U.S. Department of Education Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program FY 2023 Pre-Application Webinar

Presented by:

Dr. Bernadette M. Hence

Senior Program Manager

Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program

U.S. Department of Education

Email: Bernadette.Hence@ED.GOV

Phone:  202.453.7913 

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Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program Pre-Application Webinar Goals

Goals:

Provide information

Technical Assistance and

Guidance

...to help you understand the MSEIP grant opportunity

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FY 2023 Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program Competition Highlights

Program Purpose and Authorization

 Program Definitions

Examples of What this Grant Supports and Does Not Support

Eligibility, Grant Types, and Authorized Uses for Each Type of Grant

MANDATORY FY 2023 MSEIP Eligibility Form

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FY 2023 Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program Competition Highlights (cont.)

Maximum Awards

Submission Requirements

Competitive Preference Priority 

Selection Criteria

 Program Contact

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Disclaimer:

You are reminded that the Notice published in the Federal Register is the official document detailing the requirements for applying for a MSEIP grant. 

You should not rely upon information in this webinar that is inconsistent with the guidance contained within the official Notice.  

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MINORITY SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

1. Program Purpose and Authorization

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MINORITY SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM PURPOSE

PURPOSE

To effect long range improvements in the science and engineering education programs of predominantly minority institutions

To increase the participation  of underrepresented ethnic minorities, particularly minority women, into science and technological careers

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MINORITY SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION

Authorized under Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended

Section 350

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Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program Assisted Listing Number

Assisted Listing Number (formerly the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA)) is: 84.120A.

MSEIP is Commonly referred to as:

Title III, Part E

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Supports the technological and economic competitiveness of the United States 

....by improving and expanding the scientific and technological capacity of the United States.

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Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program Competition Program Definitions

2.  Program Definitions

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Definitions that Apply to MSEIP

Minority – American Indian, Alaskan Native, Black (not of Hispanic origin), Hispanic (including persons of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, and Central or South American origin), Pacific Islander or other ethnic groups underrepresented in science and engineering.

(Not defined by Gender)

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Definitions that Apply to MSEIP (cont. 2)

Minority institution – an accredited college or university whose enrollment of a single minority group or a combination of minority groups exceed fifty percent of the total enrollment.

	(Unduplicated Headcount) 

	Enrollment figures should be based on enrollment from July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021and must be verifiable using IPEDS data.

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Definitions that Apply to MSEIP (cont. 3)

Science – the biological, engineering, mathematical, physical, behavioral, and social sciences, and history and philosophy of science; also interdisciplinary fields which are comprised of overlapping areas among two or more sciences

Includes computer science

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MINORITY SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM – Examples of What this grant supports

3. Examples of  What this grant Supports and Does not Support

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MINORITY SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM GRANT – Support & Nonsupport

Supports:

Student research in STEM fields;

Stipends for eligible participants;  

Pre-college programs, K – 12 (students and teachers); 

College programs (STEM); 

Faculty Development (STEM); 

Curriculum Development (STEM fields); 

Renovation of STEM labs/ classroom.  

Does Not Support:

Scholarships for students

Tuition for students

New Construction projects

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MINORITY SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY, GRANT TYPES, AND AUTHORIZED USE FOR EACH TYPE OF GRANT

4.  Eligibility, Grant Types, and Authorized Uses for Each Type of Grant

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Eligible Applicants:

Dependent of the type of MSEIP Project:

1.  Institutional 

2. Special Projects

3. Cooperative

4. *Design

* Will not be awarded in FY 2023

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Design Grants

Assist minority institutions that do not have their own appropriate resources or personnel to plan and develop long-range science improvement programs  

We will not award design project grants in the FY 2023 competition.

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Institutional grants

Support the implementation of a comprehensive science improvement plan, which may include any combination of activities for improving the preparation of minority students for careers in science

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Institutional Grants (cont.)

Institutional Grants include (but are not limited to):

	(A) faculty development programs; or 

	(B) development of curriculum materials.

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Special Project Grants

a special project grant to a minority institution which supports activities that— 

Improve the quality of training in science and engineering at minority institutions; or

(ii) Enhance the minority institutions’ general scientific research capabilities; 

(B) a special project grant to any eligible applicant which supports activities that— 

 Provide a needed service to a group of eligible minority institutions; or 

(ii) Provide in-service training for project directors, scientists, and engineers from eligible minority institutions. 

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Special Project Grants (cont. 1)

Include (but are not limited to):

	A. advanced science seminars;

	B.  science faculty workshops and conferences;

	C. faculty training to develop specific science research or education skills;

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Special Project Grants (cont. 2)

	D. research in science education programs for visiting scientists;

	E.  preparation of films or audio-visual materials in science;

	F. development of learning experience in science beyond those normally available to minority undergraduate students;

	G. development of pre-college enrichment activities in science; or any other activities designed to address specific barriers to the entry of minorities into science.

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Cooperative Grants

assist groups of nonprofit accredited colleges and universities to work together to conduct a science improvement program.

Any nonprofit accredited college or university may participate in a cooperative grant; however, the fiscal agent must be an eligible minority institution.

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Cooperative Grants (cont.)

Include  (but not limited to): 

assisting institutions in sharing facilities and personnel;

disseminating information about established programs in science and engineering; 

supporting cooperative efforts to strengthen the institutions’ science and engineering programs; or carrying out a combination of any of the activities

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MINORITY SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY

Eligibility of 4-yr Minority Institutions

Public and private nonprofit institutions of higher education that:

 Award baccalaureate degrees; AND

 Are minority institutions

Eligible Grant Types: Special Projects

Institutional

Cooperative

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Eligibility of 4-yr Non-Minority Institutions

Public and private nonprofit institutions of higher education that award baccalaureate degrees AND:

 Provide a needed service to a *group of minority institutions; or

 Provide in-service training for project directors, scientists, and engineers from minority institutions

GRANT TYPE Eligibility:

SPECIAL PROJECTS

*Group – minimum of two minority institutions

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Eligibility of 2-yr Minority Institutions

Public or private nonprofit institutions of higher education that award associate degrees  AND:   

 Are minority institutions

 Have a curriculum that includes science or engineering subjects;

 Enter into a partnership with public or private nonprofit institutions of higher education that award baccalaureate degrees in science and engineering

Eligible Grant Types: 

Special Projects

Institutional

Cooperative

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Eligibility of nonprofit science-oriented organizations, professional scientific societies, and all nonprofit, accredited colleges and universities, or consortium of organizations 

 Provide a needed service to a *group of minority institutions; or

 Provide in-service training for project directors, scientists, and engineers from minority institutions

Eligible Grant Types: 

Special Projects

*Group – minimum of two minority institutions

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Eligibility of *Consortium of Organizations (cont. 1)

*Consortium Membership may include:

institutions of higher education which have a curriculum in science or engineering; 

institutions of higher education that have a graduate or professional program in science or engineering;

 research laboratories of, or under contract with, the Department of Energy, the Department of Defense or the National Institutes of Health; 

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Eligibility of a *Consortium of Organizations: (cont. 2)

*Consortium Membership (cont.):

(iv) relevant offices of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Science Foundation and National Institute of Standards and Technology; 

(v) quasi-governmental entities that have a significant scientific or engineering mission; or 

(vi) institutions of higher education that have State-sponsored centers for research in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

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5.  MANDATORY FY 2023 MSEIP Eligibility Form

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MANDATORY

FY 2023 MSEIP Eligibility Certification Form

All applications must include a completed MANDATORY FY 2023 MSEIP Eligibility Certification Form.

The Mandatory FY 2023 MSEIP Eligibility Certification Form is a critical document used to determine applicant eligibility and is not available through Grants.gov. 

This form is only available in the FY 2023 APPLICATION PACKAGE FOR GRANTS UNDER THE MINORITY SCIENCE & ENGINEERING IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (MSEIP).

 This form should be copied from the FY 2023 MSEIP application package, completed, saved, and attached as a separate file to the “Other Attachments Form” with your application in Grants.gov. 

(Do not use forms from previous competitions.) 

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MANDATORY

FY 2023 MSEIP Eligibility Certification Form (cont.)

All applications must include a completed MANDATORY FY 2023 MSEIP Eligibility Certification Form.

The lead institution or organization submitting an application must identify the appropriate eligibility criteria and complete the applicable MANDATORY FY 2023 MSEIP ELIGIBLITY CERTIFICATION FORM. 

Please reference the Application Checklist for a complete list of all of the required forms.

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6.  Maximum Awards

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MINORITY SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM GRANT TYPES

Grant Types available for funding in FY 2023:

Institutional Grants 

Special Project Grants

Cooperative Grants

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Maximum Awards

Institutional Projects: 

$300,000 per single budget period of twelve months 

	Year 1 = $300,000 maximum 

	Year 2 = $300,000 maximum 

	Year 3 = $300,000 maximum 

	Total = $900,000 maximum 

Special Projects: 

$300,000 per single budget period of twelve months 

	Year 1 = $300,000 maximum 

	Year 2 = $300,000 maximum 

	Year 3 = $300,000 maximum 

	Total = $900,000 maximum

Cooperative Projects: 

$300,000 per single budget period of twelve months 

	Year 1 = $300,000 maximum 

	Year 2 = $300,000 maximum 

	Year 3 = $300,000 maximum 

	Total = $900,000 maximum

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Estimated Available Funds: 

$5,951,303	

Estimated Number of Awards:

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7. Submission Requirements

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Multiple Applications:

An applicant may submit more than one application as long as each application describes a different project.

This means that eligible applicants can submit MULTIPLE Institutional Project applications; MULTIPLE Special Project applications; and MULTIPLE Cooperative Project applications; AS LONG AS EACH APPLICATION DESCRIBES A DIFFERENT PROJECT.

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Applications from Current MSEIP Grantees:

MSEIP grantees that currently have an open grant may apply for new MSEIP funding, AS LONG AS EACH NEW APPLICATION DESCRIBES A DIFFERENT PROJECT OTHER THAN WHAT IS CURRENTLY FUNDED.

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Formatting and Page Limits:

We RECOMMEND that you limit the application narrative to no more than 65 pages. 

A “page” is 8.5” x 11”, on one side only, with 1” margins at the top, bottom, and both sides. Page numbers and a document identifier may be within the 1” margin.

Double space (no more than three lines per vertical inch) all text in the application narrative, except titles, headings, footnotes, quotations, references, captions, and all text in charts, tables, and graphs.  

Use a font that is either 12 point or larger, or no smaller than 10 pitch (characters per inch).  However, you may use a 10 point font in charts, tables, figures, and graphs.

Use one of the following fonts:  Times New Roman, Courier, Courier New, or Arial.  

You will not be penalized if you exceed the recommended number of pages.

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Electronic Submission Required

...Using GRANTS.GOV

Only authorized individuals from your organization can submit an application.  Please check with your Sponsored Research Office early to minimize problems with submission.

Due On or Before: 

May 30, 2023  11:59:59 PM Washington, DC time

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Verify Your Application

You should verify that Grants.gov and the U.S. Department of Education received your submission on time and that it was validated successfully.

Any attachments uploaded that are password protected files will not be read.  

Electronic Submission Problems

If you have problems submitting an application to Grants.gov 

Please contact *Grants.gov Customer Support at

1-800-518-4726 or by Email: support@grants.gov

*Available 24 hours/day, 7 days a week, excluding federal holidays

DO NOT call the MSEIP Senior Program Manager.

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Competitive Preference Priority

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What is a Competitive Preference Priority?

	A competitive preference priority is where the U.S. Department of Education gives competitive preference to an application by either:

awarding additional points, depending on how well or the extent to which the application meets the competitive preference priority or 

selecting an application that meets the competitive priority over an application of comparable merit that does not meet the priority. 

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COMPETITIVE PREFERENCE PRIORITIES

We will award up to an additional 9 points to an applicant that meets Competitive Preference Priority 1, depending on how well the application meets the priority.

We will award an additional 3 points to an applicant that meets Competitive Preference Priority 2.

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COMPETITIVE PREFERENCE PRIORITY 1a

Competitive Preference Priority 1: (1 of 3) 

Increasing Postsecondary Education Access, Affordability, Completion, and Post-Enrollment Success (Up to 9 points). 

Projects that are designed to increase postsecondary access, affordability, completion, and success for underserved students by addressing one or more of the following priority areas:

(a) Supporting the development and implementation of high-quality and accessible learning opportunities, including learning opportunities that are accelerated or hybrid online, credit-bearing, work-based, and flexible for working students. (Up to 3 points).

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COMPETITIVE PREFERENCE PRIORITY 2b

Competitive Preference Priority 1: (2 of 3)

Increasing Postsecondary Education Access, Affordability, Completion, and Post-Enrollment Success (Up to 9 points). 

Projects that are designed to increase postsecondary access, affordability, completion, and success for underserved students by addressing one or more of the following priority areas:

(b) Supporting the development and implementation of evidence-based strategies to promote students' development of knowledge and skills necessary for success in the workforce and civic life. (Up to 3 points).

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COMPETITIVE PREFERENCE PRIORITY 3b

Competitive Preference Priority 1: (3 of 3)

Increasing Postsecondary Education Access, Affordability, Completion, and Post-Enrollment Success (Up to 9 points). 

Projects that are designed to increase postsecondary access, affordability, completion, and success for underserved students by addressing one or more of the following priority areas:

(c) Providing secondary school students with access to career exploration and advising opportunities to help students make informed decisions about their postsecondary enrollment decisions and to place them on a career path.

(Up to 3 points).

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COMPETITIVE PREFERENCE PRIORITY 2

Competitive Preference Priority 2:

New Potential Grantees (3 points). 

We will award an additional three points to applicants that have not received MSEIP funding within seven years before the deadline date for submission of applications under this program competition.  (3 points).

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MINORITY SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AVAILABLE POINTS

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Competitive Preference Priority 1		9 points

Competitive Preference Priority 2		3 points

Selection Criteria			        100 points

Maximum Points Available		        112 points

MINORITY SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM SELECTION CRITERIA

9. Selection Criteria

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Selection Criteria Point Summary

Address all parts of the selection criteria:

Identification of need for the project (Total 5 points).

Plan of operation (Total 20 points).

Quality of key personnel (Total 10 points).

Budget and cost effectiveness (Total 10 points).

Evaluation plan (Total 15 points).

Adequacy of resources (Total 5 points).

Potential institutional impact of the project (Total 10 points).

Institutional commitment to the project (Total 5 points).

Expected outcomes (Total 10 points).

Scientific and educational value of the proposed project (Total 10 points).

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Selection Criteria

1.  Identification of need for the project(Total 5 points) 

(1)  The Secretary reviews each application for information that shows the identification of need for the project.  

	(2)  The Secretary looks for information that shows—

	(i)  An adequate needs assessment;

	(ii)  An identification of specific needs in science; and

(iii)  Involvement of appropriate individuals, especially science faculty, in identifying the institutional needs.

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2. Plan of Operation (Total 20 points)

(1)  The Secretary reviews each application for information that shows the quality of the plan of operation for the project.

(2)  The Secretary looks for information that shows—

	(i)  Higher quality in the design of the project;  

	(ii)  An effective plan of management that insures proper and efficient administration of the project;

	(iii)  A clear description of how the objectives of the project relate to the purpose of the program;

	(iv)  The way the applicant plans to use its resources and personnel to achieve each objective; and

	(v)  Methods of coordination. (See 34 CFR 75.580)

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3.  Quality of key personnel (Total 10 points) 

(1)  The Secretary reviews each application for information that shows the quality of the key personnel the applicant plans to use on the project.  

(2)  The Secretary looks for information that shows—

(i)  The qualifications of the project director (if one is to be used);

(ii)  The qualifications of each of the other key personnel to be used in the project;

The time that each person referred to in paragraphs (c)(2)(i) and (ii) of this section plans to commit to the project; and 

The extent to which the applicant, as part of its nondiscriminatory employment practices, encourages applications for employment from persons who are members of groups that have been traditionally underrepresented, such as members of a racial or ethnic minority group, women, handicapped persons, and the elderly.  

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3. Quality of key personnel (cont.)

(3)  To determine the qualifications of a person, the Secretary considers evidence of past experience and training, in fields related to the objectives of the project, as well as other information that the applicant provides.

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4. Budget and cost effectiveness (Total 10 points) 

(1)  The Secretary reviews each application for information that shows that the project has an adequate budget and is cost effective.  

(2)  The Secretary looks for information that shows—

The budget for the project is adequate to support the project activities; and 

(ii)   Costs are reasonable in relation to the objective of the project.

Note:  The Comprehensive Budget Narrative will be part of the information reviewed under this selection criterion.

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Additional Budget Guidance

(This program has no cost sharing or matching requirements.)

Indirect cost rate

The Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) limit reimbursement to grantees for indirect costs they incur under grants to the grantee’s actual indirect costs as determined by the grantee’s negotiated indirect cost agreement or a maximum of 8% of a modified total direct cost base, whichever is less. 

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Additional Budget Guidance (cont.)

Budget Forms – ED 524 A and B

U.S. Department of Education Budget Summary ED 524 Form

Section A – Budget Summary U.S. Department of Education Funds

Section B – Budget Summary Non-Federal Funds	

The use of non-federal funds is not required for this grant.

Comprehensive budget narrative: describes the justifications for Section A and B federal and non-federal funds that include all costs that are allowable, reasonable, and necessary for the proposed MSEIP project.  

This includes justifications for the personnel, fringe benefits, travel, equipment, supplies, other, training stipends, indirect costs, and total costs.   

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5.  Evaluation plan (Total 15 points) 

(1)  The Secretary reviews each application for information that shows the quality of the evaluation plan for the project. (See 34 CFR 75.590)  

(2)  The Secretary looks for information that shows methods of evaluation that are appropriate for the project and, to the extent possible, are objective and produce data that are quantifiable.

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5. Evaluation plan (cont. 1)

Note:  In considering the quality of an evaluation plan, for each proposed objective, the Secretary may consider, among other things, the baseline indicators of progress for each proposed grant year, the methods of evaluation, the types of data that will be collected to assess the final project outcomes and the data collection procedures that will be used, the proposed timetable for conducting the evaluation, and the procedures for analyzing and using both formative and summative data.  

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5. Evaluation plan (cont. 2)

Note:  In considering whether an evaluation plan shows methods of evaluation that are objective, the Secretary considers whether the evaluation is to be conducted by an independent evaluator.  

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6. Adequacy of resources (Total 5 points) 

(1)  The Secretary reviews each application for information that shows that the applicant plans to devote adequate resources to the project. 

(2)  The Secretary looks for information that shows—

The facilities that the applicant plans to use are adequate; and 

The equipment and supplies that the applicant plans to use are adequate.

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6. Adequacy of resources (cont.) 

Note:  An Applicant should indicate if these resources are available at its institution or at partner institutions or if the applicant plans to acquire them.

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7. Potential institutional impact (Total 10 points) 

(1)  The Secretary reviews each application to determine the extent to which the proposed project gives evidence of potential for enhancing the institution's capacity for improving and maintaining quality science education for its minority students, particularly minority women.  

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7. Potential institutional impact (cont.) 

(2)  The Secretary looks for information that shows—

For an institutional or cooperative project, the extent to which both the established science education program(s) and the proposed project will expand or strengthen the established program(s) in relation to the identified needs; or

(ii) For a special project, the extent to which it addresses needs that have not been adequately addressed by an existing institutional science program or takes a particularly new and exemplary approach that has not been taken by any existing institutional science program.

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8. Institutional commitment to the project   (Total 5 points) 

(1)  The Secretary reviews each application for information that shows that the applicant plans to continue the project activities when funding ceases.  

(2)  The Secretary looks for information that shows—

Adequate institutional commitment to absorb any after-the-grant burden initiated by the project

Adequate plans for continuation of project activities when funding ceases; 

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8. Institutional commitment to the  project (cont.)

(2)  The Secretary looks for information that shows (cont.)

(iii)  Clear evidence of past institutional commitment to the provision of quality science programs for its minority students; and 

(iv)  A local review statement signed by the chief executive officer of the institution endorsing the project and indicating how the project will accelerate the attainment of the institutional goals in science.

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9. Expected outcomes (Total 10 points)

(1)  The Secretary reviews each application to determine the extent to which minority students, particularly minority women, will benefit from the project.  

(2)  The Secretary looks for information that shows—

(i)  Expected outcomes likely to result in the accomplishment of the program goal;

(ii)  Educational value for science students; and

(iii)  Possibility of long-term benefits to minority students, faculty, or the institution.

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10. Scientific and educational value of the proposed project (Total 10 points) 

(1)  The Secretary reviews each application for information that shows its potential for contributions to science education.  

(2)  The Secretary looks for information that shows—

(i)  The relationship of the proposed project to the present state of science education; 

(ii)  The use or development of effective techniques and approaches in science education; and

(iii)  Potential use of some aspects of the project at other institutions.

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Key Elements You Should Know 

Before you apply:

Program Definitions

Eligibility Requirements (FY 2023 Eligibility Form)

MSEIP Grant Types & Projects

Maximum award by Grant Type

Application Submission Procedures (Grants.gov)

How to handle submission problems

How to address the Selection Criteria

Competitive Preference Priorities 

Suggested Formatting and Page Limits

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10. Program Contact

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MSEIP Program Contact:

Dr. Bernadette M. Hence	

Senior Program Manager, 

Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program

Office of Postsecondary Education

Higher Education Programs

400 Maryland Avenue

Washington, DC 20202

Email: Bernadette.Hence@ed.gov

Office: (202) 453.7913

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