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Title 34 → Subtitle B → Chapter VI → Part 637
§637.1 What is the Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program (MSEIP)?
§637.2 Who is eligible to receive a grant?
§637.3 What regulations apply to the Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program?
§637.4 What definitions apply to the Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program?
§637.11 What kinds of projects are supported by this program?
§637.12 What are institutional projects?
§637.13 What are design projects?
§637.14 What are special projects?
§637.15 What are cooperative projects?
§637.21 Application procedures.
§637.31 How does the Secretary evaluate an application?
§637.41 What are the cost restrictions on design project grants?
Source: 46 FR 51204, Oct. 16, 1981, unless otherwise noted.
[65 FR 7674, Feb. 15, 2000]
(2) Qualify as minority institutions as defined in §637.4.
(2) Qualify as minority institutions as defined in §637.4;
(4) Enter into a partnership with public or private nonprofit institutions of higher education that award baccalaureate degrees in science and engineering.
The following regulations apply to the Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program:
(b) The regulations in this part 637.
[46 FR 51204, Oct. 16, 1981, as amended at 52 FR 43544, Nov. 12, 1987; 57 FR 54302, Nov. 18, 1992; 65 FR 7675, Feb. 15, 2000; 79 FR 76102, Dec. 19, 2014]
(a) Definitions in EDGAR. The following terms used in this part are defined in 34 CFR part 77.
EDGAR Project period
(b) Definitions that apply to this part:
Accredited means currently certified by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or making satisfactory progress toward achieving accreditation.
Minority means American Indian, Alaskan Native, black (not of Hispanic origin), Hispanic (including persons of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, and Central or South American origin), Pacific Islander or other ethnic group underrepresented in science and engineering.
Minority institution means an accredited college or university whose enrollment of a single minority group or a combination of minority groups as defined in this section exceeds fifty percent of the total enrollment. The Secretary verifies this information from the data on enrollments (Higher Education General Information Surveys HEGIS XIII) furnished by the institution to the Office for Civil Rights, Department of Education.
Science means, for the purposes of this program, the biological, engineering, mathematical, physical, behavorial and social sciences, and the history and philosophy of science; also included are interdisciplinary fields which are comprised of overlapping areas among two or more sciences.
Underrepresented in science and engineering means a minority group whose number of scientists and engineers per 10,000 population of that group is substantially below the comparable figure for scientists and engineers who are white and not of Hispanic origin.
(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1067-1067c, 1067g-1067k, 1068, 1068b)
(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1135b-1135b-3 and 1135d-5)
[46 FR 51204, Oct. 16, 1981, as amended at 52 FR 43544, Nov. 12, 1987; 65 FR 7675, Feb. 15, 2000]
The Secretary awards grants under this program for all or some of the following categories of projects:
(a) Institutional projects for implementing a comprehensive science improvement plan as described in §637.12.
(b) Design projects for developing a long-range science improvement plan as described in §637.13.
(c) Special projects to support activities as described in §637.14.
(d) Cooperative projects to share facilities and personnel and disseminate information as described in §637.15.
(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1135b-2)
(a) Institutional project grants support the implementation of a comprehensive science improvement plan, which may include any combination of activities for improving the preparation of minority students, particularly minority women, for careers in science.
(b) Activities that the Secretary may assist under an institutional project include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1) Faculty development programs; or
(2) Development of curriculum materials.
[46 FR 51204, Oct. 16, 1981, as amended at 52 FR 43545, Nov. 12, 1987; 57 FR 54302, Nov. 18, 1992]
(a) Design project grants assist minority institutions that do not have their own appropriate resources or personnel to plan and develop long-range science improvement programs.
(b) Activities that the Secretary may assist under a design project include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1) Development of planning, management, and evaluation systems; and
(2) Improvement of institutional research or development offices.
[46 FR 51204, Oct. 16, 1981, as amended at 52 FR 43545, Nov. 12, 1987]
There are two types of special projects grants—
(a) Special project grants for which minority institutions are eligible which support activities that—
(1) Improve quality training in science and engineering at minority institutions; or
(2) Enhance the minority institutions' general scientific research capabilities.
(b) Special project grants for which all applicants are eligible which support activities that—
(1) Provide a needed service to a group of eligible minority institutions; or
(2) Provide in-service training for project directors, scientists, and engineers from eligible minority institutions.
(c) Activities that the Secretary may assist under a special project include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1) Advanced science seminars;
(2) Science faculty workshops and conferences;
(3) Faculty training to develop specific science research or education skills;
(4) Research in science education;
(5) Programs for visiting scientists;
(6) Preparation of films or audio-visual materials in science;
(7) Development of learning experiences in science beyond those normally available to minority undergraduate students, particularly minority women;
(8) Development of pre-college enrichment activities in science; and
(9) Any other activities designed to address specific barriers to the entry of minorities, particularly minority women, into science.
(d) Minority institutions are eligible to apply for special projects of the type listed in paragraph (a) of this section. All applicants eligible for assistance under this program may apply for special projects of the type listed in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section.
(a) Cooperative project grants assist groups of nonprofit accredited colleges and universities to work together to conduct a science improvement project.
(b) Activities that the Secretary may fund under cooperative projects include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1) Assisting institutions in sharing facilities and personnel;
(2) Disseminating information about established programs in science and engineering;
(3) Supporting cooperative efforts to strengthen the institutions' science and engineering programs; and
(4) Carrying out a combination of any of the activities in paragraphs (c)(1)-(3) of this section.
(c) Eligible applicants for cooperative projects are groups of nonprofit accredited colleges and universities whose primary fiscal agent is an eligible minority institution as defined in §637.4(b).
One applies for a grant under the procedures of EDGAR §§75.100 through 75.129.
(a) The Secretary evaluates an application on the basis of the criteria in §637.32.
(c) The Secretary gives priority to applicants which have not previously received funding from the program and to previous grantees with a proven record of success, as well as to applications that contribute to achieving balance among funded projects with respect to:
(1) Geographic region;
(2) Academic discipline; and
(3) Project type.
(i) Higher quality in the design of the project;
(v) Methods of coordination. (See 34 CFR 75.580)
(iii) The time that each person referred to in paragraphs (b)(2) (i) and (ii) of this section plans to commit to the project.
(iv) The extent to which the applicant, as part of its nondiscriminatory emloyment practices, encourages applications for employment from persons who are members of groups that have been traditionally underrepresented, such as members of a racial or ethnic minority group, women, handicapped persons, and the elderly.
(ii) Costs are reasonable in relation to the objective of the project.
(d) Evaluation plan. (1) The Secretary reviews each application for information that shows the quality of the evaluation plan for the project. (See 34 CFR 75.590)
(i) The facilities that the applicant plans to use are adequate; and
(f) Identification of need for the project. (1) The Secretary reviews each application for information that shows the identification of need for the project.
(i) An adequate needs assessment;
(ii) An identification of specific needs in science; and
(g) Potential institutional impact of the project. (1) The Secretary reviews each application to determine the extent to which the proposed project gives evidence of potential for enhancing the institution's capacity for improving and maintaining quality science education for its minority students, particularly minority women.
(i) For an institutional or cooperative project, the extent to which both the established science education program(s) and the proposed project will expand or strengthen the established program(s) in relation to the identified needs; or
(ii) For a design project, the extent to which realistic long-range science education improvement plans will be developed with the technical assistance provided under the project; or
(iii) For a special project, the extent to which it addresses needs that have not been adequately addressed by an existing institutional science program or takes a particularly new and exemplary approach that has not been taken by any existing institutional science program.
(h) Institutional commitment to the project. (1) The Secretary reviews each application for information that shows that the applicant plans to continue the project activities when funding ceases.
(i) Adequate institutional commitment to absorb any after-the-grant burden initiated by the project;
(ii) Adequate plans for continuation of project activities when funding ceases;
(iii) Clear evidence of past institutional commitment to the provision of quality science programs for its minority students; and
(iv) A local review statement signed by the chief executive officer of the institution endorsing the project and indicating how the project will accelerate the attainment of the institutional goals in science.
(i) Expected outcomes. (1) The Secretary reviews each application to determine the extent to which minority students, particularly minority women, will benefit from the project.
(i) Expected outcomes likely to result in the accomplishment of the program goal;
(ii) Educational value for science students; and
(iii) Possibility of long-term benefits to minority students, faculty, or the institution.
(j) Scientific and educational value of the proposed project. (1) The Secretary reviews each application for information that shows its potential for contributions to science education.
(i) The relationship of the proposed project to the present state of science education;
(ii) The use or development of effective techniques and approaches in science education; and
(iii) Potential use of some aspects of the project at other institutions.
(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 1840-0109)
For design project grants funds may not be used to pay more than fifty percent of the academic year salaries of faculty members involved in the project.