Purpose LAND-GRANT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES: ENDOWMENT AND SUPPORT To provide for the more complete endowment and support of those institutions of higher learning known as land-grant colleges and universities. Background: The First Morrill Act, dated July 2, 1862, provided for the Federal donating of public lands to the States and Territories "which may provide colleges for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanic arts." It authorized grants to the States of 30,000 acres of land or the equivalent in scrip for each Senator and each Representative which the State was entitled to have in the Congress in 1860. A provision required that monies derived from the sale of the land or scrip "shall forever remain unimpaired. In addition, it required that interest on the perpetual fund be for the "endowment, support, and maintenance of at least one college where the leading object shall be, without excluding other scientific and classical studies and including military tactics, to teach such branches of learning as are related to agriculture and the mechanic arts, in such manner as the legislatures of the States may respectively prescribe, in order to promote the liberal and practical education of the industrial classes in the several pursuits and professions in life." The Second Morrill Act, dated August 30, 1890, provided for permanent annual appropriations. The initial amount was $15,000 for each State or Territory, with an increase of $1,000 each year over the preceding year for 10 years, after which the annual amount was to be $25,000. The Nelson Amendment, dated March 4, 1907, made an additional appropriation of $5,000 for fiscal year 1908 for each State and Territory, with an increase of $5,000 each year over the preceding year for a period of 4 years, after which the annual amount under the amendment would continue to be $25,000. Section 22 of the Bankhead-Jones Act of June 29, 1935, as amended through June 12, 1952, authorized an additional $20,000 for each State and what were then Territories of Alaska and Hawaii, plus $1,501,500 to be distributed on the basis of population. The first direct cash appropriation in lieu of land or land scrip was authorized as an endowment after the August 21, 1959, admission of Hawaii as the 50th State in the Union. Public Law 86-624, dated July 12, 1960, and known as the Hawaii Omnibus Act, contained a section 14 (e) authorizing $6,000,000 to be appropriated to Hawaii with the provision that amounts appropriated under this subsection "shall be held and considered to be granted" subject to those provisions of the amended First Morrill Act "applicable to the proceeds from the sale of land or land scrip." Public Law 86-658 of July 14, 1960, which further amended section 22 of the Bankhead-Jones Act, took into account the change in purchasing power of the dollar and the growth in population. Effective with fiscal year 1962, it increased the authorizations for uniform annual grants (other than those under the Morrill-Nelson legislation) to a total of $7,650,000 and for allocation on a population basis to $4,300,000, and extended coverage to include Puerto Rico as well as the States. Excluded is $6,000,000 in endowment for Hawaii authorized under subsection (e) of the Hawaii Omnibus Act of July 12, 1960. 2/ Excluded are endowments of $2,225,000 appropriated for fiscal year 1961 by Public Law 86-722 and $3,775,000 appropriated for fiscal year 1962 by Public Law 87-290 under subsection 14 (e) of the Hawaii Omnibus Act of July 12, 1960. Each was expended in the year for which it was appropriated. Method of Distribution The U.S. Commissioner of Education, acting under authority delegated to him, recommends to the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare the way in which the funds should be apportioned for payment. On or before July 1 each year, the Secretary, in turn, certifies to the Secretary of the Treasury the specific amounts to be paid under the program. On the basis of this warrant, payments of appropriated funds are made on or before July 31 of each year by the Secretary of the Treasury to appropriate State officials. They, in turn, pay the treasurers of the colleges and universities entitled to receive the fund and submit, on or before September 1 each year, detailed statements of amounts received and of related disbursements. Beginning with fiscal year 1963, the sum of $10,200,000 out of the total appropriation each year has been paid in uniform grants of $200,000 each. They represent $50,000 each from the Morrill-Nelson Fund and $150,000 each from the Bankhead-Jones Fund. The remaining $4,300,000 has been paid in variable amounts based on the ratio of the population of each of the 50 States and of Puerto Rico to the total population of these 51 jurisdictions in the Nation. These grants ranged from $5,375.74 (Alaska) to $398,896.69 (New York). Source of Data: Population data: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. The Eighteenth Decennial Census of the United States: Census of Population: 1960. Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1961. Regulations: 11 F.R. 177 A-545, subpart E, September 11, 1946--45 C.F.R. 101.12-101.15 as redesignated incident to preparation of 1949 edition by 13 F.R. 8785, December 30, 1948--45 C.F.R. 101, subpart A. Matching Requirements None. Who May Receive Federal Aid Each of the 50 States and Puerto Rico. Application Procedure No annual application for funds is required. See Method of Distribution. Developments During the Past Year The uniform and variable grants assisted 68 land-grant institutions; namely, 1 in each of 33 States and Puerto Rico and 2 in each of 17 States. These colleges and universities enrolled about 20 percent of the students in degree-granting institutions within the Nation. During the year, they conferred about 75 percent of the bachelor's degrees in the field of agriculture, about 40 percent of those in engineering, and nearly 50 percent of those in home economics (excluding home economics education) which were awarded in the country. Legal Basis First Morrill Act, July 2, 1862 (12 Stat. 503) as amended on July 23, 1866 (14 Stat. 208); March 3, 1873 (17 Stat. 599); March 3, 1883 (22 Stat. 484); and by Public Laws 69-104, April 13, 1926 (44 Stat. 247) and 71-546, December 30, 1930 (46 Stat. 1028). Second Morrill Act, August 30, 1890 (26 Stat. 417) as amended by Public Laws 59-242 (Nelson Amendment), March 4, 1907 (34 Stat. 1281) and 70-611, May 29, 1928 (45 Stat. 991); 1939 Reorganizati.on Plan No. 1, effective July 1, 1939, sections 201 and 204 (53 Stat. 1424); and 1953 Reorganization Flan No. 1, effective April 11, 1953, sections 5 and 8 (67 Stat. 631). Public Law 74-182 (Bankhead-Jones Act), June 29, 1935, section 22 (49 Stat. 439) as amended by Public Laws 82-390, June 12, 1952 (66 Stat. 135) and 86-658, July 14, 1960 (74 Stat. 525). 7 U.S.C. 301-329. Additional information may be obtained from Division of College Facilities, Bureau of Higher Education, Office of Education, U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Washington, D.C. 20202. HIGHER EDUCATION FACILITIES General Purpose To assist public and other nonprofit institutions of higher education in financing the construction, rehabilitation, or improvement of needed academic and related facilities in undergraduate and graduate institutions. Title I of the Higher Education Facilities Act of 1963, captioned "Grants for Construction of Undergraduate Facilities," also authorizes funds for administration of related State plans, including expenses the U.S. Commissioner of Education determines were necessary for the preparation of such plans. Title II authorizes grants to aid in construction of graduate academic facilities. Title III authorizes loans to aid in construction of academic facilities. Among amendments to this legislation by the Higher Education Act of 1965 are authorizations for expansion of the two grant programs. Academic facilities include classrooms, laboratories, libraries, and related facilities. Not included are gymnasiums other than those used for physical education instruction, facilities intended primarily for events to which admission is charged, facilities used for sectarian instruction or primarily in connection with the program of a school or department of divinity, and facilities for schools of the health professions as defined in the legislation. The term "State" refers to the 50 States and five territories. The overall regulation for the various programs is 29 F.R. 12307, August 27, 1964 as amended by 30 F.R. 35, January 5, 1965; 30 F.R. 15421, December 15, 1965; and 31 F.R. 2477, February 8, 1966 (with authorizations for the programs extending through fiscal year 1968). To assist colleges and universities through grants, in financing the construction, rehabilitation, and improvement of academic facilities needed to expand enrollment capacity or capacity for on-campus extension and continuing education programs. On the basis of criteria prescribed by the Commissioner, emphasis is given to proposals to expand undergraduate enrollment capacity. 1/ Includes unused amount from prior year as authorized by the enabling Act. Grants for academic facilities: From the pertinent appropriation, 22 percent (a) is allotted to the States on the basis of per capita income and number of high school graduates and (b) is for use in providing academic facilities for public community colleges and public technical institutes. The remaining 78 percent (a) is allotted to the States on the basis of proportionate enrollments in high schools and in institutions of higher education, and (b) is for other institutions of higher education. Funds in either category not applied for by January 1 of the fiscal year may be requested by a State commission for the other. When applications are approved, funds are reserved under the appropriate State allotment. They are paid under grant agreements with the particular institutions. Administration of State plans by State commissions: Allocations for fiscal year 1966 were determined in direct relation to individual State allotments for grants during fiscal year 1965. Each State of the Union, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico received a minimum allocation of $12,000. American Samoa, Guam, and the Virgin Islands each received $4,000. Matching Requirements Administration of State plans: None. Public community colleges or public technical institutes: A Federal grant shall not exceed 40 percent of the eligible development cost. Other eligible institutions: A Federal grant shall not exceed a third of the eligible development cost. Who May Receive Federal Aid Public and private institutions of higher education with applications approved by the appropriate State commission. Application Procedure Grant applications are submitted by institutions to the appropriate State commission which, under terms of the State plan, assigns priorities to eligible projects. The commission applies to the Office of Education and includes the priority list it recommends together with certification of the Federal share of the development cost of each project. Developments During the Past Year By the end of the fiscal year, plans from State commissions designated to administer the grants had been approved for the 50 States of the Union, |