Title III was an effort by the U. S. Congress to fund a grant to enhance institutions. The Title III Program supports the Department of Education's commitment to improve educational opportunities for minorities and the disadvantaged.
Funding is focused on institutions that enroll large proportions of disadvantaged students.
The Title III Program provides financial assistance to enable eligible institutions to solve problems that threaten their ability to survive, to stabilize their management and fiscal operations, and to build endowments. An important objective of the Title III Program is to help participating institutions improve their academic programs and management and become financially independent in order to increase their self-sufficiency and strengthen their capacity to make a substantial contribution to the higher education resources of the Nation. The Title III Coordinator reports directly to the Vice Chancellor of the Division. All activity directors report to the Title III Coordinator on any matter relative to their Title III activity and if they are in departments, school or other units, they also report to their respective department chairpersons, deans, or unit heads. The rationale for this relationship is to ensure that these activities are not operating in isolation.