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PART 609—STRENGTHENING HISTORICALLY BLACK GRADUATE INSTITUTIONS PROGRAMContentsSubpart A—General
§609.11 What is the duration of a grant?
Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1063b and 1063c, unless otherwise noted. Source: 59 FR 38717, July 20, 1993, unless otherwise noted. Back to Top
§609.1 What is the Strengthening Historically Black Graduate Institutions Program?The Strengthening Historically Black Graduate Institutions Program provides grants to the institutions listed in §609.2 to assist these institutions in establishing and strengthening their physical plants, development offices, endowment funds, academic resources and student services so that they may continue to participate in fulfilling the goal of equality of educational opportunity in graduate education.
(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1060 and 1063b) Back to Top
§609.2 What institutions are eligible to receive a grant under this part?(a) An institution or an institution's qualified graduate program listed in paragraph (b) of this section is eligible to receive a grant under this part if the Secretary determines that the institution is making a substantial contribution to legal, medical, dental, veterinary or other graduate education opportunities for Black Americans.(b) The institutions and programs referred to in paragraph (a) of this section are—(1) Morehouse School of Medicine;(2) Meharry Medical School;(3) Charles R. Drew Postgraduate Medical School;(4) Clark Atlanta University;(5) Tuskegee Institute School of Veterinary Medicine;(6) Xavier University School of Pharmacy;(7) Southern University School of Law;(8) Texas Southern University School of Law and School of Pharmacy; (9) Florida A&M University School of Pharmaceutical Sciences;(10) North Carolina Central University School of Law;(11) Morgan State University's qualified graduate program;(12) Hampton University's qualified graduate program;(13) Alabama A&M's qualified graduate program;(14) North Carolina A&T State University's qualified graduate program;(15) University of Maryland Eastern Shore's qualified graduate program; and(16) Jackson State University's qualified graduate program.(c) An institution that was awarded a grant prior to October 1, 1992 may continue to receive grant payments, regardless of the eligibility of the graduate institutions described in paragraphs (b)(6) through (16) of this section, until the institution's grant period has expired or September 30, 1993, whichever is later.(d) No institution of higher education or university system may receive more than one grant under this section in any fiscal year.
(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1063b(e)) Back to Top
§609.3 What regulations apply?The following regulations apply to this part:(a) The Department of Education General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) as follows:(1) 34 CFR part 74 (Administration of Grants to Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, and Nonprofit Organizations).(2) The following sections of 34 CFR part 75 (Direct Grant Programs): §§75.1-75.104, 75.125-75.129, 75.190-75.192, 75.230-75.261, 75.500, 75.510-75.519, 75.524-75.534, 75.580-75.903, and 75.901;(3) 34 CFR part 77 (Definitions that Apply to Department Regulations).(4) 34 CFR part 79 (Intergovernmental Review of Department of Education Programs and Activities).(5) 34 CFR part 82 (New Restrictions on Lobbying).(6) 34 CFR part 85 (Governmentwide Debarment and Suspension (Nonprocurement) and Governmentwide Requirements for Drug-Free Workplace (Grants))(7) 34 CFR part 86 (Drug-Free Schools and Campuses).(b) The regulations in this part 609.
§609.4 What definitions apply?(a) Definitions in EDGAR. The following terms used in this part are defined in 34 CFR 77.1:
(b) The following definition applies to a term used in this part:Qualified graduate program means a graduate or professional program that—(i) Provides a program of instruction in the physical or natural sciences, engineering, mathematics, or other scientific disciplines in which African Americans are underrepresented;(ii) Has been accredited or approved by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association. (The Secretary publishes a list in the Federal Register of nationally recognized accrediting agencies and associations.); and(iii) Has students enrolled in that program when the institution offering the program applies for a grant under this part.
(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1063b and 1069c) Back to Top
(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1062, 1063a, and 1069c) Back to Top
§609.11 What is the duration of a grant?The Secretary may award a grant under this part for a period of up to five academic years.
§609.20 What are the application requirements for a grant under this part?In order to receive a grant under this part, an institution must submit an application to the Secretary at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may prescribe. The application must contain—(a) A description of the activities to be carried out with grant funds and how those activities will improve graduate educational opportunities for Black and low-income students and lead to greater financial independence for the applicant;(b) A description of how the applicant is making a substantial contribution to the legal, medical, dental, veterinary or other graduate education opportunities for Black Americans;(c) An assurance from each applicant requesting in excess of $500,000 that 50 percent of the costs of all the activities to be carried out under the grant will come from non-Federal sources;(d) A description of how the grant funds will be used so that they will supplement, and to the extent practical, increase the funds that would otherwise be made available for the activities to be carried out under the grant and in no case supplant those funds, for the activities described in §609.10(a)(1) through §609.10(a)(14);(e) An assurance that the proposed activities in the application are in accordance with any State plan that is applicable to the institution; and(f)(1) A comprehensive development plan as described in §609.21; or(2) If an applicant has already submitted a comprehensive development plan as described in §609.21, a description of the progress the applicant has made in carrying out the goals of its plan.
(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 1840-0113) (Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1063d and 1066(b)(2)) Back to Top
§609.21 What is a comprehensive development plan and what must it contain?(a) A comprehensive development plan must describe an institution's strategy for achieving growth and self-sufficiency by strengthening its—(1) Financial management;(2) Academic programs; and(b) The comprehensive development plan must include the following:(1) An assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of the institution's financial management and academic programs.(2) A delineation of the institution's goals for its financial management and academic programs, based on the outcomes of the assessment described in paragraph (b)(1) of this section.(3) A listing of measurable objectives designed to assist the institution to reach each goal with accompanying timeframes for achieving the objectives.(4) A description of methods, processes and procedures that will be used by the college or university to institutionalize financial management and academic program practices and improvements developed under the proposed funded activities.
§609.40 What are the matching requirements?If an institution receives a grant in excess of $500,000, it must spend non-Federal funds to meet the cost of at least 50 percent of the activities approved in its application.
§609.41 What are allowable costs and what are the limitations on allowable costs?(a) Allowable costs. Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section, a grantee may expend grant funds for activities that are reasonably related to carrying out the allowable activities included in its approved application.(b) Supplement and not supplant. A grantee shall use grant funds so that they supplement, and to the extent practical, increase the funds that would otherwise be available for the activities to be carried out under the grant, and in no case supplant those funds.(c) Limitations on allowable costs. A grantee may not—(1) Spend more than fifty percent of its grant award in each fiscal year for costs relating to constructing or maintaining a classroom, library, laboratory, or other instructional facility; and(2) Use an indirect cost rate to determine allowable costs under its grant.
(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1062, 1063b, and 1066) Back to Top
§609.42 What are the audit and repayment requirements?(a)(1) A grantee shall provide for the conduct of a compliance and financial audit of any funds it receives under this part by a qualified, independent organization or person in accordance with the Standards for Audit of Governmental Organizations, Programs, Activities, and Functions, 1981 revision, established by the Comptroller General of the United States. This publication is available from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office.(2) The grantee shall have an audit conducted at least once every two years, covering the period since the previous audit, and the grantee shall submit the audit to the Secretary.(3) If a grantee is audited under chapter 75 of title 31 of the United States Code, the Secretary considers that audit to satisfy the requirements of paragraph (a)(1) of this section.(b) An institution awarded a grant under this part must submit to the Department of Education Inspector General three copies of the audit required in paragraph (a) of this section within six months after completion of the audit.(c) Any individual or firm conducting an audit described in this section shall give the Department of Education's Inspector General access to records or other documents necessary to review the results of the audit.(d) A grantee shall repay to the Treasury of the United States any grant funds it received that it did not expend or use to carry out the allowable activities included in its approved application within ten years following the date of the initial grant it received under this part.
§609.43 Under what conditions does the Secretary terminate a grant?The Secretary terminates any grant under which funds were not expended if an institution loses—(a) Its accredited status; or (b) Its legal authority in the State in which it is located.