also apply but should scale their programs and fund requests appropriately. Participating institutions should expect to (1)disseminate information on research findings and research design administration, and management; and (2) provide their staffs with time and money to conduct the research activities. For further information: Regional Research Program U.S. Office of Education 20202 Educational Research Information Center (ERIC) (Cooperative Research Act) Universities participate in the ERIC program as affiliated For further information: Division of Research Training and Dissemination U.S. Office of Education Research in Media for Educational Purposes (National Defense Education Act, Title VII) 20202 Institutions of higher education and other nonprofit agencies conduct research and experimentation involving television, radio, motion pictures, printed and published materials, and related media for educational purposes. The Office of Education supports the activities, including dissemination of information concerning new educational media, through grants and contracts. For further information: Bureau of Research U.S. Office of Education *** The following programs of support for research Department of Defense, Washington, D.C. 20301: Grants and contracts for research and development are made with public and private educational institutions. Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C., 20230: Grants and contracts for research and development are made with public and private educational institutions. U.S. Public Health Service, Bethesda, Maryland 20014: Stipends are awarded to individuals and institutions for research in health and health related fields such as cancer, heart disease, and mental health. Grants are made to institutions of higher education to strengthen health research. National Institutes of Health research career awards are made to individuals in academic and career research positions in universities, medical schools, and research institutions. Grants and contracts are made with institutions of higher education for research and development programs. Vocational Rehabilitation Administration, Washington, D.C. 20201: Grants are made to institutions of higher education to cover part of the cost of projects for research and demonstration in the field of vocational rehabilitation. Department of Interior, Washington, D.C. 20240: Grants and contracts are made with public and private institutions of higher education for research and development programs. Atomic Energy Commission, Washington, D.C. 20545: Grants are made with institutions of higher education for research in fields involving atomic energy. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, D.C. 20546: Grants are made with public and private institutions of higher education for research relating to aeronautics and space. National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C. 20550: Support is given for basic research in science. Summer research participation grants are made to college and high school teachers. Awards are made to those working toward advanced degrees in science fields and to scientists and teachers for full-time research. *** SUPPORT OF COMMUNITY ACTIVITY Domestic The Bureau of Higher Education administers one program which supports colleges and universities in community activity: Talent Search (Higher Education Act, Title IV-A) Institutions of higher education participate in the "Talent Search" for young people from low income families who give indications of ability which might never have an opportunity to blossom without encouragement. The program, through contracts with nonprofit agencies, identifies talented youngsters of exceptional financial need, encourages them to continue their education beyond high school, and makes known to them the varieties of assistance available to make their advanced education possible. The following programs which support colleges and universities in community activity are Community Service and Continuing Education (Higher Education Act, Title I) Institutions of higher education operate programs to assist in the solution of community problems. Each participating institution acts within an overall State plan to tackle such topics as housing, poverty, government, recreation, employment, youth opportunities, transportation, health, and land use. Federal grants, made to the designated State agency, cover approximately 75 percent of the cost. Programs include activities, services, and extension or continuing education offerings by means of which the colleges and universities channel their resources into local problem areas. For further information: Division of Adult Education Programs Washington, D.C. 20202 Strengthening Instruction in Elementary and Secondary Schools (National Defense Education Act, Title III) The State education agency may contract with institutions of higher education to perform supervisory or related services to elementary and secondary schools as a part of the State's program. Matching grants of 50 percent are made to the states for assistance in strengthening instruction in science, mathematics, modern foreign language, history, geography, civics, English, reading, and economics. For further information: Division of Plans and Supplementary Centers Television Equipment (Educational Television Act) Public higher educational institutions and other nonprofit organizations may receive grants to acquire and install broadcasting equipment to be used for educational purposes. Grants of up to 50 percent of cost for an eligible project may be made, plus an additional amount of up to 25% of the cost of eligible transmission apparatus already owned by the applicant. For further information: Educational Television Facilities Branch Institutes on Civil Rights Problems (Civil Rights Act, Title IV) Grants or contracts are made with institutions of higher education to operate short-term or regular session institutes for training in how to meet educational problems occasioned by desegregation. Teachers, supervisors, counselors, and other elementary and secondary school personnel may participate. The Federal share of the cost is 100 percent. For further information: Office of Equal Educational Opportunities Captioned Films for the Deaf (Captioned Films for the Deaf Act) The Office of Education contracts for services of assistance to deaf persons under this program. Films are prepared especially for their use, and a variety of other educational media is made available on a loan basis. Provision is made for captioning, producing, and distributing films and other material, and for training specialists in their use. Higher education institutions may participate and are particularly valuable as regional distribution points. The Federal share of the cost of this activity is 100 percent. For further information: Division of Research Training and Dissemination U.S. Office of Education Science Youth Activities (Public Law 85-875) Institutions of higher education may contract with the Office of Education to conduct out-of-school science youth activities. To develop an interest in science on the part of the young people of America, they may participate in establishing clubs, encouraging exchange of scientific information and ideas, promoting science fairs, and developing an awareness of the satisfactions of a career devoted to science. Individual contracts are for $5,000 or less. For further information: Division of Plans and Supplementary Centers 20202 National Teacher Corps (Higher Education Act, Title V-B) The Office of Education cooperates with institutions of higher education and local school districts in the development of programs of teacher preparation which will lead to improved educational opportunities for children in low-income and culturally deprived areas. The Office of Education recommends a qualified recruit to a specific college or university with an approved program for eight to twelve weeks of intensive orientation. If he is admitted, at the end of this period the institution and the Office of Education recommend his assignment to a local school district, contingent on |