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Title 20, EducationRelease 119-110

§1068c Cooperative Arrangements

Title 20 › CHAPTER 28 — HIGHER EDUCATION RESOURCES AND STUDENT ASSISTANCE › SUBCHAPTER III — INSTITUTIONAL AID › Part G — General Provisions › § 1068c

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary may give grants to support cooperation between colleges and schools. Using Part A funds, grants can go to eligible Part A institutions working with each other or with schools that do not get this help. Using Part B funds, grants can go to eligible Part B institutions working with schools that do not get this help. Grants must fund the activities listed in section 1057(b) or section 1062 so schools can share resources, avoid repeating expensive work, and strengthen Part A and Part B institutions. The Secretary must give priority to grant applications that are geographically and economically sensible or that clearly help the applicant school. Grant lengths are set under section 1059 or section 1062.

Full Legal Text

Title 20, §1068c

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(a)General authority
The Secretary may make grants to encourage cooperative arrangements—
(1)with funds available to carry out part A, between institutions eligible for assistance under part A and between such institutions and institutions not receiving assistance under this subchapter; or
(2)with funds available to carry out part B, between institutions eligible for assistance under part B and institutions not receiving assistance under this subchapter;
for the activities described in section 1057(b) of this title or section 1062 of this title, as the case may be, so that the resources of the cooperating institutions might be combined and shared to achieve the purposes of such parts and avoid costly duplicative efforts and to enhance the development of part A and part B eligible institutions.
(b)Priority
The Secretary shall give priority to grants for the purposes described under subsection (a) whenever the Secretary determines that the cooperative arrangement is geographically and economically sound or will benefit the applicant institution.
(c)Duration
Grants to institutions having a cooperative arrangement may be made under this section for a period as determined under section 1059 of this title or section 1062 of this title.

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Editorial Notes

Codification Section was formerly classified to section 1069 of this title prior to renumbering by Pub. L. 105–244.

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Citation

20 U.S.C. § 1068c

Title 20, Education

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110