PUBLIC LAW 96-374—OCT. 3, 1980
94 STAT. 1391
"PART A—STRENGTHENING INSTITUTIONS "PROGRAM PURPOSE
"SEC. 311. (a) The Secretary shall carry out a program, in accord- 20 USC 1057. ance with this part, to improve the academic quality, institutional management, and fiscal stability of eligible institutions, in order to increase their self-sufficiency and strengthen their capacity to make a substantial contribution to the higher education resources of the Nation. "(b) From the sums available for this part under section 347(a)(1), Grants. the Secretary may award grants to any eligible institution with an application approved under section 341 in order to assist such an institution to plan, develop, or implement activities that promise to strengthen the institution. Special consideration shall be given to applications which propose to engage in the following activities pursuant to the institution's plan: "(1) faculty development; "(2) funds and administrative management; "(3) development and improvement of academic programs; "(4) acquisition of equipment for use in strengthening funds management and academic programs; "(5) joint use of facilities such as libraries and laboratories; and "(6) student services. DEFINmONS 20 USC 1058. "SEC. 312. For purposes of this part: "(1) The term 'educational and general expenditures' means the total amount expended by an institution of higher education for instruction, research, public service, academic support (including librarv expenditures), student services, institutional support, scholarships and fellowships, operation, and maintenance expenditures for physical plant, and any mandatory transfers which the institution is required to pay by law. "(2) The term 'eligible institution means— "(A) an institution of higher education— "(i)(I) which, in the case of an institution which awards a bachelor's degree, has an enrollment which includes a substantial percentage of students receiving awards under subpart 1 of part A of title IV, the average 20 USC lOTOa. amount of which is high in comparison with the average amount of all grants awarded under such subpart to students at such institutions, and (II) which, in the case of junior or community colleges, has an enrollment which includes a substantial percentage of students receiving awards under subpart 1 of title IV, the average amount of which is high in comparison with the average amount of all grants awarded under such subpart to students at such institutions; "(ii) except as provided in section 342(a), the average educational and general expenditures of which are low, per full-time equivalent undergraduate student, in comparison with the average educational and general expenditures per full-time equivalent undergraduate student of institutions that offer similar instruction; "(iii)(I) is legally authorized to provide, and provides within the State, an educational program for which it
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