§1140c — Title 20 Education | U.S. Code

§1140c Applications

Title 20 › Chapter 28— HIGHER EDUCATION RESOURCES AND STUDENT ASSISTANCE › Subchapter VII— GRADUATE AND POSTSECONDARY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS › Part D— Programs To Provide Students With Disabilities With a Quality Higher Education › Subpart 1— demonstration projects to support postsecondary faculty, staff, and administrators in educating students with disabilities › § 1140c

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Colleges or universities that want a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement must apply to the Secretary when and how the Secretary requires. The application must explain the activities the school will do and how they meet the program’s goal, show that many people at the school helped plan them, say how the school will work with its disability services office, and describe how it will use proven, research-based practices from other effective institutions.

Title 20, §1140c

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Each institution of higher education desiring to receive a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under this subpart shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the Secretary may require. Each application shall include—

(1)a description of the activities authorized under this subpart that the institution proposes to carry out, and how such institution plans to conduct such activities in order to further the purpose of this subpart;

(2)a description of how the institution consulted with a broad range of people within the institution to develop activities for which assistance is sought;

(3)a description of how the institution will coordinate and collaborate with the office that provides services to students with disabilities within the institution; and

(4)a description of the extent to which the institution will work to replicate the research-based and best practices of institutions of higher education with demonstrated effectiveness in serving students with disabilities.

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Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 1140c, Pub. L. 89–329, title VII, § 764, as added Pub. L. 105–244, title VII, § 701, Oct. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1803, established a rule of

Construction

, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 110–315, title VII, § 709(2), Aug. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 3361. A prior section 763 of Pub. L. 89–329 was classified to section 1140b of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 110–315. Another prior section 763 of Pub. L. 89–329 was classified to section 1132g–2 of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 102–325. Another prior section 763 of Pub. L. 89–329 was classified to section 1132d–2 of this title, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 96–374.