[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 239 (Tuesday, December 12, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77673-77674]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-31490]


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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[Notice 00-141]


Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or 
Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Notice of programs and activities receiving financial 
assistance from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration that 
are covered by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, as 
amended.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with subpart F of the final common rule for the 
enforcement of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, as 
amended, 20 U.S.C. 1681, et seq. (``Title IX'') this notice lists those 
programs and activities that receive financial assistance from NASA and 
are covered by Title IX. Title IX prohibits recipients of Federal 
financial assistance from discriminating on the basis of sex in 
education programs or activities. Subpart F requires each Federal 
agency that awards Federal financial assistance to publish in the 
Federal Register a notice of the programs covered by the Title IX 
regulations within sixty (60) days after the effective date (September 
29, 2000) of the final common rule. The final common rule for the 
enforcement of Title IX was published in the Federal Register by twenty 
(20) Federal agencies, including NASA, on August 30, 2000, (65 FR 
52857-52895).

DATES: Effective December 12, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Address comments concerning this notice to the Office of 
Equal Opportunity Programs, Code EI, NASA Headquarters, 300 E Street, 
SW, Room 4W31, Washington, DC 20546.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Frederick J. Dalton, 202-358-0958, 
or TDD: 202-358-3748.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title IX prohibits recipients of Federal 
financial assistance from discriminating on the basis of sex in 
educational programs or activities. Specifically, the statute states 
that ``[n]o person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be 
excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be 
subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity 
receiving Federal financial assistance,'' with specific exceptions for 
various entities, programs, and activities. 20 U.S.C. 1681(a). This 
statute was modeled after Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 
U.S.C. 2000d et seq., which prohibits discrimination on the basis of 
race, color, and national origin in all programs or activities that 
receive Federal financial assistance. The goal of Title IX is to ensure 
that Federal funds are not utilized for and do not support sex-based 
discrimination, and that individuals have equal opportunities, without 
regard to sex, to pursue, engage or participate in, and benefit from 
academic, extracurricular, research, occupational training, employment, 
or other educational programs or activities.

List of Federal Financial Assistance Administered by the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration to Which Title IX Applies

    Note: All recipients of Federal financial assistance from GSA 
are subject to Title IX, but Title IX's anti-discrimination 
prohibitions are limited to the educational components of the 
recipient's program or activity, if any. Failure to list a type of 
Federal assistance below shall not mean, if Title IX is otherwise 
applicable, that a program or activity is not covered by Title IX.

    1. Grants that provides funding to recipients for the purpose of 
supporting or stimulating research, education, and training, without 
substantial involvement by NASA in the activity

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supported by the financial assistance. The four types of grants NASA 
provides are as follows:
    a. Research Grant--A Research Grant is an agreement used to 
stimulate or support research in areas such as space science, earth 
science, the solar system, the universe, human activity in space, 
advanced aeronautics, and related technologies. Usually, research 
grants are in excess of one year in duration.
    b. Education Grant--An Education Grant is an agreement that 
provides funds to an educational institution or other non-profit 
organizations for the purposes of:
    (1) Capturing student interest and/or improving student performance 
in science, mathematics, technology, or related fields;
    (2) Enhancing the skill, knowledge, or ability of teachers or 
faculty members in science, mathematics, or technology;
    (3) Supporting national educational support movements;
    (4) Conducting pilot programs or research to increase participation 
and/or to enhance performance in science, mathematics, or technology 
education at all levels; and
    (5) Developing instructional materials (e.g., teacher guides, 
printed publications, computer software, and videotapes) or networked 
information services for education.
    c. Training Grant--A Training Grant is an agreement that provides 
funds to an educational institution or other non-profit organization 
solely by providing scholarships, fellowships, or stipends to students, 
teachers, and/or faculty. NASA training grants are awarded to colleges, 
universities, or other non-profit organizations; not to individual 
students, teachers, or faculty members. Students and faculty receiving 
direct support under a NASA Training Grant must be U.S. citizens.
    d. Facilities Grant--A Facilities Grant is used to provide for the 
acquisition, construction, use, maintenance, and disposition of 
facilities. For the purposes of this type of grant, facilities means 
property used for production, maintenance, research, development, or 
testing.
    2. Cooperative Agreements that is used to transfer something of 
value to recipients in order to support and stimulate research, with 
substantial involvement between NASA and the recipient during the 
performance of the activity.
    Grants and Cooperative Agreements are made under the authority of 
NASA's organic statute, The National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 
(Space Act), as amended, 42 U.S.C. 2451 et seq., and the National Space 
Grant College and Fellowship Act, 42 U.S.C. 2486-2486l. In addition to 
the grants and cooperative agreements discussed above, the Space Act 
allows NASA to enter into other agreements in order to meet its wide-
ranging mission and program requirements and objectives. Arrangements 
to receive a copy of NASA's federal financial assistance programs in an 
alternative format may be made by contacting the named individual.

George E. Reese,
Associate Administrator for Equal Opportunity Programs.
[FR Doc. 00-31490 Filed 12-11-00; 8:45 am]
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