Department of Education HIGHER EDUCATION Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Request CONTENTS Page Appropriations Language .............................................................................................................T -1 Analysis of Language Provisions and Changes............................................................................ T-3 Appropriation, Adjustments and Transfers ................................................................................... T-6 Summary of Changes ..................................................................................................................T -7 Authorizing Legislation ............................................................................................................... T-10 Appropriations History ................................................................................................................ T-16 Significant Items in FY 2014 Appropriations Reports.................................................................. T-17 Summary of Request ................................................................................................................. T-18 Activities: Aid for institutional development ........................................................................................... T-23 Aid for Hispanic-serving institutions ...................................................................................... T-65 Other aid for institutions: International education and foreign language studies: Domestic programs .............................................................................................................. T-75 Overseas programs .............................................................................................................. T-90 Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education ....................................................... T-95 Model transition programs for students with intellectual disabilities into higher education ... T-101 Tribally controlled postsecondary career and technical institutions ..................................... T-105 Special programs for migrant students ............................................................................... T-111 Assistance for students: Federal TRIO programs ...................................................................................................... T-118 Gaining early awareness and readiness for undergraduate programs ................................ T-132 Graduate assistance in areas of national need ............................................................. T-140 Child care access means parents in school ........................................................................ T-148 GPRA data/HEA program evaluation ................................................................................. T-154 State higher education performance fund ........................................................................... T-158 College opportunity and graduation bonus ......................................................................... T-160 HIGHER EDUCATION Appropriations Language For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, titles II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, and VIII of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA), the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, and section 117 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006, [$1,925,408,000]$2,060,080,000: Provided, That [$575,000] $52,000,000 shall be used for data collection [and], evaluation, research, and demonstration activities [for] relating to programs under the HEA, including [such] activities [needed to comply with the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993] that are designed to test approaches for providing grant, loan, or work assistance under title IV of the HEA in ways that promote access to, and completion of, affordable and high quality postsecondary education programs:1 Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds made available in this Act to carry out title VI of the HEA and section 102(b)(6) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 may be used to support visits and study in foreign countries by individuals who are participating in advanced foreign language training and international studies in areas that are vital to United States national security and who plan to apply their language skills and knowledge of these countries in the fields of government, the professions, or international development:2 Provided further, That of the funds referred to in the preceding proviso up to 1 percent may be used for program evaluation, national outreach, and information dissemination activities:3 Provided further, That, nothwithstanding any other provision of law, funds made available for title VI of the HEA may be used for awards to support cross-border collaborations between consortia of U.S. institutions of higher education and Southeast Asian or Sub-Saharan African institutions of higher education, or with both, for mutually beneficial educational partnerships and the exchange of students:4 [Provided further, That, of the amount available under subpart 2 of part A of title VII of the HEA, the Secretary may use up to $1,485,000 to fund continuation awards for projects originally supported under subpart 1 of part A of title VII of the HEA:]5 Provided further, T-1 HIGHER EDUCATION That up to 1.5 percent of the funds made available under chapter 2 of subpart 2 of part A of title IV of the HEA may be used for evaluation:6 Provided further, That up to $75,000,000 of the funds made available under this Act for part B of title VII of the HEA may be used for awards to institutions described in sections 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 322, and 502 of the HEA to undertake reforms and pursue innovations to improve the performance of those institutions in enrolling and graduating low-income students.7 (Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2014.) NOTE Each language provision that is followed by a footnote reference is explained in the Analysis of Language Provisions and Changes document, which follows the appropriation language. T-2 HIGHER EDUCATION Analysis of Language Provisions and Changes Language Provision Explanation 1 Provided, That [$575,000] $52,000,000 shall This language authorizes and provides funds be used for data collection [and], evaluation, for data collection, evaluation, research, and research, and demonstration activities [for] demonstration activities for programs relating to programs under the HEA, including authorized under the higher education act [such] activities [needed to comply with the that do not have funds available for such Government Performance and Results Act of activities, or where funding is insufficient, as 1993] that are designed to test approaches well as for activities that are designed to test for providing grant, loan, or work assistance approaches for providing grant, loan, or work under title IV of the HEA in ways that promote assistance under title IV of the Higher access to, and completion of, affordable and Education Act (HEA) in ways that promote high quality postsecondary education access to, and completion of, affordable and programs: high-quality postsecondary education programs. 2 Provided further, That notwithstanding any This language permits International Education other provision of law, funds made available programs authorized under title VI of the Higher in this Act to carry out title VI of the HEA and Education Act (HEA) and the Mutual section 102(b)(6) of the Mutual Educational Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 may be (MECEA) to use funds for visits and study in used to support visits and study in foreign foreign countries by individuals (in addition to countries by individuals who are participating teachers and prospective teachers) who plan to in advanced foreign language training and apply their language skills and knowledge in international studies in areas that are vital to world areas that are vital to United States national security in the fields of government, the United States national security and who plan professions, or international development. to apply their language skills and knowledge of these countries in the fields of government, the professions, or international development: T-3 HIGHER EDUCATION Analysis of Language Provisions and Changes Language Provision Explanation 3 Provided further, That of the funds referred This language authorizes the use of funds for to in the preceding proviso up to 1 percent program evaluation, national outreach, and may be used for program evaluation, national information dissemination activities at a level outreach, and information dissemination that is up to 1 percent of the amount activities: appropriated for International Education programs authorized by title VI of the HEA and section 102(b)(6) of the MECEA. 4 Provided further, That, nothwithstanding any This language permits the Department to other provision of law, funds made available award grants to support institutional mobility for title VI of the HEA may be used for awards grants in Southeast Asia and Sub-Saharan to support cross-border collaborations Africa. The budget request will provide between consortia of U.S. institutions of assistance to institutions (or consortia of higher education and Southeast Asian or institutions) in the United States to support Sub-Saharan African institutions of higher cross-border institutional collaborations with education, or with both,