3. HISPANIC SERVING INSTITUTIONS (HSIs) Hispanics constitute a minimum of 25% of total undergraduate full-time equivalent enrollment at accredited institutions, and Institutions that assure that not less than 50% of its Hispanic students are low-income. Legal Foundation - Executive Order 13230 Number of accredited HSIs - 143

4. HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (HBCUs) Accredited institutions established before 1964, whose principal mission is the education of black Americans. Legal Foundation – Executive Order 13256 Number of Schools - 105

5. TRIBAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (TCUs) Institutions cited in section 532 of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994, any other institution that qualifies for funding under the Tribally Controlled Community College Assistance Act of 1978 and Dine' College, authorized in the Navajo Community College Assistance Act of 1978 Legal Foundation – Executive Order 13270 Number of Schools - 36

6. ALASKA NATIVE SERVING INSTITUTIONS (ANSIs) An accredited institution where Alaska Natives constitute a minimum of 20% of total enrollment. Legal Foundation – Executive Order 13096 Number of Schools - 10

7. NATIVE HAWAIIAN SERVING INSTITUTIONS (NHSIs) An accredited institution where Native Hawaiians constitute a minimum of 10% of total enrollment. Legal Foundation – Higher Education Act of 1998, as amended. Number of Schools - 10

8. CATEGORIES - ASSISTING MINORITY SERVING INSTITUTION INITIATIVES OUTREACH AND CUSTOMER RELATIONS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND CAPACITY BUILDING ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COLLABORATIVE RESEARACH AND JOINT PROGRAMS IMPLEMENTATION RECRUITMENT

9. OUTREACH AND CUSTOMER RELATIONS Develop and maintain relationships with MSI stakeholders, various White House Initiative Offices and linked national and local organizations, resulting in better cooperation. EXAMPLE Making MSIs aware of Departmental funding and employment opportunities through the websites, bureau publications and Departmental Offices, personal contacts, sponsorships and participation in conferences, seminars, workshops and career fairs.

10. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND CAPACITY BUILDING Provide technical assistance to increase the capacity of MSIs to be more competitive for Departmental grants, contracts, cooperative agreements and programs. EXAMPLES The Department sponsors a national MSI Technical Assistance and Capacity Building conference each year. The conference includes workshops on contracts and grants writing for competitive funding, grants management and partnerships.

11. ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Provide financial assistance as a catalyst to stimulate economic and community growth. EXAMPLE The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) funded a project at the University of New Mexico at Albuquerque (HSI), that extended the signal of the University’s television station and increased the public television programming to approximately 174,000 viewers. The station serves a population of more than 750,000 viewers.

12. COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH AND JOINT PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION Develop centers of joint program activity and launch joint program initiatives. EXAMPLE NOAA provided financial assistance to the University of Guam (NHSI) to support the strengthening of regional capabilities for training students in the U.S. Affiliated Pacific Islands; the program also addressed NOAA’s related management challenges and developed programs focused on coral reefs, fisheries, atmospheric science, marine biotechnology, and ocean resources management.

13. RECRUITMENT Develop and maintain educational partnerships with MSIs in order to enhance Departmental Recruitment Initiatives. EXAMPLE The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) works with Haskell Indian Nations University (TCU) and Inter- America University of Mayaguez (HSI) recruiting and encouraging students to participate in the Student Undergraduate Research Program (SURF) and other internship programs offered at NIST.

14. White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities http://www.ed.gov/about/inits/list/whhbcu/edlite- index.html White House Initiative on Tribal Colleges and Universities http://www.ed.gov/about/inits/list/whtc/edlite- index.htmlhttp://www.ed.gov/about/inits/list/whtc/edlite- index.html White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans http://www.yesican.gov/index.html http://www.yesican.gov/index.html

15. U.S. Department of Education, Title V List http://www.ed.gov/programs/idueshsi/t5abstracts2006.dochttp://www.ed.gov/programs/idueshsi/t5abstracts2006.doc; for the most recent 2007 directory, see HSI Directory 03-07HSI Directory 03-07 U.S. Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights- the institutions of higher education whose full time equivalent (FTE) enrollment of undergraduate students is at least 25 percent Hispanic http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/edlite-minorityinst-list-hisp- tab.htmlhttp://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/edlite-minorityinst-list-hisp- tab.html Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) http://www.hacu.net/assnfe/CompanyDirectory.asp?STYLE=2&COMPANY_TY PE=1,5&SEARCH_TYPE=0

17. CATEGORY FUNDING FOR AWARDS TO IHE+ FUNDING FOR AWARDS TO MSIs Awards to MSI as % of total Awards to IHE 1. Research & Development 2. Program Evaluation 3. Training 4. Facilities and Equipment 5. National/International Fellowships, Traineeships, Internships, Recruitment, and IPAs 6. Student Tuition Assistance, Scholarships, and Other Aid 7. Direct Institutional Subsidies 8. Third Party Awards 9. Private Sector Involvement 10. Administrative Infrastructure 11. Other Total

19. 2007 Funding Institutions of Higher Education $383,040,092

21. 2.26% Historically Black Colleges and Universities 0.97% Hispanic Serving Institutions 0.04% Tribal Colleges and Universities 0.006% Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions 1.8% Alaska Native Serving Institutions

23. Minority Serving Institutions Technical Assistance Workshop September 21-25, 2009 Dallas, Texas U. S. Department of Commerce U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U. S. Agency for International Development U.S. National Science Foundation U.S. Department of Energy U. S. Department of Commerce U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U. S. Agency for International Development U.S. National Science Foundation U.S. Department of Energy

24. Senora Coggs 202 482-8190 Scoggs@doc.gov