The Promoting Postbaccalaureate Opportunities for Hispanic Americans Program was authorized by the Higher Education Opportunity Act, 2008. FY 2009 was its first year of funding.

FY 2011

The Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011, P.L. 112-10, was passed by Congress on April 15, 2011. It provides funding for the Department of Education for the remainder of Federal Fiscal Year (FY) 2011. The effects of P.L. 112-10 on the programs authorized by Title V of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, are as follows:

Title V- Promoting Postbaccalaureate Opportunities for Hispanic Americans (PPOHA) Program (Part B)
The FY 2011 appropriation for the Title V, Part B, PPOHA Program is $20,836,290, a reduction of $1,163,710 from FY 2010. The Department plans to reduce each NCC award by approximately $55,871 from the requested amounts for FY 2011. The Department does not plan to make new awards in FY 2011.

Title V-Hispanic Serving Institutions Program (Part A)
The FY 2011 appropriation for the Title V, Part A, HSI Program is $104,394,792, a reduction of $13,034,208 from FY 2010. The Department anticipates no reduction in the amount of non-competing continuation (NCC) awards to be made in FY 2011. The Department also anticipates making new awards under this program in FY 2011.

Additional information regarding the FY 2011 budget is available.

FY 2010

Discretionary funding:
Number of new awards: 20
Average new award: $520,000
Total new award funding: $10,395,000

Number of continuation awards: 0
Average continuation award: 0
Total continuation award funding: 0

Peer review of new award applications: $105,000

Total discretionary funding: $10,500,000
Total discretionary awards: 20

Mandatory funding*:
Number of continuation awards: 22
Average continuation award: $522,000
Total continuation award funding: $11,488,000

Peer review of new award applications: $12,000

Total mandatory funding: $11,500,000
Total mandatory awards: 22

Total PPOHA award funding: $22,000,000
Total number of awards: 42

FY 2009

Mandatory funding*:
Number of new awards: 22
Average new award: $518,000
Total new award funding: $11,397,000
Peer review of new applications: $103,000
Total award funding: $11,500,000

* Mandatory funding is provided under the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act (SAFRA).

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