Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-110

§3032a Career Preparation for the Field of Aging

Title 42 › CHAPTER 35 — PROGRAMS FOR OLDER AMERICANS › SUBCHAPTER IV — ACTIVITIES FOR HEALTH, INDEPENDENCE, AND LONGEVITY › Part A — Grant Programs › § 3032a

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Assistant Secretary must give grants to colleges and universities, including historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic‑serving schools, and Hispanic Centers of Excellence in Applied Gerontology, so they can train students for careers caring for older adults. Hispanic Center of Excellence in Applied Gerontology — a college program that serves many Hispanic students, helps them finish degrees, recruits Hispanic students (including with scholarships), and works to add Hispanic faculty or administrators. Historically Black college or university — means the “part B institution” defined in title 20, section 1061(2).

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §3032a

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(a)Grants
The Assistant Secretary shall make grants to institutions of higher education, including historically Black colleges or universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, and Hispanic Centers of Excellence in Applied Gerontology, to provide education and training that prepares students for careers in the field of aging.
(b)Definitions
For purposes of subsection (a):
(1)Hispanic Center of Excellence in Applied Gerontology
The term “Hispanic Center of Excellence in Applied Gerontology” means an institution of higher education with a program in applied gerontology that—
(A)has a significant number of Hispanic individuals enrolled in the program, including individuals accepted for enrollment in the program;
(B)has been effective in assisting Hispanic students of the program to complete the program and receive the degree involved;
(C)has been effective in recruiting Hispanic individuals to attend the program, including providing scholarships and other financial assistance to such individuals and encouraging Hispanic students of secondary educational institutions to attend the program; and
(D)has made significant recruitment efforts to increase the number and placement of Hispanic individuals serving in faculty or administrative positions in the program.
(2)Historically Black college or university
The term “historically Black college or university” has the meaning given the term “part B institution” in section 1061(2) of title 20.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 412 of Pub. L. 89–73 was classified to section 3032 of this title, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 106–501. Another prior section 412 of Pub. L. 89–73 was classified to section 3035a of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 95–478, title I, § 104(b)(3), Oct. 18, 1978, 92 Stat. 1539.

Amendments

2006—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 109–365 amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “The Assistant Secretary shall make grants to institutions of higher education, historically Black colleges or universities, Hispanic Centers of Excellence in Applied Gerontology, and other educational institutions that serve the needs of minority students, to provide education and training to prepare students for careers in the field of aging.”

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 3032a

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110