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Informed Consent

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We appreciate your willingness to consider participating in our study, which includes interviews with administrators, faculty, and staff (all of whom must be 18 or older) at numerous Hispanic-Serving Institutions across the United States. Specifically, we reached out to people, such as you, who can offer insight into the impact of the U.S. Department of Education's decision to defund discretionary grants for Minority-Serving Institutions. As you consider our invitation, please review the information below and do not hesitate to reach out to any member of the research team with any questions or concerns. Study

Description
This study focuses on the impact of the defunding of discretionary federal grant programs for Minority-Serving Institutions. Accordingly, over the course of this approximately 60-minute interview, we will ask participants a series of questions to better understand the impact of this decision on people, programs, and possibilities at Hispanic-Serving Institutions.

Key Considerations
Your participation in this study is completely voluntary and independent of any current or future professional services or benefits. You can partially address or skip any question entirely during the interview or stop at any time without penalty. Regardless of your responses or whether you choose to withdraw from the study, all interview participants will receive a small token of our appreciation — a $40 prepaid Visa gift card. Please note that to receive this compensation, participants will need to disclose the following information: name, address, and date of birth.

Risks or Discomforts
Although we do not anticipate this study posing any substantive risk to participants, we recognize that some questions may elicit discomfort as we seek to better understand the full range of consequences associated with the loss of these public programs. To reiterate, you are welcome to skip any question or withdraw from the study at any point. Additionally, despite taking all necessary steps to protect your privacy, there is always a small risk that confidentiality may be compromised. To reduce this risk, only research team members approved by the university's IRB will have access to participants' identifying information. We will also apply pseudonyms and mask specific identifying details about participants and their respective campuses upon transcribing the interviews. Relatedly, any information collected in the scope of these interviews will not be shared, presented, or published in such a way that willfully compromises participants' confidentiality.

Questions or Concerns
As a reminder, please feel free to ask questions about this research at any time. You can find our contact information below. If you have questions or concerns about your role and rights as a participant in this study, would like to obtain information or offer input, or would like to register a complaint about this study, you may contact the university's IRB office at 706-542-3199 or by email at IRB@uga.edu.

Principal Investigator
Dr. Stephanie Aguilar-Smith
Assistant Professor
Louise McBee Institute of Higher Education
University of Georgia
saguilarsmith@uga.edu

Co-Investigators
Dr. Melissa Salazar
CEO
ESCALA Educational Services Inc.
melissa@escala.com

Dr. Rebecca Perdomo
Independent Researcher
RNPerdomo@outlook.com

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