Program Office: Institutional Service

CFDA Number: 84.031N and 84.031W
Program Type: Discretionary/Competitive Grants, Cooperative Agreements

This program helps eligible institutions of higher education increase their self-sufficiency and expand their capacity to serve low-income students by providing funds to improve and strengthen the academic quality, institutional management, and fiscal stability of eligible institutions.

Examples of authorized activities include:

• Purchase, rental, or lease of scientific or laboratory equipment for educational purposes, including instructional and research purposes;
• Renovation and improvement in classroom, library, laboratory, and other instructional facilities;
• Support of faculty exchanges, faculty development, and faculty fellowships to assist in attaining advanced degrees in the field of instruction of the faculty;
• Curriculum development and academic instruction;
• Purchase of library books, periodicals, and other educational materials;
• Funds and administrative management, and acquisition of equipment for use in strengthening funds management;
• Joint use of facilities, such as laboratories and libraries; and
• Education or counseling services designed to improve the financial literacy and economic literacy of students or the students' families.