the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. During the Legal Basis Public Law 88-204 (Higher Education Facilities Act of 1963), December 16, 1963, title I (77 Stat. 364) as amended by Public Law 89-329 (Higher Education Act of 1965), November 8, 1965, title VII, sections 701 (a) and (b) and 702 (79 Stat. 1266)--20 U.S.c. 711. 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. B. GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF GRADUATE ACADEMIC FACILITIES Purpose 1. To assist eligible institutions of higher education in financing the construction, rehabilitation, or improvement of graduate academic facilities required to increase the supply of highly qualified personnel critically needed by the community, industry, government, research, and teaching. 2. To attain wider distribution throughout the United States of graduate schools and cooperative graduate centers of excellence. The original legislation did not authorize funds to remain available beyond the fiscal year for which appropriated for graduate academic facilities grants. An amendment by Public Law 89-329 authorizes such appropriations to remain available until the end of the second succeeding fiscal year. For applications received in the Office of Education on or after April 1, 1966, the amended overall regulation states that permission cannot be granted to let a construction contract prior to the award of a grant. Grants are made on the basis of approved applications, with no State exceeding 12 percent of the total appropriation for the program for any fiscal year. An Advisory Committee on Graduate Education, established by the enabling legislation, advises the Commissioner in the selection of projects. Matching Requirements At least two-thirds of the eligible development cost--grants may not exceed one-third of such cost. Who May Receive Federal Aid Eligible institutions of higher education and cooperative graduate centers. An eligible institution of higher education is one which (1) is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association or meets a specified alternative criterion, (2) is a public or other nonprofit institution, and (3) has or plans to have a graduate school or schools admitting students holding the baccalaureate degree. In certain instances when an institution has not yet obtained national or regional accreditation, proof of the acceptability of credit transfer to three fully accredited institutions or satisfactory assurance of accreditation at a later date may be provided as alternatives to formal accreditation. A cooperative graduate center is an institution or program created by participating institutions graduate work which could not be offered with the same proficiency and/or economy at an individual institution. Application Procedure Institutions of higher education and cooperative graduate centers submit applications directly to the Commissioner of Education. They are reviewed for priority recommendation by the Advisory Committee on Graduate Education before decision by the Commissioner. Developments During the Past Year During the 1965 fiscal year, 129 grant applications were received. Of these, 85 grants totaling the entire $60,000,000 appropriation were awarded to 71 institutions in 32 States and the District of Columbia. Total construction costs are approximately $316,000,000 (with this total including some ineligible costs relating to construction for other than graduate academic purposes). Legal Basis Public Law 88-204 (Higher Education Facilities Act of 1963), December 16, 1963, title II (77 Stat. 371) as amended by Public Law 89-329 (Higher Education Act of 1965), November 8, 1965, sections 701.(c) and 702.(a)-20 U.S.C. 731. Additional information may be obtained from: Graduate Facilities Branch, Division of Graduate Programs, Bureau of Higher Education, Office of Education, U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Washington, D. C. 20202. C. LOANS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF ACADEMIC FACILITIES Purpose To make loans for the construction of academic facilities. 1/ For fiscal years 1965 and 1966, section 303 (c) of the enabling Act authorizes appropriation of any unappropriated authorizations from the prior years. Method of Distribution Loans are made on the basis of approved applications submitted by institutions or higher education building agencies, with no State exceeding 121 percent of the total appropriation for the program for any fiscal year. (Interest is limited to a rate of not more than 3 percent.) Matching Requirements At least one-fourth of the development cost of the facility must be financed from non-Federal sources. Who May Receive Federal Aid Institutions of higher education and higher education building agencies. Application Procedure Loan applications, prepared on forms supplied by the Office of Education, are submitted to the Commissioner of Education. Developments During the Past Year Loans to 112 private and 7 public institutions totaled $106,937,000 during fiscal year 1965. Individual loans ranged from $51,000 to $2,994,000. Legal Basis Public Law 88-204 (Higher Education Facilities Act of 1963), December 16, 1963, title III (77 Stat. 372) as amended by Public Law 89-329 (Higher Education Act of 1965), November 8, 1965, title VII, sections 702.(e) and 703 (79 Stat. 1268)--20 U.S.C. 741. 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. NATIONAL DEFENSE EDUCATION ADVANCED STUDY INSTITUTES: COUNSELING AND GUIDANCE Purpose 1. To arrange through grants or contracts for the operation by institutions of higher education of short-term or regular session institutes for advanced study in counseling and guidance, including study in the use of new materials. 2. To improve the qualifications of individuals who are engaged, or are teachers preparing to engage, in counseling and guidance of students in elementary or in secondary schools or in institutions of higher education, including junior colleges and technical institutes. The National Defense Education Act of 1958 authorized the initial program for fiscal years 1959-62. Enabling provisions then authorized contracts for the holding of training institutes to improve qualifications of personnel in counseling and guidance of students in secondary schools or teachers in such schools who were preparing to engage in counseling and guidance. Public Law 87-344 provided for extension of the program through fiscal year 1964. During these first six years of the program, 39.5 percent of the funds provided under contract was used to cover costs of institute operations. The remaining 60.5 percent was used for payment of stipends to enrollees who, upon application, receive $75 per week, plus $15 per week for each dependent. The program in this period began with major emphasis on short-term institutes for counselors. Then, an increased proportion of program funds was used to establish regular session institutes for secondary school personnel with little or no previous preparation in the field of counseling and guidance. Public Law 88-210 authorized the program for fiscal year 1965. Effective with fiscal year 1964, it also broadened eligibility for attending institutes to include teachers and counselors of students in elementary grades 7 and 8. Enabling provisions were broadened by the National Defense Education Act Amendments, 1964, which also authorized extension of the program through fiscal year 1968. This Public Law 88-665 authorized grants as well as contracts for advanced study institutes. It also authorized the program for the various levels of education-elementary, secondary, and higher education (including junior colleges and technical institutes). Program emphasis then focused on preparation of individuals for entry level work in counseling and guidance at the various levels of education and on training of secondary school counselors beyond their first year of graduate study. Federal funds were obligated and the program was announced in fiscal year 1966 for 47 different institutions of higher education to hold a total of 49 institutes in the summer of 1966 and for 19 colleges and universities to hold a total of 19 regular session institutes in the 1966-67 academic year. So far, the program has operated under contracts. 1/ Amounts represent contract prices for fiscal years 1959 through 1964 and obligations for fiscal years 1965 and 1966. Method of Distribution Institute proposals are screened within the Office of Education for conformity with the law and related policy. After any necessary additional information is obtained, proposals are referred to consultants from outside the Office and from the various levels of education. These consultants review the proposals in terms of their views of the ability of the institutions to conduct institutes which will provide staff and facilities essential to high-quality programs of counselor preparation. After consultants have read, evaluated, and rated proposals, recommendations are made to the U.S. Commissioner of Education by Office specialists who take into account the views of the consultants, appropriate distribution of programs for personnel in or planning to enter counseling and guidance at the various levels of education, promise of the proposals for meeting identified needs for such personnel, and geographic distribution of institutes. Contracts for the conduct of institutes then are awarded on the basis of the Commissioner's decisions on the recommendations. Federal funds under these contracts cover operating costs of the institutes and stipends to eligible enrollees. Matching Requirements None. Who May Receive Federal Aid Institutions of higher education. Application Procedure An institution of higher learning may obtain a guide on preparation of proposals under the program from the Office of Education. Using it as an aid, the institution prepares its proposal or proposals for institutes and then submits the material to the Office. |