[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: 34CFR628.43]

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                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION
 
                         DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 
PART 628--ENDOWMENT CHALLENGE GRANT PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
   Subpart E--What Conditions Must a Grantee Meet Under the Endowment 
                        Challenge Grant Program?
 
Sec. 628.43  What investment standards shall a grantee follow?

    (a) A grantee shall invest, for the duration of the grant period, 
the endowment fund established under this part in savings accounts or in 
low-risk securities in which a regulated insurance company may invest 
under the law of the State in which the institution is located.
    (b) When investing the endowment fund, the grantee shall exercise 
the judgment and care, under the circumstances, that a person of 
prudence, discretion and intelligence would exercise in the management 
of his or her own financial affairs.
    (c) An institution may invest its endowment fund in savings accounts 
permitted under paragraph (a) of this section such as--
    (1) A federally insured bank savings account;
    (2) A comparable interest bearing account offered by a bank; or
    (3) A money market fund.
    (d) An institution may invest its endowment fund in low-risk 
securities permitted under paragraph (a) of this section such as--
    (1) Certificates of deposit;
    (2) Mutual funds;
    (3) Stocks; or
    (4) Bonds.
    (e) An institution may not invest its endowment fund in real estate.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1065)