[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 34, Volume 3]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 34CFR636.7]

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                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION
 
                         DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 
PART 636--URBAN COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
                           Subpart A--General
 
Sec. 636.7  What definitions apply?

    (a) Definitions in EDGAR. The following terms used in this part are 
defined in 34 CFR 77.1:

Applicant
Application
Award
Budget period
Department
EDGAR
Grant
Project
Project period
Secretary

    (b) Other definitions. The following definitions also apply to this 
part:
    Contiguous areas means counties or independent cities sharing a part 
of a border with the metropolitan area within which an urban academic 
institution is located.
    Consortium of institutions of higher education means two or more 
institutions of higher education that have entered into a cooperative 
arrangement for the purpose of carrying out common objectives.
    Consortium of institutions of higher education means two or more 
institutions of higher education that have entered into a cooperative 
arrangement for the purpose of carrying out common objectives.
    HEA means the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended.
    Individuals with disabilities means individuals who--
    (i) Have physical or mental impairments that substantially limits 
one or more of the major life activities;
    (ii) Have a record of physical or mental impairments; or
    (iii) Are regarded as having physical or mental impairments.
    Institution of higher education means an institution of higher 
education as defined in section 1201(a) of the HEA.
    Local government means a city, town, township, county, or other unit 
of general government organized under State laws and given delegated 
taxing or expenditure authority for providing governmental services to 
local communities.
    Metropolitan area means a metropolitan area or a consolidated 
metropolitan area, as designated by the United States Office of 
Management and Budget.
    Nonprofit municipal university means an institution of higher 
education that--
    (i) Is chartered or otherwise established as a not-for-profit 
institution by the governing body of the city in which it is located; 
and
    (ii) Is accredited by an agency or association recognized by the 
Secretary.
    Planning consortium means the applicant institution and one or more 
of the following:
    (i) A community college.
    (ii) An urban school system.
    (iii) A local government.
    (iv) A business or other employer.
    (v) A nonprofit institution.
    Substantial portion of its undergraduate students means 40 percent 
or more of the enrolled undergraduate student population.
    Urban area means--
    (i) A metropolitan area having a population of not less than 
350,000;
    (ii) Two contiguous metropolitan areas having a combined total 
population of not less than 350,000;
    (iii) In any State that does not have a metropolitan area having a 
population of not less than 350,000, the one urban area designated by 
the entity of the State having an agreement under the HEA to make a 
designation; or
    (iv) If a State entity does not have an agreement under the HEA to 
make a designation, the one urban area designated by the Secretary.
    Urban infrastructure means the underlying mechanical or 
technological networks for providing goods and services, such as 
transportation systems (including mass transit), water and sewage

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systems, and communication systems (including telecommunications).

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1136a-1136g)