§1067c — Title 20 Education | U.S. Code

§1067c Use of Funds

Title 20 › Chapter 28— HIGHER EDUCATION RESOURCES AND STUDENT ASSISTANCE › Subchapter III— INSTITUTIONAL AID › Part E— Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program › Subpart 1— minority science and engineering improvement program › § 1067c

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Summary

Money under this program can be given in four ways: institutional grants (for use by a whole school), cooperative grants (for joint work between schools), design projects (for planning and building new programs), or special projects (for focused activities). Institutional grants can pay for things like faculty development and new curriculum materials. Cooperative grants can help schools share people and facilities, spread information about science and engineering programs, support joint efforts to strengthen those programs, or do a mix of these. Design projects can pay for planning, management, and evaluation systems and for plans to start and improve scientific research. Special projects can fund things such as advanced seminars, faculty workshops and training, research on science education, visiting scientists, educational films or media, extra learning for minority undergraduates, pre‑college enrichment, or other activities that reduce barriers for minorities entering science.

Title 20, §1067c

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(a)Funds appropriated to carry out this subpart may be made available as—

(1)institutional grants (as defined in section 1067k(6) of this title);

(2)cooperative grants (as defined in section 1067k(7) of this title);

(3)design projects (as defined in section 1067k(8) of this title); or

(4)special projects (as defined in section 1067k(9) of this title).

(b)(1)The authorized uses of funds made available as institutional grants include (but are not limited to)—

(A)faculty development programs; or

(B)development of curriculum materials.

(2)The authorized uses of funds made available as cooperative grants include (but are not limited to)—

(A)assisting institutions in sharing facilities and personnel;

(B)disseminating information about established programs in science and engineering;

(C)supporting cooperative efforts to strengthen the institutions’ science and engineering programs; or

(D)carrying out a combination of any of the activities in subparagraphs (A) through (C).

(3)The authorized uses of funds made available as design projects include (but are not limited to)—

(A)developing planning, management, and evaluation systems; or

(B)developing plans for initiating scientific research and for improving institutions’ capabilities for such activities.

(4)The authorized uses of funds made available as special projects include (but are not limited to)—

(A)advanced science seminars;

(B)science faculty workshops and conferences;

(C)faculty training to develop specific science research or education skills;

(D)research in science education;

(E)programs for visiting scientists;

(F)preparation of films or audio-visual materials in science;

(G)development of learning experiences in science beyond those normally available to minority undergraduate students;

(H)development of pre-college enrichment activities in science; or

(I)any other activities designed to address specific barriers to the entry of minorities into science.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was formerly classified to section 1135b–2 of this title prior to renumbering by Pub. L. 105–244.

Prior Provisions

A prior section 353 of Pub. L. 89–329 was renumbered section 393 and is classified to section 1068b of this title.

Amendments

1998—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 105–244, § 301(c)(8)(A), substituted “section 1067k(6)” for “section 1135d–5(6)”. Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 105–244, § 301(c)(8)(B), substituted “section 1067k(7)” for “section 1135d–5(7)”. Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 105–244, § 301(c)(8)(C), substituted “section 1067k(8)” for “section 1135d–5(8)”. Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 105–244, § 301(c)(8)(D), substituted “section 1067k(9)” for “section 1135d–5(9)”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1998 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 105–244 effective Oct. 1, 1998, except as otherwise provided in Pub. L. 105–244, see section 3 of Pub. L. 105–244, set out as a note under section 1001 of this title.