[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 34, Volume 3]

[Revised as of July 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 34CFR636.7]



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                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION

 

 CHAPTER VI--OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY 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.



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    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 

systems, and communication systems (including telecommunications).



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