42 U.S.C. § 1862n-10 : US Code - Section 1862N-10: Minority-serving institutions undergraduate program

Search 42 U.S.C. § 1862n-10 : US Code - Section 1862N-10: Minority-serving institutions undergraduate program

(a) In general
The Director is authorized to establish a new program to award
grants on a competitive, merit-reviewed basis to Hispanic-serving
institutions, Alaska Native-serving institutions, Native Hawaiian-
serving institutions, and other institutions of higher education
serving a substantial number of minority students to enhance the
quality of undergraduate science, mathematics, and engineering
education at such institutions and to increase the retention and
graduation rates of students pursuing associate's or baccalaureate
degrees in science, mathematics, engineering, or technology.
(b) Program components
Grants awarded under this section shall support -
(1) activities to improve courses and curriculum in science,
mathematics, and engineering;
(2) faculty development;
(3) stipends for undergraduate students participating in
research; and
(4) other activities consistent with subsection (a) of this
section, as determined by the Director.
(c) Program coordination
This program shall be coordinated with and in addition to the
ongoing Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate
Program and the Tribal Colleges and Universities Program.
(d) Instrumentation
Funding for instrumentation is an allowed use of grants awarded
under this section and under the ongoing Historically Black
Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program and the Tribal
Colleges and Universities Program.