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###  Title III and Title V Basic Eligibility Process

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**Title of Presentation:** Institutional Development and Undergraduate
Education Programs Service, FY 2007 Basic Eligibility Guide, CFDA Number
84.031H

Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1057-1059d

Applicable Regulations: 34 CFR Parts 606 and 607

The information in this presentation is not intended to be authoritative
regarding the Basic Eligibility process. Thus, requirements as outlined
in the program statute and regulations supersede the information
contained in this document.

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**"Basic" eligibility is used by:**

1.  Applicants planning to apply for a grant under the Title III, Part A
    and Title V Programs. Being designated as an eligible institution is
    a requirement prior to being considered for funding under these
    programs.

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2.  Applicants requesting a waiver of the non-federal cost-share
    requirements under any of the following programs:

-   The Federal Work-Study Program (FWS);

-   The Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Program
    (FSEOG);

-   The TRIO Student Support Services Program (SSS); and

-   The Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language Program
    (UISFL)

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### FY 2007 Application Deadlines

March 9, 2007 **-** for an applicant institution that wishes to be
designated as eligible to apply for a FY 2007 new grant under the Title
III Part A programs or the Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions
(HSI) program

April 30, 2007 **-** for an applicant institution that wishes to apply
only for cost-sharing waivers under the FSEOG, FWS, SSS, or UISFL
programs.

[Note]{.underline}: A competition for new awards will not be held in the
Title III, Part A Strengthening Institutions Program. FY 2007 new awards
will be made to applicant institutions that scored highly on the FY 2006
slate but were not funded in FY 2006.

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**Information needed when applying for FY 2007 "basic" eligibility:**

-   Institution/campus OPE ID number

-   DUNS number

-   Total institutional enrollment for fall 2004

-   Minority enrollment for fall 2004

-   Number of Pell recipients in fall 2004

-   Number of students enrolled at least half-time in a degree program
    in fall 2004

-   Total educational and general (E&G) expenditures for 2004-2005

-   Average E&G expenditures per full-time equivalent (FTE) student in
    fall 2004

-   Proof of sufficient enrollment of needy students

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**Total Institutional Enrollment** (Fall 2004 Head Count)

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-   Determine the institution\'s 2004 fall semester head count of
    enrolled undergraduate and graduate students.

-   Do not include foreign students who are not eligible to participate
    in Title IV need-based financial assistance programs.

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##### Fall 2004 Recipients Of Title IV Need-Based Financial Assistance

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-   Determine the institution\'s total **2004 fall semester,
    unduplicated** student head count of degree students who received
    any of the following Title IV need-based assistance: **Federal Pell
    Grant; Federal College Work Study; Federal Perkins Loan; or Federal
    Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant.**

-   To compute the unduplicated student head count, count each student
    who received Title IV need-based assistance, regardless of the
    number of need-based programs in which the student participated,
    **only once.**

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Fall 2004 Enrollment Of Half-Time, Up To And Including Full-Time,
Undergraduate Students

 

-   Determine the institution\'s total 2004 **fall semester**
    undergraduate head count of students who were enrolled at least
    **half-time** in degree programs at your institution.

-   Do not include foreign students who are not eligible for Title IV
    need-based financial assistance.

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**Your Institution Meets The Needy Student Requirement If:**

1.  At least 50 percent of its 2004 fall semester, unduplicated student
    head count of undergraduate and graduate degree students received
    financial assistance under one or more of the following programs:
    Federal Pell Grant; Federal College Work-Study; Federal Perkins
    Loan; or Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant
    programs. (Part III, 1B)

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2.  The percentage of its 2004 fall semester, undergraduate degree
    students who were enrolled on at least a half-time basis and
    received Federal Pell Grants [exceeded the median]{.underline}
    percentage of undergraduate degree students who were enrolled on at
    least a half-time basis and received Federal Pell Grants at
    comparable institutions that offered similar instruction. (Part III,
    1D)

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##### Total Educational And General (E&G) Expenditures

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-   E&G expenditures is defined as the total amount expended by an
    institution of higher education for: instruction; research; public
    service; academic support (including library expenditures); student
    services; institutional support; scholarships and fellowships;
    operation and maintenance expenditures for physical plant; and any
    mandatory transfers which the institution is required to pay by law.

-   Determine the institution\'s E&G expenditures for 2004-2005 by
    totaling these costs. Do not include federal student financial aid.

 

**Average E&G Expenditures Per FTE Student**

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The system will do this calculation for you.

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**Applications for eligibility should be completed and submitted
electronically at:**

<http://webprod.cbmiweb.com/title3and5/>

[Note]{.underline}: The notice inviting applications contains
information for applicants unable to submit their application
electronically***.***

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Detailed information on the program is provided in the **Application
Package** and the **Notice Inviting Applications** for this program.

Both documents are accessible at
<http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/idues/index.html>

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**For additional assistance contact:**

Imogene.Byers@ed.gov 202-502-7672

Kelley.Harris@ed.gov 202-219-7083

Carnisia.Proctor@ed.gov 202-502-7606

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01/18/2007