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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 656National Resource Centers Program for Foreign Language and Area Studies656.1 – 656.30
Subpart AGeneral656.1 – 656.7
§ 656.1What is the purpose of the National Resource Centers Program?
§ 656.2What entities are eligible to receive a grant?
§ 656.3What defines a comprehensive or undergraduate National Resource Center?
§ 656.4For what special purposes may a Center receive an additional grant under this part?
§ 656.5What regulations apply to this program?
§ 656.6What definitions apply to this program?
§ 656.7Severability.
Subpart BHow Does an Eligible Institution Apply for a Grant?656.10 – 656.11
§ 656.10How does an institution submit a grant application?
§ 656.11What assurances and other information must an applicant include in an application?
Subpart CHow Does the Secretary Make a Grant?656.20 – 656.24
§ 656.20How does the Secretary select applications for funding?
§ 656.21What selection criteria does the Secretary use to evaluate an application for a comprehensive Center?
§ 656.22What selection criteria does the Secretary use to evaluate an application for an undergraduate Center?
§ 656.23What selection criteria does the Secretary use to evaluate an application for an additional special purpose grant to a Center?
§ 656.24What priorities may the Secretary establish?
Subpart DWhat Conditions Must Be Met by a Grantee?656.30
§ 656.30What activities and costs are allowable?