[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 246 (Wednesday, December 26, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73011-73012]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-24945]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[CFDA No. 84.031S]


Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions Program

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice of intent to fund down the fiscal year (FY) 2007 slate 
for the Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Program.

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SUMMARY: The Secretary intends to use the grant slate developed for the 
HSI Program authorized by Title V of the Higher Education Act of 1965, 
as amended, in FY 2007 to make new Individual Development grant awards 
in FY 2008. The Secretary takes this action because a significant 
number of high-quality applications remain on last year's grant slate. 
The Administration

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has requested $94,914,000 for the HSI program for FY 2008, of which we 
intend to use an estimated $13,408,000 for new awards. The actual level 
of funding for the FY 2008 program, if any, depends on final 
Congressional action. No Cooperative Development grant awards will be 
made from the FY 2008 appropriation for this program.
    The College Cost Reduction and Access Act of 2007 (CCRAA) has 
provided $100 million for grants to Hispanic-serving institutions for 
Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and 
articulation programs in each of the FYs 2008 and 2009. Further 
information about the criteria and priorities applicable to these 
awards and the Secretary's plans for conducting the FY 2008 competition 
under the CCRAA, including workshops, will be forthcoming.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carnisia M. Proctor, U.S. Department 
of Education, 1990 K Street, NW., 6th Floor, Washington, DC 20006-8513. 
Telephone: (202) 502-7606 or via Internet: [email protected].
    If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you can 
call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
    Individuals with disabilities can obtain this document in an 
alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer 
diskette) on request to the contact person listed under FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 11, 2007, we published a notice in 
the Federal Register (72 FR 37735-37740) inviting applications for new 
awards under the HSI Program.
    We received a large number of high-quality applications and awarded 
30 new grants from the slate. However, many applications that were 
given high scores by peer reviewers did not receive funding in FY 2007.
    Based on the anticipated FY 2008 appropriation level, funding is 
expected for new awards under the HSI program. To conserve funding that 
would have been required for a peer review of new grant applications 
and to use those funds instead to support grant activities, we will 
select grantees in FY 2008 from the FY 2007 slate of applicants. This 
slate was developed during the FY 2007 competition using the selection 
criteria, application requirements, priorities, and definitions 
referenced in the notice inviting applications that was published in 
the Federal Register on July 11, 2007 (72 FR 37735). No changes to the 
selection criteria, application requirements, and definitions are 
required by this action.
    The CCRAA (Pub. L. 110-84) provided $100 million for additional 
awards to Hispanic-serving institutions for FYs 2008 and 2009. Further 
information about the criteria and priorities applicable to these 
additional awards and the Secretary's plans for conducting the FY 2008 
competition under the CCRAA, including workshops, will be forthcoming.

    Note: All Individual Development grant applicants that received 
a peer review score of 96 or above in the FY 2007 HSI Program 
competition and did not receive funding in the FY 2007 competition 
for the HSI Program MUST apply for FY 2008 Title III/V eligibility 
to be eligible to receive a grant for FY 2008. We intend to publish 
the notice inviting applications for designation as an Eligible 
Institution under Title III and Title V of the Higher Education Act 
of 1965, as amended, for FY 2008 in January 2008.


    Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1101-1101d, 1103-1103g.
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    Dated: December 19, 2007.
Diane Auer Jones,
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
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