Education Department Awards $5.4 Million in Grants to 14 Institutions to Help Strengthen Postsecondary Institutions

The U.S. Department of Education announced today the award of $5.4 million in new grants to 14 colleges and universities as part of the Strengthening Institutions Program (SIP). This initiative helps postsecondary schools 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 and build a framework to help students complete college.

The U.S. Department of Education announced today the award of $5.4 million in new grants to 14 colleges and universities as part of the Strengthening Institutions Program (SIP). This initiative helps postsecondary schools 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 and build a framework to help students complete college.

SIP funds may be used for a variety of purposes, including planning, faculty development, administrative management, the establishment of an endowment fund, and the development and improvement of academic programs. Institutions may also use the grant for other projects, such as allowing the joint use of instructional facilities, performing construction and maintenance activities, and developing student service programs designed to improve academic success, including providing innovative, customized instruction designed to help move students rapidly into core courses and retain them though program completion.

The program funds grants for a total of five years.

More information about the Strengthening Institutions Program can be found here.

A complete list of grantees follows, with first year funding: