Hispanic-Serving Institutions Education Grants Program

Key facts

Summary from the notice

Who can apply

The official notice lists these applicant types as eligible:

• Others named in the notice (see the eligibility text)

Eligibility details from the notice

Applicants for the HSI Education Grants Program must meet all the requirements discussed in this NOFO. Failure to meet the eligibility criteria by the application deadline may result in exclusion from consideration or preclude NIFA from making an award. For those new to Federal financial assistance, NIFA’s About Grants provides highly recommended information about grants and other resources to help understand the Federal awards process. Applications may only be submitted by Hispanic-Serving Institutions. For the purpose of the HSI Education Grants Program, an HSI is an institution of higher education that is an eligible institution as defined in 20 U.S.C. 1101a(a)(2) and has a minimum of 25 percent undergraduate full-time Hispanic enrollment (20 U.S.C. 1101a(a)(5)). Certification of Eligibility. Eligibility documentation must be submitted with the application. At the time of application, each primary applicant will be required to demonstrate or certify that it is an eligible institution under the HSI Education Grants Program. Collaboration grant applicants must also provide documentation to certify their HSI collaborators. An institution must submit a letter, signed by the institution’s Authorized Representative (AR), certifying that it meets the requirements of an HSI as defined below. Data used for certification should be the most recently available but no older than the 2023-2024 academic year. Please indicate the timeframe that the relevant data is collected f...

Registrations you will likely need

Most applications submitted through Grants.gov need the following. Registration can take several weeks, so start early. The notice lists the exact requirements.

• SAM.gov registration for your organization, which also gives you a Unique Entity ID (UEI). Registration is free.
• A Login.gov account, which Grants.gov uses for sign-in.
• A Grants.gov applicant registration linked to your organization's UEI.

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