Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Other Minority Institutions of Higher Education (MIHEs) Program

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2004 AASHTO National Transportation Civil Rights Conference
San Diego, California
September 6, 2004

Presented by:

Hattie H. Brown & Linda J. Williams
Policy and Program Development

In this presentation, we will cover:

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Current Authorities – Executive Orders
Other Authorities – Non Executive Orders
Program Objective
Level of Program Responsibility
Reporting Requirements
Report(s) Preparation

Current Authorities

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Executive Order 13256 – Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Executive Order 13230 - Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans

Executive Order 13270 – Tribal Colleges and Universities

Executive Order 12928 – Small Business Owned and Controlled by Socially and Economically Disadvantaged
Individuals, HBCUs and Minority Institutions

Executive Order 13256 - Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)

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• To provide a structured effort to help HBCUs access Federally-funded programs
• To strengthen the capacity of HBCUs to provide quality education
• To increase the participation of HBCUs in Federal programs and activities
• Set annual procurement goals for awarding:
  • Grants
  • Contracts
  • Co-op Agreements

Executive Order 13230 - Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans

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• To increase opportunities for Hispanic Americans to participate in and benefit from Federal educational programs
• To enhance the capacity of Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI) to educate the Latino community

Executive Order 13270 - Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs)

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• To ensure that TCUs are fully recognized
• To establish a mechanism for increasing TCUs access to Federal resources

Executive Order 12928 - Promoting Procurement with Small Businesses Owned and Controlled by Socially and Economically Disadvantaged Individuals, HBCUs and Minority Institutions

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• To establish HBCU and Other MIHE participation goals
• To develop and implement plans to fulfill the procurement participation goal

Other Authorities Non-Executive Orders

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HBCU/MIHE Goals Memorandum Dated - 7/10/98

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• Accepted Recommendations of HBCU/MIHE National Task Force
• Established Agency’s Research and Technology Goals:
  • FY 1999 – 3%
  • FY 2000 – 4%
  • FY 2001 – 5%

Level of Program Responsibility

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• Office of Management and Budget
• Department of Education
  • White House Initiative Offices
  • Department of Transportation - Office of Civil Rights
  • Federal Highway Administration - Office of Civil Rights
    • Headquarters
    • Resource Centers
    • Division Offices

FHWA/HBCU/MIHE Program Objective

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• To increase the participation of HBCUs and Other MIHEs in all phases of FHWA Federal and Federal-aid Programs with special emphasis on Research and Technology Programs

Reporting Requirements

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Annual Federal Plan

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HBCU/HSI

• Develop a strategic agency plan to implement Executive Order goals
• Description of measurable objective to fulfill proposed actions

TCU

• 5-year plan

Annual Performance Report

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HBCU and Other MIHEs

• Prepared at end of fiscal year
• Provides analysis of agency’s accomplishment of objectives presented in annual plan
• Includes comparative analysis of actual awards to HBCUs,TCUs, HSIs, and Non-minority IHEs

Definition of Categories

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Definition of Categories

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• Research and Development – Studies, observations, and other activities concerned with the identification, description, experimental investigation, and theoretical explanation of social, physical, and behavioral phenomena
• Program Evaluation – Actions to assess the effectiveness of institutional programs and activities, as well as the effectiveness of Federal programs and activities
• Training – Use of professional personnel (Federal and non-Federal) to gain or enhance knowledge or skills of professional staff and personnel at HBCUs and Other MIHEs

Definition of Categories

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• Facilities and Equipment – Structures, works, fixed equipment, major repairs, or alternations to: structures, works, fixed equipment, facilities, or land for use by an IHE
• Fellowships, Internships, Recruitment, Traineeships, and Arrangements under the Intergovernmental Personnel Act – Cooperative education, student and faculty internships, visiting professorships, and personnel and student recruitment at IHEs (i.e., Dwight David Eisenhower Fellowships)

Definition of Categories

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• Student Tuition Assistance, Scholarships, and Other Aid – Federal funds awarded to an IHE for students or awarded directly to students for payment of such charges as tuition and room and board
• Direct Institutional Subsidies – Federal financial support to IHEs for education and general expenses where the Federal government either places no restrictions on the uses to which the funds may be put or provides a broad range of allowable activities within which the institution has discretion to use the funds

Definition of Categories

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• Third-Party Awardees – Organizations or other entities receiving Federal awards on behalf of one or more HBCU or Other MIHE
• Private Sector Involvement – Includes public-private partnerships, alliances, joint ventures and activities of prime contractors/contracting with MIHEs
• Administrative Infrastructure – Management and administrative framework of an institution of higher education (IHE)
• Other – Awards to IHEs not identified in the above categories 

Report(s) Preparation Should Include:

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Report(s) Preparation Should Include:

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1. Executive Summary
   - 1-2 page summary of planned awards or accomplishments
   - State goals and measurable objectives

2. Awards Summary
   - Planned awards or awards to all IHEs
   - Planned awards or awards to Non-Minority, HBCUs, HSIs and TCUs

Report(s) Preparation Should Include:

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3. Planned Awards or Actual Awards to HBCUs/MIHEs by Category and MIHE
   - Name of Institution
   - Award Amount
   - Detailed Description of Program or Activity

Report(s) Preparation Should Include:

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4. Planned and Actual Activities and Outreach Efforts
   - Partnership(s)
   - National Summer Transportation Institutes
   - Summer Transportation Internship for Diverse Groups
   - Transportation and Technology Academy
   - Transportation and Civil Engineering Careers
   - Initiatives under/or Activities involving Hispanic, Native American and Alaska Native Communities
   - Other Youth Initiatives