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 656—NATIONAL RESOURCE CENTERS PROGRAM FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGE AND AREA STUDIES OR FOREIGN LANGUAGE AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES > SUBPART A—General (§656.1 to §656.7) > 656.4—What types of Centers receive grants?

656.4—What types of Centers receive grants?

The Secretary awards grants to Centers that—
(a) Focus on—
(1) A single country or on a world area (such as East Asia, Africa, or the Middle East) and offer instruction in the principal language or languages of that country or area and those disciplinary fields necessary to provide a full understanding of the country or area; or
(2) International studies or the international aspects of contemporary issues or topics (such as international business or energy) while providing instruction in modern foreign languages; and
(b) Provide training at the—
(1) Graduate, professional, and undergraduate levels, as a comprehensive Center; or
(2) Undergraduate level only, as an undergraduate Center.

Code of Federal Regulations

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1122 )