Hispanic Serving Institutions Education Grants (10.223)
Hispanic Serving Institutions Education Grants (Assistance Listing 10.223) is run by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, part of the Department of Agriculture. It awarded $58.5 million in 103 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $567,653 per award on average. 1 funding opportunity is open or forecast now.
The typical award was $400,000. Half of the 103 awards fell between $270,119 and $979,213, and they ranged from $49,570 to $1.2 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$58.5 million
- Grant awards103
- Typical award$400,000
- Awarded in FY 2025-$331,521
- Size rank983 of 1,823
- Type of assistanceProject grants
Key findings
- It is the 983rd largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 20 largest recipients received 64% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 16 states and territories.
What the program funds
The HSI program aims to attract outstanding students and produce graduates capable of enhancing the Nation's food and agricultural scientific and professional workforce. Grants under this program will be awarded to: (1) support the activities of consortia of Hispanic-serving Institutions to enhance educational opportunity for students; (2) strengthen institutional educational capacities including libraries, curriculum, faculty, scientific instrumentation, instruction delivery systems, and student recruitment and retention, in order to respond to identified State, regional, or national, educational needs in the food and agricultural sciences; (3) attract and support undergraduate and graduate students to prepare them for careers related to the food, agricultural, and natural resource systems of the United States, beginning with the mentoring of students at the high school level and continuing with the provision of financial support for students through their attainment of a doctoral degree; and (4) facilitate cooperative initiatives between two or more Hispanic-Serving Institutions, or between Hispanic-Serving Institutions and units of State government or the private sector, to maximize the development and use of resources, such as faculty, facilities, and equipment, to improve food and agricultural sciences teaching programs.
Open opportunities
Rules from the program listing
Who can apply
Hispanic serving institutions are eligible to receive funds under this program. "Hispanic serving institutions" means an institution of higher education which, at the time of application, has an enrollment of undergraduate full-time equivalent students that is at least 25 percent Hispanic students, and which (1) admits as regular students only persons having a certificate of graduation from a school providing secondary education, or the recognized equivalent of such certificate; (2) is a public or other nonprofit institutions accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting body; and (3) is legally authorized to provide a program of education beyond the secondary level for which a 2-year associate, baccalaureate, or higher degree is awarded. Applications may be submitted by, and awards may only be made to, public or other non-profit Hispanic-Serving Institutions as defined in the definitions section of this solicitation.
What the money can and cannot pay for
Funds may be used to support one or more of the following target areas or additional target areas as identified in the annual program announcement: Curricula design; materials development; library resources; faculty preparation and enhancement for teaching; instruction delivery systems; scientific instrumentation for teaching; student experiential learning; and student recruitment and retention. 1.Award Limitations - Effective FY 2009, a lead institution may receive up to two awards. Institutions could serve as collaborators in many applications and awards. 2. Funding Limitations - Please see Part II, C.3., Award Size, for maximum budget requests for regular or collaboration project applications. Effective FY 2009, there is no limitation on the amount of funding a single awardee may receive either as a lead institution, a cooperating institution, a subawardee or any combination thereof. The lead institution on a Collaboration Project must retain at least 25 percent and no more than 75 percent of the funds awarded. 3. Use of Funds for Facilities - Under the Hispanic-Serving Institutions Education Grants Program, the use of grant funds to plan, acquire, or construct a building or facility is not allowed. With prior approval, in accordance with the cost principles set forth in OMB Circular No. A-21, some grant funds may be used for minor alterations, renovations, or repairs deemed necessary to retrofit existing teaching spaces in order to carry out a funded project.
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Award range and average, in the agency's words
If minimum or maximum amounts of funding per competitive and/or capacity project grant, or cooperative agreement are established, these amounts will be announced in the annual Competitive Request for Application (RFA). The most current RFA is available via: https://nifa.usda.gov/funding-opportunity/hispanic-serving-institutions-education-grants-program-hsi
Examples of funded projects
Fiscal Year2025: No awards were made in FY25
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Hispanic Serving Institutions Education Grants (10.223) awarded $58.5 million across 103 grant awards, an average of $567,653 per award.
Who usually wins
Colleges and universities received 96% of the money, nonprofits 3.3% and individuals 0.7%.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colleges and universities | 98 | $56.2 million | 96% |
| Nonprofits | 4 | $1.9 million | 3.3% |
| Individuals | 1 | $399,506 | 0.7% |
By state
8 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 30 | $18.0 million |
| California | 23 | $14.4 million |
| Puerto Rico | 11 | $6.8 million |
| Arizona | 11 | $4.8 million |
| New Mexico | 8 | $4.3 million |
| Florida | 4 | $3.3 million |
| Colorado | 3 | $1.7 million |
| New York | 4 | $1.2 million |
| New Jersey | 1 | $996,251 |
| Washington | 2 | $661,302 |
| Hawaii | 1 | $586,402 |
| Alaska | 1 | $455,000 |
| Arkansas | 1 | $400,000 |
| Indiana | 1 | $292,518 |
| Oregon | 1 | $274,590 |
| Massachusetts | 1 | $199,621 |