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 PUBLIC LAW 96-374—OCT. 3, 1980

94 STAT. 1395

"(ii) offers a two-year program in engineering, mathematics, or the physical or biological sciences, designed to prepare a student to work as a technician or at the semiprofessional level in engineering, scientific, or other technological fields requiring the understanding and application of basic engineering, scientific, or mathematical principles of knowledge. "(b) In determining whether an institution is an institution with special needs under subsection (a)(2), the Secretary may also consider the following factors: "(1) extreme financial limitations requiring low faculty salaries, low costs of instruction for students, and low library expenditures; (2) a little or no endowment, whether or not unrestricted; "(3) a high student to faculty ratio; "(4) a substantial percentage of students receiving need-based Federal student assistance; "(5) limited library resources; "(6) a low percentage of faculty with doctorate degrees; "(7) poor physical facilities and limited resources to maintain physical facilities; "(8) little or no support from foundations, alumni, or corporations; "(9) limited or no sponsored research or faculty publications; "(10) inadequate development offices and a limited capacity for long-range planning; and "(11) poor or inadequate fiscal management and accounting procedures.

Institutions with special needs, determination.

"DURATION OP GRANT

"SEC. 323, The Secretary may make a grant to any institution with special needs under this part for a period of not more than five years. A grant to enhance the planning capabilities of an institution shall not exceed one year.

20 USC 1062.

"FEDERAL SHARE

"SEC. 324. The Federal share of the cost of grants made to institutions with special needs under this part shall be 100 per centum for the first two years in which an institution receives a grant, 90 per centum for the third year an institution receives a grant, 80 per centum for the fourth year an institution receives a grant, and 70 per centum for the fifth year an institution receives a grant,

Grants. 20 USC 1063.

"PART C—CHALLENGE GRANTS FOR INSTITUTIONS ELIGIBLE FOR ASSISTANCE UNDER PART A OR PART B ESTABLISHMENT OF CHALLENGE GRANT PROGRAM

"SEC. 331. (a)(1) From the sums available under section 347(a)(2) for 20 USC 1064. each fiscal year, the Secretary may award a ch^lenge grant to each institution— "(A) which is an eligible institution under part A or would be Ante, p. 1391. considered to be such an institution if section 312(2)(A)(iii) referred to a postgraduate degree rather than a bachelor's degree; or "(B) which is an institution with special needs under part B or Ante, p. 1393. would be considered to be such an institution if section

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