§1067q Investment in Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Other Minority-serving Institutions

Summary

Provides $255,000,000 from the Treasury each year starting in fiscal year 2020 to help certain minority-serving colleges. The money can be used the next fiscal year if not spent right away. Colleges that can get funds include seven types: part B institutions, Hispanic-serving institutions, Tribal Colleges and Universities, Alaska Native- or Native Hawaiian-serving institutions, Predominantly Black institutions, Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving institutions, and Native American-serving nontribal institutions. Each year the $255,000,000 is split so $100,000,000 supports HSIs with a focus on increasing Hispanic and low-income students in STEM and on creating transfer agreements between 2-year and 4-year schools; $100,000,000 supports HBCU/part B schools where 85% becomes grants for part B institutions to strengthen activities like STEM and career preparation and 15% funds a competitive program that awards 25 grants of $600,000 each for Predominantly Black Institutions for programs such as STEM, health, internationalization, teacher training, or improving outcomes for African American males; and $55,000,000 goes to other minority-serving colleges with $30,000,000 for Tribal colleges, $15,000,000 for Alaska Native- or Native Hawaiian-serving colleges, $5,000,000 for Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving colleges, and $5,000,000 for Native American-serving nontribal colleges to build capacity (for example, lab equipment, facility upgrades, faculty development, curriculum, library materials, financial management, shared facilities, tutoring, and student support), with the Secretary trying to distribute those funds fairly. Key defined terms in one line each: Asian American — meaning used by the Office of Management and Budget (1997); Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving institution — an eligible school with at least 10% AANAPI undergraduates; Enrollment of needy students — at least 50% of undergrads meet certain poverty-related tests like Pell grants, means-tested benefits, high-poverty school attendance, or being first-generation low-income; Low-income individual — defined in section 1070a–11(h); Means-tested Federal benefit program — a federal program that bases eligibility or benefit amount on income or resources; Native American — an individual from an indigenous tribe, people, or culture of the United States; Native American Pacific Islander — a descendant of the aboriginal people of U.S. Pacific islands; Native American-serving nontribal institution — a nontribal college with at least 10% Native American undergrads that must provide enrollment data; Predominantly Black institution — a college that meets multiple rules such as high needy-student enrollment, at least 40% Black undergrads, 1,000+ undergrads, at least 50% low-income or first-generation students, 50% enrolled in degree programs, state authorization, accreditation, and not receiving certain other federal aid.