42 USC § 294 - General provisions

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s294"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "42 USC § 294 - General provisions"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "294"
section_name: "General provisions"
chapter_number: 6
chapter_name: "PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE"
subchapter_number: "V"
subchapter_name: "HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION"
part_number: "D"
part_name: "Interdisciplinary, Community-Based Linkages"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, § 750, as added Pub. L. 105–392, title I, § 103, Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3541.)"
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# § 294. General provisions

**(a)** **Collaboration** To be eligible to receive assistance under this part, an academic institution shall use such assistance in collaboration with 2 or more disciplines.

**(b)** **Activities** An entity shall use assistance under this part to carry out innovative demonstration projects for strategic workforce supplementation activities as needed to meet national goals for interdisciplinary, community-based linkages. Such assistance may be used consistent with this part—

**(1)** to develop and support training programs;

**(2)** for faculty development;

**(3)** for model demonstration programs;

**(4)** for the provision of stipends for fellowship trainees;

**(5)** to provide technical assistance; and

**(6)** for other activities that will produce outcomes consistent with the purposes of this part.

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**Source Credit**: (July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, § 750, as added Pub. L. 105–392, title I, § 103, Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3541.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 294, , as added , , ; amended , , , authorized grants for traineeships in health professions fields experiencing severe shortages of health professionals, prior to the general amendment of this part by .

Another prior section 294, , as added , , ; amended , , , stated purpose of and authorized appropriations for Federal program of student loan insurance, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by . See sections 292 and 292p of this title.

Another prior section 294, , as added , , ; amended , , (b), ; , , §§ 2(b), 4(a), (f)(1), (2),  to 1058; , , (b), ; , , ; ,  § 121(a)(1), (2), (5)(B), , 778; , , (4), (f)(2), ; , , ; , , 1105(b), ; , , , which related to loan agreements for the establishment of student loan funds, was transferred to .

A prior section 750 of act , was classified to  prior to repeal by .