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The Title III Program and its Impact on the NCCU School of Law BY DR. BRENDA R. SHAW Director, Title III
The Title III Program is funded under the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA), as amended, by the Higher Education Amendments of 1986 (and subsequent amendments). The purpose of the Title III Program is to assist eligible institutions in equalizing educational opportunity through a program of federal assistance. Funding That Encourages Legal Eagles to Fly Funding over the past three years has been very significant and has enhanced the Law School’s ability to serve its student population well. Data collection for the formula to allocate HBGI grant award funds under section 326 (f)(3)(a-e) “funding rule” is driven by five elements: 1) The University’s ability to match federal funds with nonfederal funds; 2) the number of students enrolled in the programs for which the eligible institution received funding under this section in the previous year; 3) the average cost of education per student for all full-time graduate or professional students (or the equivalent) enrolled in the eligible professional or graduate school, or for doctoral students enrolled in the qualified graduate programs; 4) the number of students in the previous year who received their first professional or doctoral degree from the programs for which the eligible institution received funding under this section in the previous year, and 5) the contribution, on a percentage basis, to the total number of African Americans receiving graduate or professional degrees in the professions or disciplines related to the programs for the previous year. As a result of such, the following charts show the amount of funding the NCCU School of Law has received for the last three years:
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| NCCU SCHOOL OF LAW • OF COUNSEL MAGAZINE
Activity Number Activity 1
Amount of Funding
Activity Description 2018-2019
$ 81,347
Enhancing Academic Quality
Activity 2
$ 416,105
Enhancing Facilities and Academic Technology
Activity 3
$ 95,000
Enhancing Library Resources and Services
Activity 4
$ 20,211
Enhancing Fiscal Stability (Development Staff Development)
Activity 5
$ 396,538
Enhancing Student Services Outcomes
Activity 6
$ 1,335,988
Scholarships, Fellowships and Financial Assistance (Scholarships, Research Assistance and Tutors, Summer Public Interest Stipends and Internships)
Activity 7
$ 4,150
Enhancing Institutional Management
Total
$ 2,349,339
Activity Number
Amount of Funding
Activity 1
$ 58,697
Enhancing Academic Quality
Activity 2
$ 245,850
Enhancing Facilities and Academic Technology
Activity 3
$ 95,000
Enhancing Library Resources and Services
Activity 4
$ 20,211
Enhancing Fiscal Stability (Development Staff Development)
Activity 5
$ 36,222
Enhancing Student Services Outcomes
$ 1,488,166
Scholarships, Fellowships and Financial Assistance (Scholarships, Research Assistance and Tutors, Summer Public Interest Stipends and Internships)
Activity 6
Activity Description 2019-2020
Activity 7
$ 4,150
Enhancing Institutional Management
Total
$ 1,953,296
Activity Number
Amount of Funding
Activity Description 2020-2021
Activity 1
$ 336,667
Enhancing Academic Quality
Activity 2
$ 178,707
Enhancing Facilities and Academic Technology
Activity 3
$ 100,000
Enhancing Library Resources and Services
Activity 4
$ 17,076
Enhancing Fiscal Stability (Development Staff Development)
Activity 5
$ 16,349
Enhancing Student Services Outcomes
Activity 6
$ 1,527,293
Scholarships, Fellowships and Financial Assistance (Scholarships, Research Assistance and Tutors, Summer Public Interest Stipends and Internships)
Activity 7
$ 4,150
Enhancing Institutional Management
Activity 8
$ 30,212
Future Law Students Pipeline Program
Total
$ 2,210,454
