42 CFR § 86.31 - Eligibility; minimum requirements.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t42/s86.31"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "42 CFR § 86.31 - Eligibility; minimum requirements."
title_number: 42
title_name: "Public Health"
section_number: "86.31"
section_name: "Eligibility; minimum requirements."
chapter_name: "PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "G"
subchapter_name: "OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH RESEARCH AND RELATED ACTIVITIES"
part_number: "86"
part_name: "GRANTS FOR EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Sec. 8(g), 84 Stat. 1600, 29 U.S.C. 657(g); sec. 21(a), 84 Stat. 1612, 29 U.S.C. 670(a)."
regulatory_source: "40 FR 29076, July 10, 1975, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "86"
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# 86.31 Eligibility; minimum requirements.
In order to be eligible for an award under this subpart an applicant must:
(a) Have been accepted by a public or private institution for the purpose of the activity for which the traineeship is sought.
(b) Be a U.S. citizen, an alien lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence or a permanent resident of Guam, American Samoa, or the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.
[40 FR 29076, July 10, 1975, as amended at 47 FR 53012, Nov. 24, 1982]