CFR > Title 34 - Education > SUBTITLE B—Regulations of the Offices of the Department of Education > CHAPTER VI—OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (parts 600 to 694) > PART 609—STRENGTHENING HISTORICALLY BLACK GRADUATE INSTITUTIONS PROGRAM > SUBPART A—General (§609.1 to §609.4) > 609.4—What definitions apply?

609.4—What definitions apply?

(a) Definitions in EDGAR. The following terms used in this part are defined in 34 CFR 77.1 :
Applicant
Application
Award
Budget
EDGAR
Equipment
Fiscal year
Grant period
Private
Project period
Public
Secretary
(b) The following definition applies to a term used in this part:
Qualified graduate program means a graduate or professional program that—
(i) Provides a program of instruction in the physical or natural sciences, engineering, mathematics, or other scientific disciplines in which African Americans are underrepresented;
(ii) Has been accredited or approved by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association. (The Secretary publishes a list in the Federal Register of nationally recognized accrediting agencies and associations.); and
(iii) Has students enrolled in that program when the institution offering the program applies for a grant under this part.

Code of Federal Regulations

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1063b and 1069c )