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  1. Title 34 —Education
  2. Subtitle B —Regulations of the Offices of the Department of Education
  3. Chapter VI —Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education
  4. Part 628   View Full Text
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Title 34EducationPart / Section
Subtitle BRegulations of the Offices of the Department of Education100 – 699
Chapter VIOffice of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education600 – 699
Part 628Endowment Challenge Grant Program628.1 – 628.48
Subpart AGeneral628.1 – 628.6
§ 628.1What are the purposes of the Endowment Challenge Grant Program?
§ 628.2Which institutions are eligible to apply for an endowment challenge grant?
§ 628.3Under what conditions may an eligible institution designate a foundation as the recipient of an endowment challenge grant?
§ 628.4What time limitations are placed on grantees applying for another grant?
§ 628.5What regulations apply to the Endowment Challenge Grant Program?
§ 628.6What definitions apply to the Endowment Challenge Grant Program?
Subpart BWhat Type of Grant Does the Secretary Award Under the Endowment Challenge Grant Program?628.10
§ 628.10What are the characteristics of an endowment challenge grant?
Subpart CHow Does an Eligible Institution Apply for an Endowment Challenge Grant?628.20
§ 628.20What shall an applicant include in an application for an endowment challenge grant?
Subpart DHow Does the Secretary Award an Endowment Challenge Grant?628.30 – 628.32
§ 628.30How does the Secretary evaluate an application for an endowment challenge grant?
§ 628.31What selection criteria does the Secretary use in evaluating an application for an endowment challenge grant?
§ 628.32What funding priorities does the Secretary use in evaluating an application for an endowment challenge grant?
Subpart EWhat Conditions Must a Grantee Meet Under the Endowment Challenge Grant Program?628.40 – 628.48
§ 628.40What are the restrictions on the amount of an endowment challenge grant?
§ 628.41What are the obligations of an institution that the Secretary selects to receive an endowment challenge grant?
§ 628.42What may a grantee not use to match an endowment challenge grant?
§ 628.43What investment standards shall a grantee follow?
§ 628.44When and for what purposes may a grantee use the endowment fund corpus?
§ 628.45How much endowment fund income may a grantee use and for what purposes?
§ 628.46How shall a grantee calculate the amount of endowment fund income that it may withdraw and spend?
§ 628.47What shall a grantee record and report?
§ 628.48What happens if a grantee fails to administer the endowment challenge grant in accordance with applicable regulations?
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