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CATALOG OF FEDERAL DOMESTIC ASSISTANCE

20.906: Hispanic Serving Institutions: Entrepreneurial Training and Technical Assistance

Objectives: To support Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) in advancing the development of human potential by providing quality educational experiences, training and employment opportunities to minority students interested in transportation-related careers and support the design and implementation of educational programs, to encourage, promote and assist minority entrepreneurs. This project will strengthen HSIs efforts to promote the full diversification of the work force by developing curricula programs and for the purpose of providing a continuous pool of individuals of professional and managerial positions in the Nation's work force, including minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises (DBEs). In addition, projects to HSIs provide training opportunities for DBEs to learn how to compete for the many contracting opportunities available at DOT and on DOT-funded projects throughout the nation.

PROGRAM AND AWARD FINANCIAL AND INFORMATION CONTACTS

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFO.

APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS INFORMATION CONTACTS

RELATED PROGRAMS ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS

PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS

20.906 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

Applicant Eligibility: Public and private nonprofit accredited institutions of higher education which, at the time of application, have an enrollment of undergraduate full-time equivalent students that is at least 25 percent Hispanic.

Beneficiary Eligibility: Minority, women-owned, disadvantaged business enterprises and small businesses. Hispanic-Serving Institutions of higher education. Students meeting eligibility requirements.

Credentials/Documentation: None.

20.906 APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS:

Preapplication Coordination: This program is eligible for coverage under E.O. 12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs." An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in his or her State for more information on the process the State requires to be followed in applying for assistance, if the State has selected the program for review.

Application Procedure: Announcement was published in the Commerce Business Daily. This program is subject to the provisions of OMB Circular A-110 for nonprofit institutions.

Award Procedure: Applications will be evaluated by a review panel. Decisions on acceptability are made by the Director, OSDBU. The Department of Transportation will award the Cooperative Agreement.

Deadlines: To be determined.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: Selections for award will be announced by DOT press release.

Appeals: Not applicable.

Renewals: Renewals will be based upon funding availability and program evaluation.

Criteria for Selecting Proposals: Proposals are rated on a 100-point numerical scale and weighted using the following factors: emphasis on student involvement, management plan, budget plan, support from public and private partners, institutional commitment. Criteria may be revised annually, based on program components.

Examples of Funded Projects: Cooperative Agreements will have four major activities including: establish an internet use and access capability; train and provide technical assistance to small, disadvantaged and women-owned business entrepreneurs in the areas and access of Electronic Commerce (EC), application of electronic communication technology, status of the Federal implementation of EC; provide funding for transportation related student internships to support the outreach and training activities; provide information dissemination and outreach activities regarding the Presidential initiative to hire individuals off the welfare rolls and support the DOT Garrett A. Morgan Technology and Transportation Futures Program.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance: $30,000 to $60,000.

20.906 RELATED PROGRAMS:

None.

20.906 PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

In fiscal year 1999, five cooperative agreements were awarded to the following Hispanic Serving Institutions: California State University, Del Mar College, Miami-Dade Community College, University of Texas at El Paso, and the University of Puerto Rico. These agreements will allow students to participate in an internship within transportation agencies and transportation related small businesses. The schools will provide training and technical assistance to small disadvantaged and women owned business entrepreneurs (S/DBEs) in the areas of use and access to Electronic Commerce (EC), to enable them to be more successful in doing business with DOT and DOT funded projects.

20.906 FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFO:

Federal Agency: OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Type of Assistance: Project Grants (Cooperative Agreements).

Obligations: (Cooperative Agreements) FY 99 $300,000; FY 00 est $300,000; and FY 01 est $300,000.

Budget Account Number: 69-0102-0-1-407.

Authorization: Public Law 97-449, 49 U.S.C. 332, 96 Stat. 2428; Higher Education Act of 1965, Title III, Section 316(a), Public Law 102-325, 20 U.S.C. 1059c; Executive Order 12729, February 22, 1994.

Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature: Will be published in the Commerce Business Daily.

20.906 INFO CONTACTS:

Regional or Local Office: Not applicable.

Headquarters Office: Minority Institutions Representative, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, S-40, Office of the Secretary, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Room 9414, Washington, DC 20590. Phone: (800) 532-1169, or (202)366-2852. E-mail: PatriciaMartin@ost.dot.gov.

(See Appendix IV for more contact info.)

20.906 ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:

Formula and Matching Requirements: None.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: One year (fiscal year 1998); 6 months (fiscal year 1999).

Uses and Use Restrictions: Financial assistance under this section may be used by educational institutions to design and carry out programs to encourage, promote and assist minority entrepreneurs and small businesses compete in transportation-related contracts, subcontracts and projects. Funds may also be used to develop educational programs designed to enhance DBEs' knowledge of the transportation field, and thus increasing their capabilities to successfully compete in transportation-related contracts. In addition this project will attract more of the Nation's young talent into transportation-related careers by providing through their academic course studies and practical experience through internships.

20.906 POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Reports: Implementation plan; quarterly progress reports; and a final report at the end of the project.

Audits: DOT's Inspector General and the Comptroller General of the United States may at all reasonable times investigate and audit, in the offices of the grantee, all documents, papers, books and records relevant to the execution and implementation of the conditions of this agreement.

Records: Recipient is required to retain all documents, files, books, and records relevant to the execution and implementation of the conditions of this agreement for a period of not less than 3 years, except when litigation, dispute, exception, or audit have been filed. In that case, the records and other materials shall be retained until the litigation, dispute, exception, or audit is judicially or administratively made final.