# Hispanic-Serving Institutions: Enriching Learning, Programs, and Student Experiences (HSI:ELPSE)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/24-551-hispanic-serving-institutions-enriching-learning-programs/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/363727

> U.S. National Science Foundation offered grants of up to $1.0 million to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 33 awards worth $19.0 million in total. It is no longer open on Grants.gov.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | 24-551 |
| Agency | U.S. National Science Foundation |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | not set |
| Award ceiling | $1.0 million |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 33 |
| Total funding | $19.0 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 47.076 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

*Who May Submit Proposals: Proposals may only be submitted by the following: -null -To be eligible for funding in the IEP Track, an institution must meet the following criteria: Be an accredited institution of higher education. Offer Undergraduate STEM educational programs that result in certificates or degrees. Satisfy the definition of an HSI as specified in section 502 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1101a). In particular, institutions will be required to submit an updated eligibility letter from the U.S. Department of Education as a supplementary document. Be designated as an HSI by the U.S. Department of Education (https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/idues/eligibility.html#tips) at the time of submission. Documentation from the Department of Education confirming HSI status must be submitted as a supplemental document. To be eligible for funding in the Educational Instrumentation Track, the institution must meet the four criteria listed above at the time of submission and: Be an eligible Primarily Undergraduate Institution (PUI). Eligible PUIs are accredited colleges and universities (including two-year community colleges) that award Associate's degrees, Bachelor's degrees, and/or Master's degrees in NSF-supported fields, but have awarded 20 or fewer Ph.D./D.Sci. degrees in all NSF-supported fields during the combined previous two academic years; or Be located in an EPSCoR jurisdiction at the time of submission. A current list of EPSCoR jurisdictions can be found here: https://beta.nsf.gov/funding/initiatives/epscor/state-websites

## What the grant funds

Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) are an important component of the nation’s higher education ecosystem and play a critical role in realizing the National Science Board’s vision for a more diverse and capable science and engineering workforce1,2. Aligned with this vision and the NSF Strategic Plan3, the goals of the NSF HSI Program are to: Enhance the quality of undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education at HSIs. Increase the recruitment, retention, and graduation rates of students pursuing associate’s or baccalaureate degrees in STEM at HSIs. Meeting these goals requires institutions to understand and embrace their students’ strengths, challenges, and lived experiences. While this can happen in many ways and across many parts of an institution, the Hispanic Serving Institutions: Enriching Learning, Programs, and Student Experiences (HSI:ELPSE) solicitation is specifically focused on studying and improving the student experience in the following settings: STEM courses, particularly for students pursuing STEM degrees; Certificate, minor, and/or degree programs; Academic departments or divisions; and Schools and colleges that represent a part of the entire institution (e.g., a School of Engineering or a College of Natural Sciences). Institutions are encouraged to consider how their mission and designation as an HSI could reimagine and/or strengthen courses, degree programs, departments, or divisions. The HSI:ELPSE solicitation welcomes projects that look to implement, test and refine promising practices and/or conduct research related to broadening participation or improving recruitment, retention, graduation and other positive outcomes for undergraduates in STEM. The HSI:ELPSE solicitation supports projects that are purposefully designed to meet students where they are, accounting for both their assets and the challenges they may face. Identities and experiences are not determined solely by membership in a single monolithic population of students (e.g., Hispanic, first-generation, commuter, etc.). Consequently, institutions are expected to use institutional data to identify equity gaps, identify areas of need, and unpack the factors that shape students’ individual realities and shared experiences. Perspectives gained from these data should be central to the design of the project.

## Questions people ask

### Is NSF 24-551 still open?

No. It is no longer open on Grants.gov. A newer notice is open: NSF 27-500, closes January 29, 2027 (83 days left).

### Who can apply for Hispanic-Serving Institutions: Enriching Learning, Programs, and Student Experiences (HSI:ELPSE)?

U.S. National Science Foundation accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Hispanic-Serving Institutions: Enriching Learning, Programs, and Student Experiences (HSI:ELPSE)?

Closed. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $1.0 million each. About $19.0 million in total across about 33 awards.

### Who has won STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were The Regents of the University of California, The Leland Stanford Junior University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The program made 7,210 awards worth $6.7 billion in that time.