**Program Office:**Institutional  Service

**CFDA Number:**  84.031L; 84.382B**Program Type:**  Discretionary/Competitive Grants**Also Known As:**  AANAPISI Program

## Program Description

This program provides grants and related assistance to Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving institutions to enable such institutions to improve and expand their capacity to serve Asian Americans and Native American Pacific Islanders and low-income individuals.

This Web site provides information on the Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving Institutions Program authorized by the Higher Education Opportunity Act, 2008 (HEA, Title III, Part A, Section 320; CFDA# 84.031L) as well as the Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving Institutions Program originally authorized by the College Cost Reduction and Access Act of 2007 (HEA, Title III, Part F, Section 371; CFDA# 84.382B).

## Types of Projects

| **84.031L Part A**                                                                                                                                                                                 | **84.382B Part F**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
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| 1. Purchase, rental, or lease of scientific or  laboratory equipment for educational purposes, including instructional and  research purposes.                                                     | 1. Purchase, rental, or lease of scientific or laboratory equipment for educational purposes, including instructional and research purposes.                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 2. Renovation and improvement in classroom, library, laboratory, and other instructional facilities.                                                                                               | 2. Construction, maintenance, renovation, and improvement in classrooms, libraries, laboratories, and other instructional facilities, including the integration of computer technology into institutional facilities to create smart buildings.                                                                                           |
| 3. Support of faculty exchanges, and faculty development and faculty fellowships to assist in attaining advanced degrees in the faculty's field of instruction.                                    | 3. Support of faculty exchanges, faculty development, and faculty fellowships to assist in attaining advanced degrees in the field of instruction of the faculty.                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 4. Curriculum development and academic instruction.                                                                                                                                                | 4. Development and improvement of academic programs.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 5.  Purchase of library books, periodicals, microfilm, and other educational materials.                                                                                                            | 5. Purchase of library books, periodicals, and other educational materials, including telecommunications program material.                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 6. Funds and administrative management, and acquisition of equipment for use in strengthening funds management.                                                                                    | 6. Tutoring, counseling, and student service programs designed to improve academic success, including innovative, customized, instruction courses designed to help retain students and move the students rapidly into core courses and through program completion, which may include remedial education and English language instruction. |
| 7. The joint use of facilities such as laboratories and libraries.                                                                                                                                 | 7. Education or counseling services designed to improve the financial literacy and economic literacy of students or the students' families.                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 8. Academic tutoring and counseling programs and student support services.                                                                                                                         | 8. Funds management, administrative management, and acquisition of equipment for use in strengthening funds management.                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 9. Establishing community outreach programs that will encourage elementary school and secondary school students to develop the academic skills and the interest to pursue postsecondary education. | 9. Joint use of facilities, such as laboratories and libraries.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 10. Establishing or improving an endowment fund.                                                                                                                                                   | 10. Establishing or improving a development office to strengthen or improve contributions from alumni and the private sector.                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 11. Academic instruction in disciplines in which Asian Americans and Native American Pacific Islanders are underrepresented.                                                                       | 11. Establishing or improving an endowment fund.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 12. Conducting research and data collection for Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander populations and subpopulations.                                                                | 12. Creating or improving facilities for Internet or other distance education technologies, including purchase or rental of telecommunications technology equipment or services.                                                                                                                                                          |
| 13. Establishing partnerships with community-based organizations serving Asian Americans and Native American Pacific Islanders.                                                                    | 13. Other activities proposed in the application submitted pursuant to subsection (b) and section 1068 of this title that-- A. contribute to carrying out the purposes of the program assisted under this part; and
- B. are approved by the Secretary as part of the review and acceptance of such application.                          |
| 14.  Education or counseling services designed to improve the financial and economic literacy of students or the students' families.                                                               |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |