34 CFR § 608.1 - What is the Strengthening Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Program?

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title: "34 CFR § 608.1 - What is the Strengthening Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Program?"
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section_name: "What is the Strengthening Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Program?"
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION"
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part_name: "STRENGTHENING HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES PROGRAM"
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authority: "20 U.S.C. 1060 through 1063c, and 1068 through 1068h, unless otherwise noted."
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# 608.1 What is the Strengthening Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Program?

The Strengthening Historically Black Colleges and Universities Program, hereafter called the HBCU Program, provides grants to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to assist these institutions in establishing and strengthening their physical plants, academic resources and student services so that they may continue to participate in fulfilling the goal of equality of educational opportunity.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1060)