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Strengthening Minority-Serving Institutions is sponsored by Department of Education. To strengthen Predominantly Black Institutions (PBI); Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions (AANAPISI); and Native American-Serving Nontribal Institutions (NASNTI) that propose to carry out activities to improve and expand such institution's capacity to serve low-income and minority students.
For Master’s Degree Programs at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (Section 723) and Master’s Degree Programs at Predominantly Black Institutions (Section 724) to specified eligible institutions to further advance educational opportunities for African-Americans. This listing is currently active. Program number: 84.
382. Last updated on 2024-11-11.
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The Aid for Institutional Development programs (commonly referred to as the Title III programs) support improvements in educational quality, management and financial stability at qualifying postsecondary institutions. Funding is focused on institutions that enroll large proportions of minority and financially disadvantaged students with low per-student expenditures.
From its inception, one of the primary missions of the Title III programs has been to support the nation's Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The Title III programs have been expanded to support American Indian Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities and Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions, as well as other minority-serving institutions.
The Title III programs also include the Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program. The Title V programs strengthen institutions serving Hispanic and other low-income students. The Title V programs, as well as the Title III programs, provide financial assistance to help institutions solve problems that threaten their ability to survive, to improve their management and fiscal operations, and to build endowments.
Title VII, Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE), supports the implementation of innovative educational reform ideas, evaluates how well they work, and shares findings with the larger education community. Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE) Page Last Reviewed: February 4, 2026
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: At the time of application, PBIs must have an enrollment of undergraduate students that is at least 40 percent African American students. AANAPISI and NASNTI applicants must have, at the time of application, an enrollment of undergraduate students not less than 10 percent Asian American and Native American Pacific Islanders and Native Americans, respectively. Institutions eligible for Master’s Degree Programs at HBCUs and PBIs are specified in Title VII Sections 723 and 724 of the HEA. An institution that is eligible for and receives an award under HEA’s Title III Historically Black Graduate Institutions (HBGIs) or Title V Promoting Postbaccalaureate Opportunities for Hispanic Americans (Section 512) for a fiscal year is not eligible to apply for a grant or receive grant funding under Section 897—Master’s Degree Programs for HBCUs and PBIs—for the same fiscal year. Eligible applicant types include: Native American Organizations (includes lndian groups, cooperatives, corporations, partnerships, associations), U.S. Territories and possessions (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals), Federally Recognized lndian Tribal Governments, Local (includes State-designated lndian Tribes, excludes institutions of higher education and hospitals. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows recent federal obligations suggest $20,956,000 (2025). Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
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