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MEMORANDUM

TO: The Assistant Secretary

Office of Postsecondary Education

FROM: The Secretary

SUBJECT: Delegation of Programmatic Authority

I. DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY

Under the authority vested in me by section 412 of the Department 

of Education Organization Act, 20 U.S.C. §3472, I hereby delegate to 

you, your successor in function, and anyone serving for you in an 

acting capacity or delegated to perform the functions and duties of 

your position, the programmatic authorities described in the 

attached appendix.

Unless otherwise noted in future delegations of authority, 

amendments to the authorities delegated herein are included in the 

scope of this delegation.

II. RESERVATIONS

Unless otherwise noted in existing or future delegations of authority, 

the following are not delegated:

A. the authority to sign documents for publication in the Federal Register 

other than those documents designated in the blanket delegation of 

authority to sign Federal Register documents to Principal Officers, 

EA/GEN/12, certified on June 15, 2006;

B. the authority to appoint members of advisory councils and fix 

compensation; and

C. unless otherwise provided by law, the authority to submit reports to 

Congress or the President. 

III. REDELEGATION

Subject to applicable provisions of law, and unless otherwise noted, 

you may redelegate any of the authorities delegated to you, and may 

authorize further redelegation. All redelegations must be prepared 

in accordance with the Administrative Communications System 

directive, OM:1-102: Delegations of Authority, dated July 29, 2008.
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IV. CERTIFICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE

This delegation is effective upon certification by the Department’s 

Principal Delegations Control Officer. This delegation supersedes 

EA/EP/339, its subsequent amendments, and EA/EP/342.

I hereby ratify actions within the scope of this delegation taken by 

the addressee prior to the date of certification.

 __________s______________ 

 Arne Duncan 

OGC Clearance: Deborah Friendly 

Certified Date: 4/25/2012

Departmental Delegations Control Officer: /s/ Bruce L. Monblatt

Control Number: EA/EP/357
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Office of Postsecondary Education

Delegation of Programmatic Authority

APPENDIX

I. Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA)

A. HEA, Title I

Statutes Description of Authority

Parts A & B (20 U.S.C. §§1001 et seq.) General Provisions (except Section 120 (a)-

(d) (20 U.S.C. §1011i (a)-(d)), delegated to 

Federal Student Aid, see: Delegation 

EA/EN/71 [certified June 1, 2010] and 

Section 117 (20 U.S.C. § 1011f), delegated to 

Federal Student Aid, see: Delegation [add 

new delegation information], except for

Section 117(f)(1) (20 U.S.C. § 1011f(f)(1)), 

which authority the Secretary has not 

delegated, and Section 117(g) (20 U.S.C. § 

1011f(g)), which remains delegated to OPE) 

Part C (20 U.S.C. §§1015 et seq.) Cost of Higher Education (except Section 

131(a) - (c)(4) (20 U.S.C. §1015(a) – (c)(4)))

Part E (20 U.S.C. §§1019 et seq.) Lender and Institution Requirements 

Relating to Education Loans

B. HEA, Title II

Teacher Quality Enhancement 

Statutes Description of Authority

Part A (20 U.S.C. §§1021 et seq.) Teacher Quality Partnership Grants (except 

Sections 201 – 204) (20 U.S.C. §§ 1022 – 

1022c), delegated to the Office of Innovation 

and Improvement, see: Delegation EA/EU/23-

A [certified April 16, 2009])

Part B (20 U.S.C. §§1031 et seq.) Enhancing Teacher Education

Part C (20 U.S.C. §1041) General Provisions 

C. HEA, Title III

Institutional Aid

Statutes Description of Authority

Part A (20 U.S.C. §§1057 et seq.) Strengthening Institutions Program
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Statutes Description of Authority

Part B (20 U.S.C. §§1060 et seq.) Strengthening Historically Black Colleges 

and Universities

Part C (20 U.S.C. §1065) Endowment Challenge Grants

Part D (20 U.S.C. §§1066 et seq.) Historically Black College and University 

Capital Financing

Part E (20 U.S.C. §§1067 et seq.) Minority Science and Engineering 

Improvement Program

Part F (20 U.S.C. §1067q) Strengthening Historically Black Colleges 

and Universities and Other Minority Serving 

Institutions

Part G (20 U.S.C. §§1068 et seq.) General Provisions

D. HEA, Title IV

Student Assistance (operational authority for the programs and functions marked with 

an asterisk (*) below have been delegated to Federal Student Aid, see: Delegation 

EA/EN/59 [certified May 29, 2008]) 

Statutes Description of Authority

Part A, Subpart 1 (20 U.S.C. §§1070a et seq.) Federal Pell Grant Program*

Academic Competitiveness Grants (20 U.S.C. 

§1070a-1)*

Part A, Subpart 2 Federal Early Outreach and Student Services 

Programs

Part A, Subpart 2, Chapter 1 (20 U.S.C.

§§1070a-11 et seq.)

Federal TRIO Programs

Part A, Subpart 2, Chapter 2 (20 U.S.C. 

§§1070a-21 et seq.)

Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for 

Undergraduate Programs

Part A, Subpart 3 (20 U.S.C. §§1070b et seq.) Federal Supplemental Educational 

Opportunity Grant Program*

Part A, Subpart 4 (20 U.S.C. §§1070c et seq.) Leveraging Educational Assistance 

Partnership Program*

Part A, Subpart 6 (20 U.S.C. §§1070d-31 et 

seq.)

Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship Program

Part A, Subpart 7 (20 U.S.C. §1070e) Child Care Access Means Parents in School

Part A, Subpart 9 (20 U.S.C. §§1070g et seq.) TEACH Grants*

Part A, Subpart 10 (20 U.S.C. §1070h) Scholarships for Veteran’s Dependents 

Program

Part B (20 U.S.C. §§1071 et seq.) Federal Family Education Loan Program*

Part C (42 U.S.C. §§2751 et seq.) Federal Work-Study Programs*

Part D (20 U.S.C. §§1087a et seq.) William D. Ford Federal Direct Student Loan 

Program*

Part E (20 U.S.C. §§1087aa et seq.) Federal Perkins Loans*
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Statutes Description of Authority

Part F (20 U.S.C. §§1087kk et seq.) Need Analysis: Publication of Updated Tables 

and Development of Simplified Application, 

Sections 478 and 479 only (20 U.S.C. §§ 

1087rr, 1087ss)

Part G (20 U.S.C. §§1088 et seq.) General Provisions Relating to Student 

Financial Assistance Programs*

Part H, Subpart 2 (20 U.S.C. §1099b Recognition of Accrediting Agency or 

Association

E. DEA, Title V

Developing Institutions

Statutes Description of Authority

Part A (20 U.S.C. §§1101 et seq.) Hispanic-Serving Institutions Program

Part B (20 U.S.C. §§1102 et seq.) Promoting Postbaccalaureate Opportunities 

for Hispanic Americans Program

F. HEA, Title VI

International Education Programs

Statutes Description of Authority

Part A (20 U.S.C. §§1121 et seq.) International and Foreign Language Studies

Part B (20 U.S.C. §§1130 et seq.) Business and International Education 

Programs

Part C (20 U.S.C. §§1131 et seq.) Institute for International Public Policy

Part D (20 U.S.C. §§1132 et seq.) General Provisions

G. HEA, Title VII

Graduate and Postsecondary Improvement Programs

Statutes Description of Authority

Part A Graduate Education Programs

Part A, Subpart 1 (20 U.S.C. §§1134 et seq.) Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program

Part A, Subpart 2 (20 U.S.C. §§1135 et seq.) Graduate Assistance in Areas of National 

Need

Part A, Subpart 3 (20 U.S.C. §1136) Thurgood Marshall Legal Educational 

Opportunity Program

Part A, Subpart 4 (20 U.S.C. §§1136a et seq.) Masters Degree Programs at Historically 

Black Colleges and Universities and 

Predominantly Black Institutions

Part A, Subpart 5 (20 U.S.C. §1137) Administrative Provision

Part B (20 U.S.C. §§1138 et seq.) Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary 

Education

Part C (20 U.S.C. §1139) Urban Community Service
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Statutes Description of Authority

Part D (20 U.S.C. §§1140 et seq.) Programs to Provide Students with 

Disabilities with a Quality Higher Education

Part E (20 U.S.C. §1141) College Access Challenge Grant Program

H. HEA, Title VIII

Statutes Description of Authority

Part A (20 U.S.C. §1161a) Project GRAD

Part B (20 U.S.C. §1161b) Mathematics and Science Scholars 

Program

Part C (20 U.S.C. §1161c) Business Workforce Partnerships for 

Job Skills Training in High-Growth

Occupations or Industries

Part D (20 U.S.C. §1161d) Capacity for Nursing Students and 

Faculty

Part E (20 U.S.C. §1161e) American History for Freedom

Part F (20 U.S.C. §1161f) Teach for America

Part G (20 U.S.C. §1161g) Patsy T. Mink Fellowship Program

Part H (20 U.S.C. §1161h) Improving College Enrollment by 

Secondary Schools

Part I (20 U.S.C. §§1161i et seq.) Early Childhood Education 

Professional Development and Career 

Task Force

Part J (20 U.S.C. §1161j) Improving Science Technology, 

Engineering, and Mathematics 

Education with a Focus on Alaska 

Native and Native Hawaiian Students

Part K (20 U.S.C. §1161k) Pilot Programs to Increase College 

Persistence and Success

Part L (20 U.S.C. §§1161l et seq.) Student Safety and Campus 

Emergency Management

Part M (20 U.S.C. §1161m) Low Tuition

Part N (20 U.S.C. §§1161n et seq.) Cooperative Education

Part O (20 U.S.C. §1161o) College Partnership Grants

Part P (20 U.S.C. §1161p) Jobs to Careers

Part Q (20 U.S.C. §1161q) Rural Development Grants for RuralServing Colleges and Universities

Part R (20 U.S.C. §1161r) Campus-Based Digital Theft 

Prevention

Part S (20 U.S.C. §1161s) Training for Realtime Writers

Part T (20 U.S.C. §1161t) Centers of Excellence for Veteran 

Student Success

Part U (20 U.S.C. §1161u) University Sustainability Programs

Part V (20 U.S.C. §1161v) Modeling and Simulation Programs
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Statutes Description of Authority

Part W (20 U.S.C. §1161w) Path to Success

Part Y (20 U.S.C. §1161y) Early Federal Pell Grant Commitment 

Demonstration Program

Part Z (20 U.S.C. §1161z) Henry Kuualoha Giugni Kupuna 

Memorial Archives 

Part AA (20 U.S.C. §1161aa) Masters and Postbaccalaureate 

Programs

II. Higher Education Amendments of 1998 (Pub. L. 105-244) 

Statutes Description of Authority

Title VIII, Part C (20 U.S.C. §1070 note) Community Scholarship Mobilization

Title VIII, Part G (20 U.S.C. §1070 note) Olympic Scholarships

Title VIII, Part H (20 U.S.C. §1153) Underground Railroad Educational and 

Cultural Program

III. Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (MECEA) (the FulbrightHays Act of 1961) 

Statutes Description of Authority

Section 102(b)(6) (22 U.S.C. §2452(b)(6 Fulbright Hays Training Grants

IV. Native Hawaiian Education Act 

Statutes Description of Authority

Section 701, title VII, Pub. L. 107-110 (20 

U.S.C. §7515)

Native Hawaiian Education Program

V. Howard University 

Statutes Description of Authority

Act of March 2, 1867, An Act to 

Incorporate the Howard University in the 

District of Columbia, as amended (20 U.S.C. 

§§121 et seq.)

General Support

Howard University Endowment Act, Section 

201, Title II, Pub. L. 98-480 (20 U.S.C. 

§§130aa et. seq.)

Endowment

VI. Land Grant Colleges 

Statutes: 

• Act of July 2, 1862, ch. 130, 12 Stat. 503, First Morrill Act (7 U.S.C. §§301 et seq.) 
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• Act of August 30, 1890, ch. 841, 26 Stat. 417, Second Morrill Act (7 U.S.C. §§321 

et seq.) 

• Act of June 29, 1935, ch. 338, 49 Stat. 436, Bankhead-Jones Act (7 U.S.C. §329) 

VII. America COMPETES Act (Pub. L. 110-69) 

Statutes Description of Authority

Title VI, Part I (20 U.S.C. §§9811 et seq Teachers for a Competitive Tomorrow

The Secretary has also delegated to Principal Officers certain administrative authorities 

subject to specified reservations.