The purpose of this program is to assist Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs) in expanding educational opportunities for, and improving the academic attainment of, Hispanic students. Funding is intended to expand and enhance the academic offerings, program quality, faculty quality, and institutional stability of colleges and universities that are educating the majority of Hispanic college students and help large numbers of Hispanic students and other low-income individuals complete postsecondary degrees.
This program includes two competitive preference priorities that encourage applicants to:
- Establish or enhance a program of teacher education designed to qualify teacher candidates to teach in public elementary schools and secondary schools
- Develop or enhance articulation agreements and/or student support programs designed to facilitate the transfer from two-year to four-year institutions
Applicants may only respond to one competitive preference priority. This program also includes an invitational priority encouraging applicants to promote the teacher profession for Hispanic students