100a Direct project grant and contract programs 100b State administered programs 100c Indirect costs under certain programs 100d Certification with respect to open meetings by local educational 101 Administrative procedure 115 112 School Construction assistance in cases of certain disasters 113 Assistance for current school expenditures in cases of certain 115 Assistance for local educational agencies in areas affected by Federal activities and arrangements for education of children where local educational agencies cannot provide suitable free public educa- 116 Financial assistance to local educational agencies and state agencies to meet the special educational needs of educationally deprived, handicapped, migrant, and neglected and delinquent children- 116 Financial assistance to meet the special educational needs of educa- 116a Financial assistance to local educational agencies to meet the special 282 121f Training personnel for the education of the handicapped 121g Recruitment of personnel and dissemination of information Instructional media for the handicapped 121j Special programs for children with specific learning disabilities 121k Regional education program for handicapped persons Grants to State or Local public agencies for programs for educational Strengthening instruction in academic subjects in public schools Loans to private non-profit schools for strengthening instruction in Procedures and criteria for resolving questions involving moral char- acter or loyalty of applicants for and holders of NDEA Fellow- 160f Womens' Educational Equity Act program National reading improvement program State adult education programs Financial assistance for construction of higher education facilities Instructional equipment grants for institutions of higher education Financial assistance for community service and continuing children Federal, State, and private programs of low-interest loans to voca- tional students and students in institutions of higher education Federal, State, and private programs of low-interest loans and direct Indian Elementary and Secondary School Assistance Act Special programs and projects to improve educational opportunities for Indian children and Indian graduate and professional stu- SUBCHAPTER A-GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR OFFICE OF EDUCATION Subpart B-Availability of Information to the Public As used in this chapter (except as otherwise defined by an applicable statute or regulation): "Acquisition" means assumption of ownership (including the receipt of gifts) and necessary delivery, and includes purchase, lease, or lease-purchase. "Applicant" means an eligible party seeking Federal financial assistance. The term includes an offeror for a contract, as well as an applicant for a grant. "Application" means applications for grants and offers from eligible parties to enter into contracts with the Federal Government. "Budget period" means the interval of time into which an approved activity is divided for budgetary purposes. "Commissioner" means the U.S. Commissioner of Education. "Department" means the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. "Elementary school" means a day or residential school which provides elementary education, as determined under State law, and "Elementary school level" means the educational level at which elementary education is provided, as determined under State law. "Equipment" includes machinery and includes all other items of tangible personal property necessary for the functioning of a particular facility as a facility for the provision of educational and related services, including items such as instructional equipment and necessary furniture, printed, published, and audiovisual instructional materials, and books, periodicals, documents, and other related materials. Equipment does not include "supplies" (as defined in this section). "Expendable personal property" means all tangible personal property other than nonexpendable personal property (as defined in this section). 138 FR 30661, Nov. 6, 1973. "Fiscal year" means a period beginning on July 1 and ending on the following June 30. (A fiscal year is designated in accordance with the calendar year in which the ending date of the fiscal year occurs.) "GEPA" means the General Education Provisions Act, title IV of Public Law 90247, as amended. "Grant period" means the period during which costs may be charged against a grant. "Materials" means those items which with reasonable care and use may be expected to last for more than 1 year and are suitable for and are to be used in providing instruction under approved activities receiving Federal assistance. The term includes such items as audio and video tapes; discs; slides and transparencies; films and filmstrips; books; models and mockups; pamphlets; periodicals for indefinite retention in reference collections, and other printed and published materials such as maps, globes, and charts. The term does not include such items as textbooks or chemicals, glassware and other supplies which are consumed in use. "Minor remodeling" means minor alterations in a previously completed building which are needed to make effective use of equipment or personnel. The term may also include the extension of utility lines, such as water and electricity, from points beyond the confines of the spaces in which the minor remodeling is undertaken but within the confines of such previously completed building. The term does not include building construction, structural alterations to buildings, building maintenance, or repair. "Nonexpendable personal property" means tangible personal property, including equipment, having a useful life of more than 1 year and an acquisition cost of $300 or more per unit. "Nonprofit," as applied to a school, agency, organization, or institution, means a school, agency, organization, or institution owned and operated by one or more nonprofit corporations or associations no part of the net earnings of which inures, or may lawfully inure, to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual. |