20 USC § 1102a - Program authority and eligibility

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identifier: "/us/usc/t20/s1102a"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "20 USC § 1102a - Program authority and eligibility"
title_number: 20
title_name: "EDUCATION"
section_number: "1102a"
section_name: "Program authority and eligibility"
chapter_number: 28
chapter_name: "HIGHER EDUCATION RESOURCES AND STUDENT ASSISTANCE"
subchapter_number: "V"
subchapter_name: "DEVELOPING INSTITUTIONS"
part_number: "B"
part_name: "Promoting Postbaccalaureate Opportunities for Hispanic Americans"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 89–329, title V, § 512, as added Pub. L. 110–315, title V, § 502(a)(3), Aug. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 3332.)"
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# § 1102a. Program authority and eligibility

**(a)** **Program authorized** section 1102b of this title

Subject to the availability of funds appropriated to carry out this part, the Secretary shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible institutions to enable the eligible institutions to carry out the authorized activities described in .

**(b)** **Eligibility** For the purposes of this part, an “eligible institution” means an institution of higher education that—

**(1)** is a Hispanic-serving institution (as defined in section 1101a of this title); and

**(2)** offers a postbaccalaureate certificate or postbaccalaureate degree granting program.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 89–329, title V, § 512, as added Pub. L. 110–315, title V, § 502(a)(3), Aug. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 3332.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 1102a, , as added , , , related to State applications for allotments, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by .

A prior  was renumbered section 522, and is classified to .

Another prior  was classified to , prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by .

Another prior  was classified to , prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by .

Another prior  was classified to , prior to repeal by .