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[1] So in original. Probably should be followed by a colon.
[2] So in original. Probably should be “subparagraphs (A) to (R) of subsection (e)(1) of this section”.
§ 1063b. Professional or graduate institutions
(a)
General authorization
(1)
Subject to the availability of funds appropriated to carry out this section, the Secretary shall award program grants to each of the postgraduate institutions listed in subsection (e) of this section that is determined by the Secretary to be making a substantial contribution to the legal, medical, dental, veterinary, or other graduate education opportunities in mathematics, engineering, or the physical or natural sciences for Black Americans.
(2)
No grant in excess of $1,000,000 may be made under this section unless the postgraduate institution provides assurances that 50 percent of the cost of the purposes for which the grant is made will be paid from non-Federal sources, except that no institution shall be required to match any portion of the first $1,000,000 of the institution’s award from the Secretary. After funds are made available to each eligible institution under the funding rules described in subsection (f) of this section, the Secretary shall distribute, on a pro rata basis, any amounts which were not so made available (by reason of the failure of an institution to comply with the matching requirements of this paragraph) among the institutions that have complied with such matching requirement.
(c)
Uses of funds
A grant under this section may be used for—
(1)
purchase, rental or lease of scientific or laboratory equipment for educational purposes, including instructional and research purposes;
(2)
construction, maintenance, renovation, and improvement in classroom, library, laboratory, and other instructional facilities, including purchase or rental of telecommunications technology equipment or services;
(3)
purchase of library books, periodicals, technical and other scientific journals, microfilm, microfiche, and other educational materials, including telecommunications program materials;
(4)
scholarships, fellowships, and other financial assistance for needy graduate and professional students to permit the enrollment of the students in and completion of the doctoral degree in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, veterinary medicine, law, and the doctorate degree in the physical or natural sciences, engineering, mathematics, or other scientific disciplines in which African Americans are underrepresented;
(5)
establish or improve a development office to strengthen and increase contributions from alumni and the private sector;
(6)
assist in the establishment or maintenance of an institutional endowment to facilitate financial independence pursuant to section
1065 of this title; and
(d)
Application
Any institution eligible for a grant under this section shall submit an application which—
(e)
Eligibility
(1)
In general
Independent professional or graduate institutions and programs eligible for grants under subsection (a) of this section are the following [1]
(2)
Qualified graduate program
(A)
For the purposes of this section, the term “qualified graduate program” means a graduate or professional program that provides a program of instruction in the physical or natural sciences, engineering, mathematics, or other scientific discipline in which African Americans are underrepresented and has students enrolled in such program at the time of application for a grant under this section.
(3)
Special rule
Institutions that were awarded grants under this section prior to October 1, 1998, shall continue to receive such grants, subject to the availability of appropriated funds, regardless of the eligibility of the institutions described in subparagraphs (Q) and (R) of paragraph (1).
(4)
One grant per institution
The Secretary shall not award more than 1 grant under this section in any fiscal year to any institution of higher education or university system.
(5)
Institutional choice
The president or chancellor of the institution may decide which graduate or professional school or qualified graduate program will receive funds under the grant in any 1 fiscal year, if the allocation of funds among the schools or programs is delineated in the application for funds submitted to the Secretary under this section.
(f)
Funding rule
Subject to subsection (g) of this section, of the amount appropriated to carry out this section for any fiscal year—
(1)
the first $26,600,000 (or any lesser amount appropriated) shall be available only for the purposes of making grants to institutions or programs described in subparagraphs (A) through (P) of subsection (e)(1) of this section;
(2)
any amount in excess of $26,600,000, but not in excess of $28,600,000, shall be available for the purpose of making grants to institutions or programs described in subparagraphs (Q) and (R) of subsection (e)(1) of this section; and
(3)
any amount in excess of $28,600,000, shall be made available to each of the institutions or programs identified in subparagraphs (A) through (R) [2] pursuant to a formula developed by the Secretary that uses the following elements:
(B)
The number of students enrolled in the programs for which the eligible institution received funding under this section in the previous year.
(C)
The average cost of education per student, for all full-time graduate or professional students (or the equivalent) enrolled in the eligible professional or graduate school, or for doctoral students enrolled in the qualified graduate programs.
(g)
Hold harmless rule
Notwithstanding paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (f) of this section, no institution or qualified program identified in subsection (e)(1) of this section that received a grant for fiscal year 1998 and that is eligible to receive a grant in a subsequent fiscal year shall receive a grant amount in any such subsequent fiscal year that is less than the grant amount received for fiscal year 1998, unless the amount appropriated is not sufficient to provide such grant amounts to all such institutions and programs, or the institution cannot provide sufficient matching funds to meet the requirements of this section.
[1] So in original. Probably should be followed by a colon.
[2] So in original. Probably should be “subparagraphs (A) to (R) of subsection (e)(1) of this section”.
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