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Library Cluster Meeting Agenda (March 25, 2010): HSI (Pat Alvarez)

Definition of Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI)

A Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) is defined as an institution of higher education that  — 
  • (A) is an eligible institution; and
  • (B) has an enrollment of undergraduate full-time equivalent students that is at least 25 percent Hispanic students at the end of the award year immediately preceding the date of application.

http://www2.ed.gov/programs/idueshsi/definition.html  March 17, 2010

Purpose of HSI Program

Program Description

The Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Program provides grants to to assist HSIs to expand educational opportunities for, and improve the attainment of, Hispanic students. The HSI Program grants also enable HSIs to expand and enhance their academic offerings, program quality, and institutional stability.


Types of Projects

Funds may be used for activities such as: scientific or laboratory equipment for teaching; construction or renovation of instructional facilities; faculty development; purchase of educational materials; academic tutoring or counseling programs; funds and administrative management; joint use of facilities; endowment funds; distance learning academic instruction; teacher education; and student support services.

NOTE: The Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 (HEOA) amended Section 503(b) of the Higher Education Act to include, among the authorized activities under the HSI Program: activities to improve student services, including innovative and customized instruction courses designed to retain students and move the students into core courses; articulation agreements and student support programs designed to facilitate the transfer of students from two-year to four-year institutions; and providing education, counseling services, and financial information designed to improve the financial and economic literacy of students and their families.

http://www2.ed.gov/programs/idueshsi/index.html  March 17, 2010