The following discretionary grant programs, which include both 2025 new awards and non-competing continuations, will lose funding:

Strengthening Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions (Title III Part A)
Strengthening Predominantly Black Institutions (Title III Part A)
Strengthening Asian American- and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions (Title III Part A)
Strengthening Native American-Serving Nontribal Institutions (Title III Part A)
Minority Science and Engineering Improvement (Title III Part E)
Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions (Title V Part A)
Promoting Postbaccalaureate Opportunities for Hispanic Americans (Title V Part B)

Approximately $132 million in mandatory funds will still be distributed, as they cannot be reprogrammed under current law. Programs receiving these funds include:

Strengthening Alaska Native- and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions (Title III Part F)
Strengthening Predominantly Black Institutions (Title III Part F)
Strengthening Asian American- and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions (Title III Part F)
Strengthening Native American-Serving Nontribal Institutions (Title III Part F), and Developing HSI Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics and Articulation Programs (Title III Part F)

“The Department continues to consider the underlying legal issues associated with the mandatory funding mechanism in these programs,” the release concluded.

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Education Department cuts $350 million for minority-serving grants

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