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§1063a Applications

Title 20 › CHAPTER 28 — HIGHER EDUCATION RESOURCES AND STUDENT ASSISTANCE › SUBCHAPTER III — INSTITUTIONAL AID › Part B — Strengthening Historically Black Colleges and Universities › § 1063a

Last updated Sep 23, 2026|Official source

Summary

Requires a Part B institution to meet the rules in subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E) of section 1058(b)(1) and to send an application to the Secretary when and how the Secretary asks, with any information the Secretary reasonably requires. The application must say the federal payments will be used for the purposes in section 1062, include a yearly report, and arrange regular audits. Audits must be done by a qualified, independent auditor at least once every 2 years, unless the institution’s audit under chapter 75 of title 31 already covers that period. The Secretary must approve any application that follows these rules and cannot deny one without giving the institution notice and a chance for a hearing. Each application must also describe measurable goals for financial management and academic programs and a plan for how the institution will reach those goals.

Full Legal Text

Title 20, §1063a

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(a)Contents
No part B institution shall be entitled to its allotment of Federal funds for any grant under section 1063 of this title for any period unless that institution meets the requirements of subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E) of section 1058(b)(1) of this title and submits an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing or accompanied by such information, as the Secretary may reasonably require. Each such application shall—
(1)provide that the payments under this chapter will be used for the purposes set forth in section 1062 of this title; and
(2)provide for making an annual report to the Secretary and provide for—
(A)conducting, except as provided in subparagraph (B), a financial and compliance audit of an eligible institution, with regard to any funds obtained by it under this subchapter at least once every 2 years and covering the period since the most recent audit, conducted by a qualified, independent organization or person in accordance with standards established by the Comptroller General for the audit of governmental organizations, programs, and functions, and as prescribed in regulations of the Secretary, the results of which shall be submitted to the Secretary; or
(B)with regard to an eligible institution which is audited under chapter 75 of title 31 deeming such audit to satisfy the requirements of subparagraph (A) for the period covered by such audit.
(b)Approval
The Secretary shall approve any application which meets the requirements of subsection (a) and shall not disapprove any application submitted under this part, or any modification thereof, without first affording such institution reasonable notice and opportunity for a hearing.
(c)Goals for financial management and academic programs
Any application for a grant under this part shall describe measurable goals for the institution’s financial management and academic programs and include a plan of how the applicant intends to achieve those goals.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

section 1058(b)(1)(E) of this title, referred to in subsec. (a), was repealed and section 1058(b)(1)(F) was redesignated section 1058(b)(1)(E) by Pub. L. 102–325, title III, § 302(a)(1)(B), (C), July 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 472.

Amendments

1992—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 102–325 added subsec. (c). 1987—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 100–50 substituted “section 1062 of this title” for “section 1061 of this title”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1992 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 102–325 effective Oct. 1, 1992, see section 2 of Pub. L. 102–325, set out as a note under section 1001 of this title.

Effective Date

of 1987 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 100–50 effective as if enacted as part of the Higher Education

Amendments

of 1986, Pub. L. 99–498, see section 27 of Pub. L. 100–50, set out as a note under section 1001 of this title.

Reference

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Citation

20 U.S.C. § 1063a

Title 20, Education

Last Updated

Sep 23, 2026

Release point: 119-110