Grants - Palomar College: A Hispanic Serving Institution

HSI Funds: Grant Terminology and Facts

Title V and Title III grants are issued by the U.S. Department of Education.
Federal funding for Title III MSI (Minority Serving Institution) grants started due to the Higher Education Act of 1965.
Federal funding for Title V HSI (Hispanic Serving Institution) grants began in 1998 after years of work by HACU and HHSE.
Title V and Title III grants are developmental in nature: only new initiatives can be funded. The funds cannot be used to pay for existing activities or programs.
Title V and Title III grants can be STEM or non-STEM grants.

Title III Grant (circa 1990) that established the Mathematics Learning Center, the ESL Computer Labs, among other programs and activities.
HSI Title V Grant (2009-2014): this grant established the TLCs at the San Marcos and Escondido campus, as well as developed/supported the Summer Bridge program, the First-Year Experience program, and Learning Communities.
STEM I (2010-2015): this was a joint Palomar-CSUSM Title V/STEM Grant.
STEM II (2011 – 2016): This was a Palomar only Title III/STEM grant.
STEM III (2016 – 2021, with a Year 6 NCE ending September 2022): this is a joint Palomar – CSUSM Title V/STEM Grant.
HSI Title V Grant (2024-2026, 2025 -2026 NCE ending September 2026): The Palomar College (PC) Launching the Student Success Journey project proposed to integrate and streamline outreach, enrollment, and retention strategies to increase the enrollment, persistence, and completion of Hispanic/Latino and low-income (HLI) students in postsecondary education.

White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Hispanics
U. S. Department of Education Hispanic-Serving Institutions Division