . Additional eligibility requirements include: Have an enrollment of needy students as defined by Title III, Part F, Section 371 of the HEA.
Have an average educational and general expenditure which is low, per full-time equivalent undergraduate student in comparison with the average educational and general expenditure per full-time equivalent undergraduate student of institutions of higher education that offer similar instruction, except that the Secretary may apply the waiver requirements described in Section 392(b) to this subparagraph in the same manner as the Secretary applies the waiver requirements to Section 312(b)(1)(B); Have an enrollment of undergraduate students— that is at least 40 percent Black American students; that is at least 1,000 undergraduate students; of which not less than 50 percent of the undergraduate students enrolled at the institution are low-income individuals or first-generation college students (as that term is defined in Section 402A(g)); and of which not less than 50 percent of the undergraduate students are enrolled in an educational program leading to a bachelor's or associate's degree that the institution is licensed to award by the State in which the institution is located; Is legally authorized to provide, and provides within the State, an educational program within the State, an educational program for which the institution of higher education awards a bachelor's degree, or in the case of a junior or community college, an associate's degree; Is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association determined by the Secretary to be a reliable authority as to the quality of training offered, or is, according to such an agency or association making reasonable progress toward accreditation; and Is not receiving assistance under Part B of Title III.
View a Program Map of Participating Institutions Grantee State FY 2024 Award FY 2023 Award FY 2022 Award FY 2021 Award FY 2020 Award FY 2019 Award Faulkner University AL $295,075 $305,356 $250,000 $250,000 -- -- University of West Alabama AL $377,184 $276,611 $250,000 $250,000 -- -- Wallace State Community College AL $250,000 $254,274 $278,503 $250,000 -- -- Southeast Arkansas College AR $250,000 $568,491 $250,000 $250,000 -- -- Los Angeles Southwest Community College CA $509,306 $541,891 $419,771 $352,289 -- -- Trinity Washington University DC $256,042 $250,000 $250,000 $250,000 $556,479 $633,200 Albany Technical College GA $403,313 $535,418 $427,667 $320,371 $1,071,405 $1,024,390 Atlanta Technical College GA $753,842 $805,666 $582,205 $375,087 -- -- Augusta Technical College GA $561,755 $555,476 $479,713 $324,464 -- -- Central Georgia Technical College GA $807,192 $867,287 $657,310 $489,611 -- -- Clayton State University GA $684,771 $763,140 $581,830 $445,198 $1,649,944 $1,262,703 East Georgia State College GA $614,989 $565,835 $425,542 $250,000 -- -- Georgia State University Perimeter College GA $1,818,527 $1,855,953 $1,416,243 $1,099,268 -- -- Oconee Fall Line Technical College GA $367,532 $359,079 $348,694 $250,000 $493,212 $396,205 Savannah Technical College GA $641,783 $758,052 $586,888 $377,092 -- -- Southern Crescent Technical College GA $986,867 $869,727 $703,149 $250,000 -- -- South Georgia Technical College GA $450,522 $418,389 $293,667 $250,000 -- -- Chicago State University IL $945,587 $909,401 $594,512 $250,000 -- -- City College of Chicago - Kennedy King College IL $399,852 $414,418 $591,891 $263,561 -- -- Olive-Harvey College IL $261,277 $349,253 $320,293 $266,786 -- -- Baton Rouge Community College LA $1,401,074 $624,145 $434,569 $537,625 $2,069,802 $1,913,641 South Louisiana Community College LA -- -- -- -- $1,199,229 $919,974 Roxbury Community College MA $250,000 $250,000 $250,000 $250,000 -- -- Prince George's Community College MD $1,264,442 $1,219,968 $939,010 $748,336 -- -- University of Baltimore MD $362,640 $269,198 $270,926 $250,000 -- -- Wayne Community College MI $1,079,621 $1,006,461 $619,072 $640,133 -- -- Belhaven University MS $406,399 $370,205 $288,105 $250,000 -- -- Hinds Community College MS $1,210,956 $1,322,544 $1,110,997 $833,178 $3,024,352 $2,490,605 Holmes Community College MS $1,095,946 $989,545 $727,368 $552,577 -- -- Edgecombe Community College NJ $250,000 $250,000 $250,000 $250,000 $516,773 $460,259 Bloomfield College NJ $250,000 $250,000 $275,347 $250,000 -- -- Medgar Evers College NY $454,817 $694,978 $583,955 $487,619 -- -- Metropolitan College of New York NY $439,895 $383,836 $310,799 $255,675 $1,289,991 $1,142,883 York College of the City of New York NY -- -- -- -- $1,325,813 $1,117,140 Peirce College PA $302,665 $278,829 $250,000 $250,000 -- -- Johnson and Wales University RI $250,000 $250,000 $250,000 $250,000 -- -- Central Carolina Technical College SC $536,508 $450,668 $360,098 349,130 -- -- Florence Darlington Technical College SC $289,548 $473,044 $271,080 $250,000 -- -- Limestone University SC $250,000 $250,000 $250,000 $250,000 -- -- Orangeburg-Calhoun College SC $432,073 $492,862 $308,796 $250,000 -- -- Baptist Health Sciences University TN $250,000 $250,000 $250,000 $250,000 -- -- The purpose of the Predominantly Black Institutions (PBI) Formula Program is to strengthen eligible institutions to plan, develop, undertake and implement programs to enhance the institution's capacity to serve more low- and middle-income Black American students; to expand higher education opportunities for eligible students by encouraging college preparation and student persistence in secondary school and postsecondary education; and to strengthen the financial ability of the institution to serve the academic needs of these students.
There is a competitive grant program under the Predominantly Black Institutions Program to provide further funds to institutions looking to establish or strengthen programs under specified areas. View the Predominantly Black Institutions Competitive Program (84. 382A) for more information.
Institutions may use federal funds for activities that include: Academic instruction in disciplines in which Black Americans are underrepresented; Establishing or enhancing a program of teacher education designed to qualify students to teach in a public elementary school or secondary school in the state that shall include, as part of such program, preparation for teacher certification or licensure; Establishing community outreach programs that will encourage elementary school and secondary school students to develop the academic skills and the interest to pursue postsecondary education; Purchase, rental, or lease of scientific or laboratory equipment for educational purposes, including instructional and research purposes; Construction, maintenance, renovation, and improvement in classrooms, libraries, laboratories, and other instructional facilities, including the integration of computer technology into institutional facilities to create smart buildings; Support of faculty exchanges, faculty development, and faculty fellowships to assist in attaining advanced degrees in the field of instruction of the faculty; Development and improvement of academic programs; Purchase of library books, periodicals, and other educational materials, including telecommunications program material; Tutoring, counseling, and student service programs designed to improve academic success, including innovative, customized, instruction courses designed to help retain students and move the students rapidly into core courses and through program completion, which may include remedial education and English language instruction; Education or counseling services designed to improve the financial literacy and economic literacy of students or the students' families; Funds management, administrative management, and acquisition of equipment for use in strengthening funds management; Joint use of facilities, such as laboratories and libraries; Establishing or improving an endowment fund; and Creating or improving facilities for Internet or other distance learning technologies, including purchase or rental of telecommunications technology equipment or services.
Category FY 2024 FY 2023 FY 2022 FY 2021 FY 2020 Total Appropriation $22,412,000 $22,300,000 $17,708,000 $14,218,000 $13,197,000 Number of Awards 39 39 39 39 10 Average Award $574,666 $571,794 $454,051 $364,564 $1,319,700 Category FY 2019 FY 2018 FY 2017 FY 2016 Total Appropriation $11,475,000 $11,361,000 $9,942,000 $9,942,000 Number of Awards 10 10 10 11 Average Award $1,147,500 $1,136,100 $994,200 $903,121 Legislation Title III, Part A, Section 318 of the HEA, as amended Currently, there are no program-specific regulations.
Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 81, 82, 84, 85, 86, 97, 98 and 99. Annual Performance Report Recipients of multi-year discretionary awards are required to submit an Annual Performance Report (APR) annually; the collection number is OMB 1840-0766.
The annual report provides data on the status of the funded project that corresponds to the scope and objectives established in the approved application and any approved amendments. Under EDGAR §75. 118, the report must provide the most current performance and financial information (including cost-share data, if applicable).
ED program staff will analyze each report to ensure that the grantee has made substantial progress toward reaching the objectives included in the grantee's approved application. Annual Performance Reports are typically due 90 days after the performance period ends; however, grantees will be notified by their ED program officer if the submission deadline changes. All recipients, in accordance with EDGAR §75.
590, are required to submit a final performance report. ED Program Staff will review the final performance report and determine whether the grantee achieved the scope and objectives of the grant. The program staff will also determine if all applicable administrative actions and financial obligations have been completed by grantee.
Final Performance Reports are typically due 90 days after the performance period ends (September 30th); however, grantees will be notified by their ED program officer if the submission deadline changes.
Applicant Info and Eligibility There are three application processes for funding under this program: Designation as an Eligible Institution for Title III and Title V Programs Phase 1: Eligibility and Formula Data Phase 2: Project Plan, Standard Forms, Certifications and Surveys Phase 1: Program-Specific Eligibility and Formula Data Part I of the application is the submission of information required for the Department to determine whether or not an institution qualifies as a PBI, and to calculate how much funding a PBI will receive, based on the formula established in the program legislation.
The information will be submitted on a form that must be submitted electronically as an e-mail attachment to pbiprogram@ed. gov by 04:30:00 p. m.
Washington, DC time, on the deadline date. In order to calculate how much all grantee institutions will receive, it is essential that Part I of the application, the Formula Data, be submitted on time. No calculations can be made unless and until all PBIs have submitted the required information in full.
Once determinations have been made, institutions will be informed whether or not they qualify as a PBI and how much they will be receiving. Applicants are strongly encouraged not to wait for this notification before beginning Part II of the application.
Phase 2: Project Plan, Standard Forms, Certifications and Surveys In Phase 2, Parts II and III of the application will be submitted after the institution is informed by the Department how much funding it will receive based on the data submitted by the institution in Part I.
Part II includes the budget, budget narrative, and a project narrative of no more than 50 pages describing the project activities, the goals and objectives of the project, and an evaluation plan including performance measures. Part III of the application includes the standard forms, certifications and surveys. More guidance regarding the Project Plan can be found in the application.
The most recent competition for this program was held in FY 2021. View the FY 2021 PBI Application Package and Forms and timeline below. Deadline for Transmittal of Phase 1 Formula Data: July 21, 2021 Deadline for Transmittal of Phase 2 Project Plan: September 3, 2021 Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) that meet certain eligibility requirements may apply.
IHEs must meet both basic and program-specific eligibility requirements. All IHEs seeking funding under the PBI program must apply for Designation as an Eligible Institution for Title III and Title V Programs . Additional eligibility requirements include: Have an enrollment of needy students as defined by Title III, Part F, Section 371 of the HEA.
Have an average educational and general expenditure which is low, per full-time equivalent undergraduate student in comparison with the average educational and general expenditure per full-time equivalent undergraduate student of institutions of higher education that offer similar instruction, except that the Secretary may apply the waiver requirements described in Section 392(b) to this subparagraph in the same manner as the Secretary applies the waiver requirements to Section 312(b)(1)(B); Have an enrollment of undergraduate students— that is at least 40 percent Black American students; that is at least 1,000 undergraduate students; of which not less than 50 percent of the undergraduate students enrolled at the institution are low-income individuals or first-generation college students (as that term is defined in Section 402A(g)); and of which not less than 50 percent of the undergraduate students are enrolled in an educational program leading to a bachelor's or associate's degree that the institution is licensed to award by the State in which the institution is located; Is legally authorized to provide, and provides within the State, an educational program within the State, an educational program for which the institution of higher education awards a bachelor's degree, or in the case of a junior or community college, an associate's degree; Is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association determined by the Secretary to be a reliable authority as to the quality of training offered, or is, according to such an agency or association making reasonable progress toward accreditation; and Is not receiving assistance under Part B of Title III.
View a Program Map of Participating Institutions Grantee State FY 2024 Award FY 2023 Award FY 2022 Award FY 2021 Award FY 2020 Award FY 2019 Award Faulkner University AL $295,075 $305,356 $250,000 $250,000 -- -- University of West Alabama AL $377,184 $276,611 $250,000 $250,000 -- -- Wallace State Community College AL $250,000 $254,274 $278,503 $250,000 -- -- Southeast Arkansas College AR $250,000 $568,491 $250,000 $250,000 -- -- Los Angeles Southwest Community College CA $509,306 $541,891 $419,771 $352,289 -- -- Trinity Washington University DC $256,042 $250,000 $250,000 $250,000 $556,479 $633,200 Albany Technical College GA $403,313 $535,418 $427,667 $320,371 $1,071,405 $1,024,390 Atlanta Technical College GA $753,842 $805,666 $582,205 $375,087 -- -- Augusta Technical College GA $561,755 $555,476 $479,713 $324,464 -- -- Central Georgia Technical College GA $807,192 $867,287 $657,310 $489,611 -- -- Clayton State University GA $684,771 $763,140 $581,830 $445,198 $1,649,944 $1,262,703 East Georgia State College GA $614,989 $565,835 $425,542 $250,000 -- -- Georgia State University Perimeter College GA $1,818,527 $1,855,953 $1,416,243 $1,099,268 -- -- Oconee Fall Line Technical College GA $367,532 $359,079 $348,694 $250,000 $493,212 $396,205 Savannah Technical College GA $641,783 $758,052 $586,888 $377,092 -- -- Southern Crescent Technical College GA $986,867 $869,727 $703,149 $250,000 -- -- South Georgia Technical College GA $450,522 $418,389 $293,667 $250,000 -- -- Chicago State University IL $945,587 $909,401 $594,512 $250,000 -- -- City College of Chicago - Kennedy King College IL $399,852 $414,418 $591,891 $263,561 -- -- Olive-Harvey College IL $261,277 $349,253 $320,293 $266,786 -- -- Baton Rouge Community College LA $1,401,074 $624,145 $434,569 $537,625 $2,069,802 $1,913,641 South Louisiana Community College LA -- -- -- -- $1,199,229 $919,974 Roxbury Community College MA $250,000 $250,000 $250,000 $250,000 -- -- Prince George's Community College MD $1,264,442 $1,219,968 $939,010 $748,336 -- -- University of Baltimore MD $362,640 $269,198 $270,926 $250,000 -- -- Wayne Community College MI $1,079,621 $1,006,461 $619,072 $640,133 -- -- Belhaven University MS $406,399 $370,205 $288,105 $250,000 -- -- Hinds Community College MS $1,210,956 $1,322,544 $1,110,997 $833,178 $3,024,352 $2,490,605 Holmes Community College MS $1,095,946 $989,545 $727,368 $552,577 -- -- Edgecombe Community College NJ $250,000 $250,000 $250,000 $250,000 $516,773 $460,259 Bloomfield College NJ $250,000 $250,000 $275,347 $250,000 -- -- Medgar Evers College NY $454,817 $694,978 $583,955 $487,619 -- -- Metropolitan College of New York NY $439,895 $383,836 $310,799 $255,675 $1,289,991 $1,142,883 York College of the City of New York NY -- -- -- -- $1,325,813 $1,117,140 Peirce College PA $302,665 $278,829 $250,000 $250,000 -- -- Johnson and Wales University RI $250,000 $250,000 $250,000 $250,000 -- -- Central Carolina Technical College SC $536,508 $450,668 $360,098 349,130 -- -- Florence Darlington Technical College SC $289,548 $473,044 $271,080 $250,000 -- -- Limestone University SC $250,000 $250,000 $250,000 $250,000 -- -- Orangeburg-Calhoun College SC $432,073 $492,862 $308,796 $250,000 -- -- Baptist Health Sciences University TN $250,000 $250,000 $250,000 $250,000 -- -- Grant Applicants / Grantees Higher Education Institutions Predominantly Black Institutions - Formula Grants Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE) Page Last Reviewed: August 18, 2026
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Eligible institutions as defined by the program. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
Predominantly Black Institutions (PBI) Formula Program (84.031P) is funded by U.S. Department of Education (ED). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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