Sec. 20022. Retention and completion grants
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Part F of title VII of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1133 et seq. ), as added by section 20021, is further amended by adding at the end the following: Beginning with award year 2023–2024, from amounts appropriated to carry out this subpart for any fiscal year, the Secretary shall carry out a grant program to make grants (which shall be known as retention and completion grants ) to eligible States and Tribal Colleges and Universities to enable the eligible States and Tribal Colleges and Universities to carry out the activities described in section 795D.
From the amounts appropriated to carry out this subpart, the Secretary shall— reserve an amount equal to 3 percent of such amounts to allocate grants to Tribal Colleges and Universities, which shall be distributed according to the formula in section 316(d)(3)(B), to carry out the activities described in section 795D(b)(1) and implement reforms or practices that meet an evidence tier defined in section 795E(2); and use the amount remaining after the allocation under paragraph
(1)to award competitive grants to eligible States that have submitted applications under section 795B. Grant funds awarded under this subpart shall be used to supplement, and not supplant, other Federal, State, tribal, and local funds that would otherwise be expended to carry out activities assisted under this subpart. Subject to the requirements under section 795C, a grant under this subpart shall be for a period of not more than 7 years. As a condition of receiving a grant under this subpart, an eligible State shall submit an application to the Secretary that includes— a description of— how the eligible State will use the funds to implement evidence-based institutional reforms or practices at institutions of higher education in such State to improve student outcomes and meet the requirements of section 795D(b)(2), including— how such eligible State will use grant funds to implement 1 or more reforms or practices described in section 795D(b)(1) at such institutions; the extent to which each reform or practice to be implemented meets an evidence tier defined in section 795E(2); and annual implementation benchmarks that the eligible State will use to track progress in implementing such reforms or practices; how such eligible State will increase support for the public institutions of higher education identified in accordance with paragraph (2)(B) ; and the improvements the eligible State anticipates in student outcomes, including improvements in retention, completion, or transfer rates or labor market outcomes, or a combination of such student outcomes, disaggregated by student demographics including, at a minimum, race, ethnicity, income, disability status, remediation, and status as a first generation college student; with respect to each State public institution of higher education— the total per-student funding; the amount of per-student funding that is from State-appropriated funds; and the share of students at the institution who are students of color, low-income students, students with disabilities, students in need of remediation, or first generation college students; and an identification of public institutions of higher education in the eligible State that received less funding on a per-student basis as described in clause
(i)or (ii), or both, of subparagraph
(A), and are serving disproportionately high shares of students of color, low-income students, students with disabilities, students in need of remediation, or first generation college students; a description of the steps the eligible State will take to ensure the sustainability of the institutional reforms or practices identified in paragraph (1)(A) ; and a description of how the eligible State will evaluate the effectiveness of activities funded under this subpart, including how such eligible State will assess impacts on student outcomes, including retention, transfer, and completion rates and labor market outcomes. In awarding funds under this subpart, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible States that do one or more of the following: Propose to use a significant share of grant funds for reforms or practices that meet an evidence tier defined in section 795E(2). Propose to use a significant share of grant funds to improve retention, transfer, and completion rates and labor market outcomes among students of color, low-income students, students with disabilities, students in need of remediation, first generation college students, and other underserved student populations in such State. Propose to use a significant share of grant funds to improve retention, transfer, and completion rates and labor market outcomes among students attending institutions identified in subsection (a)(2)(B) . Demonstrate a commitment to supporting activities funded under this subpart with non-Federal funds. As a condition of continuing to receive funds under this subpart, for each year in which an eligible State participates in the program under this subpart, the eligible State shall submit to the Secretary the eligible State’s progress— in meeting the annual implementation benchmarks included in the application of such eligible State under section 795B(a)(1)(A)(iii); in increasing funding for the public institutions of higher education identified in accordance with section 795B(a)(2)(B), as included in the application of such eligible State under section 795B(a)(1)(B); and in improving the student outcomes identified by the State under section 795B(a)(1)(C). No individual shall be determined to be ineligible to receive benefits provided under this subpart (including services and other aid provided under this subpart) on the basis of citizenship, alienage, or immigration status. Except as provided in subsection
(c), an eligible State shall use a grant under this subpart only to carry out activities described in the application for such year under section 795B(a)(1). An eligible State or Tribal College or University receiving a grant under this subpart shall, directly or in collaboration with institutions of higher education and other non-profit organizations, use the grant funds to implement one or more of the following evidence-based institutional reforms or practices: Providing comprehensive academic, career, and student support services, including mentoring, advising, case management services, or career pathway navigation. Providing assistance in applying for and accessing direct support services, means-tested Federal benefit programs, or similar State, tribal, or local benefit programs. Providing emergency financial aid grants to students for unexpected expenses and to meet basic needs. Providing accelerated learning opportunities, including dual or concurrent enrollment programs and early college high school programs, and pathways to graduate and professional degree programs, and reforming course scheduling and credit awarding policies. Reforming remedial and developmental education. Utilizing career pathways, including through building capacity for career and technical education as defined in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 ( 20 U.S.C. 2302 ), programs of study as defined in such section, or degree pathways. Improving transfer pathways between community colleges and four-year institutions of higher education in the eligible State, or, in the case of a Tribal College or University, between the Tribal College or University and other institutions of higher education. An eligible State receiving a grant under this subpart shall use not less than 30 percent of the grant funds for evidence-based reforms or practices that meet an evidence tier defined in section 795E(2), of which at least two-thirds shall be used for evidence-based reforms or practices that meet evidence tier 1. An eligible State or Tribal College or University that receives a grant under this subpart may use— not more than 3 percent of such grant for administrative purposes relating to the grant under this subpart; and not more than 3 percent of such grant to evaluate the effectiveness of activities carried out under this subpart. In this subpart: The term eligible State means a State that is a recipient of a grant under subpart 1. The term evidence tier 1 , when used with respect to a reform or practice, means a reform or practice that meets the criteria for receiving an expansion grant from the education innovation and research program under section 4611 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7261 ), as determined by the Secretary in accordance with such section. The term evidence tier 2 , when used with respect to a reform or practice, means a reform that meets the criteria for receiving a mid-phase grant from the education innovation and research program under section 4611 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7261 ), as determined by the Secretary in accordance with such section. The term first generation college student has the meaning given the term in section 402A(h). The term institution of higher education has the meaning given the term in section 101. The term Tribal College or University has the meaning given the term in section 316(b)(3). The authority to make grants under this subpart shall expire at the end of award year 2029–2030. Section 422 of the General Education Provisions Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1226a ) shall not apply to this subpart. In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $9,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2030, for carrying out this subpart. .
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