[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 34, Volume 3]
[Revised as of July 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 34CFR606.1]

[Page 221]
 
                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION
 
                         DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 
PART 606--DEVELOPING HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
                           Subpart A--General
 
Sec. 606.1  What is the Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions Program?


    The purpose of the Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions Program 
is to provide grants to eligible institutions of higher education to--
    (a) Expand educational opportunities for, and improve the academic 
attainment of, Hispanic students; and
    (b) Expand and enhance the academic offerings, program quality, and 
institutional stability of colleges and universities that are educating 
the majority of Hispanic college students and helping large numbers of 
Hispanic students and other low-income individuals complete 
postsecondary degrees.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1101)