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Code of Federal Regulations Title 34. Education § 34.628.40 What are the restrictions on the amount of an endowment challenge grant?

Current as of January 02, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) To receive an endowment challenge grant, an institution must raise at least $25,000 in matching funds and qualify for at least a $50,000 grant under paragraph (c) of this section.

(b) If an institution obtains at least $25,000 in matching funds and raises all the nongovernmental funds it proposed to raise in its application, the institution may receive a grant equal to twice the amount of matching funds it raises up to—

(1) $500,000 in any fiscal year in which the amount appropriated for the Endowment Challenge Grant Program is less than $15,000,000;

(2) $1,000,000 in any fiscal year in which the amount appropriated for the Endowment Challenge Grant Program equals or exceeds $15,000,000 but is less than $25,000,000;  or

(3) $1,500,000 in any fiscal year in which the amount appropriated for the Endowment Challenge Grant Program equals or exceeds $25,000,000.

(c) If an institution does not raise all the nongovernmental funds it proposes to raise in its application, the Secretary reduces the institution's grant by multiplying the grant amount requested by the following fraction:

Amount of matching funds raised from nongovernmental sources divided by

Amount of matching funds proposed to be raised from nongovernmental sources

(Authority:  20 U.S.C. 1065)

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