U.S. Department of Agriculture
Washington, D.C. 20250
DEPARTMENTAL REGULATION |
Number: 1390-001 |
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SUBJECT: Implementation of Executive Order 12320: Strengthening Historically Black Colleges and Universities
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DATE: January 15, 1985 |
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OPI: Office of Minority Research & Teaching Programs |
I PURPOSE
This regulation establishes policy relating to strengthening historically black colleges and universities.
2 CANCELLATION
This regulation replaces Secretary's Memorandum No. 1978, dated March 12, 1979.
3 POLICY
In order to implement Executive Order 12320, and to carry out the subsequent direction of the President to the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies of September 22, 1982, it shall be the policy of the Department to seek to strengthen the capacity of historically Black colleges and universities to provide quality education, and to overcome the effects of discriminatory treatment. In doing so:
a Wherever possible agencies should attempt to direct program funds and technical assistance resources towards improving administrative and education infrastructures of historically Black colleges and universities.
b In cases where agencies project decreased funding for all higher education institutions, they should strive to increase the percentage share allocated to historically Black colleges and universities consistent with law.
c Agencies should continue to eliminate identified unnecessary and irrelevant procedures, prerequisites, and policies to the participation of historically Black colleges and universities in Federal programs and to accelerate activities to single out those policies or regulations which have inhibited full participation in such programs by historically Black colleges and universities.
4 DEFINITIONS
Historically Black colleges and universities. Those colleges and universities so designated by the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, United States Department of Education. A copy of the current listing is attached hereto as Appendix A.
5 RESPONSIBILITY
a The Office of Grants and Program Systems, Minority Research and Teaching Programs Staff is designated to provide leadership and direction to USDA programs and activities affecting historically Black colleges and universities. Its responsibilities include the following:
(1) Develop USDA strategy for strengthening the participation of Historically Black colleges and universities in programs of the Department;
(2) Establish, where appropriate, initiatives for increased participation of historically Black colleges and universities in programs of the Department;
(3) Review agency programs operations to insure that historically Black colleges and universities are given a fair opportunity to participate in grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements;
(4) Review agency program operations and regulations to identify unnecessary and irrelevant procedures, prerequisites, and policies that have resulted in reduced participation in and benefits of Federal programs by historically black colleges and universities
(5) Serve as Departmental liaison for continuing consultation with representatives of historically Black colleges and universities;
(6) Prepare the reports required by E. 0. 12320; and
(7) Monitor the implementation of this Departmental Regulation Department-wide.
b Heads of agencies are authorized and instructed to cooperate with the Office of Grants and Program Systems, Minority Research and Teaching Programs Staff, in the preparation of agency performance reports and in other activities to implement this Departmental Regulation.
c The Assistant Secretary for Science and Education will oversee these activities for USDA.
APPENDIX A
LIST OF HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITIES
ALABAMA
Alabama A&M University Miles College
Alabama State University Oakwood College
S. D. Bishop State Jr. College Selma University
Concordia College Stillman College
Lawson State Community College Talladega College
Lomax-Hannon College Tuskegee Institute
ARKANSAS
Arkansas Baptist College Shorter College
Philander Smith College University of Arkansas
DELAWARE
Delaware State College
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Howard University University of the District of Columbia
FLORIDA
Bethune-Cookman College Florida A&M University
Edward Waters College Florida Memorial College
GEORGIA
Albany State College Morehotise School of
Atlanta University Medicine
Clark College Morris Brown College
Fort Valley State College Paine College
Interdenominational Theological Center Savannah State College
Morehouse College Spelinan College
KENTUCKY
Kentucky State University
LOUISIANA
Dillard University Southern University in Grambling State University New Orleans
Southern University System Southern University
Southern University A&M College Xavier University
MARYLAND
Bowie State College Morgan State University
Coppin State College University of Maryland
Eastern Shore
MICHIGAN
Shaw College at Detroit
MISSISSIPPI
Alcorn State University Natchez Junior College
Coahoma Junior College Prentiss Normal and
Jackson State University Industrial Institute
Mary Holines College Rust College
Mississippi Industrial College Tougaloo College
Mississippi Valley State University Utica Junior College
MISSOURI
Lincoln University
NORTH CAROLINA
Barber-Scotia College North Carolina A&T State
Bennett College University
Elizabeth City State University North Carolina Central
Fayetteville State University University
Johnson C. Smith University Shaw University
Livingstone College St. Augustine's College
Winston-Salem State University
OHIO
Central State University Wilberforce University
OKLAHOMA
Langston University
PENNSYLVANIA
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania Lincoln University
SOUTH CAROLINA
Allen Un-iversity Morris College
Benedict College South Carolina State
Claflin College College
Clinton Junior College Voorhees College
TENNESSEE
Fisk University Meharry Medical College
Knoxville College Morristown College
Lane College Tennessee State
LeMoyne-Owen College University
TEXAS
Bishop College Southwestern Christian
Hiiston-Tillotson College College
Jarvis Christian College Texas Oollege
Paul Quinn College Texas Southern Universily
Prairie View A&M University Wiley College
VIRGINIA
Hampton Institute Virginia State University
Norfolk State University Virginia Union University
St. Paul's College
VIRGIN ISLANDS
College of the Virgin Islands