100 STAT. 1556
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PUBLIC LAW 99-498—OCT. 17, 1986
reallot the amounts not needed to academic departments and programs of institutions which can use the grants authorized by this part. "(c) PREFERENCE TO CONTINUING GRANT RECIPIENTS.—(1) The Secretary shall make new grant awards under this part only to the extent that each previous grant recipient has received continued funding in accordance with subsection (b)(2). "(2) To the extent that appropriations under this part are insufficient to comply with paragraph (1), available funds shall be distributed by ratably reducing the amounts required to be awarded by subsection (b)(2). INSTITUTIONAL ELIGIBILITY
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"SEC. 943. (a) EuGiBiLiTY CRITERIA.—Any academic department or program of an institution of higher education that offers a program of post-baccalaureate study leading to a graduate degree in an area of national need (as designated under subsection (b)) may apply for a grant under this part. No department or program shall be eligible for a grant unless the program of post-baccalaureate study has been in existence for at least 4 years at the time of application for assistance under this part. "(b) DESIGNATION OF AREAS OF NATIONAL NEED.—After consulta-
tion with the National Science Foundation, the National Academy of Sciences, the National Endowments for the Arts and the Humanities, and other appropriate Federal and nonprofit agencies and organizations, the Secretary shall designate areas of national need, such as mathematics, biology, physics, chemistry, engineering, geosciences, computer science, or foreign languages or areas studies. In making such designations, the Secretary shall take into account the extent to which the interest is compelling and the extent to which other Federal programs support post-baccalaureate study in the area concerned. . Grants. 20 USC 11340.
CRITERIA FOR APPLICATIONS
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944. (a) SELECTION OF APPLICATIONS.—The Secretary shall make grants to academic departments and programs of institutions of higher education on the basis of applications submitted in accordance with subsection (b). Applications shall be ranked on program quality by geographically balanced review panels of nationally recognized scholars. To the extent possible (consistent with other provisions of this section), the Secretary shall make awards that are consistent with recommendations of the review panels. "(b) CONTENTS OF APPLICATIONS.—An academic department or program of an institution of higher education, in its application for a grant, shall— "(1) describe the current academic program of the applicant for which the grant is sought; '*i "(2) provide assurances that the applicant will provide, from other non-Federal funds, for the purposes of the fellowship program under this part an amount equal to at least 25 percent of the amount of the grant received under this part; "(3) set forth policies and procedures to assure that, in n making fellowship awards under this part the institution will seek talented students from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds, as determined by the Secretary; "SEC.
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