U.S. Department of Agriculture

Washington, D.C. 20250

 

 DEPARTMENTAL REGULATION

 Number:

1390-001

 SUBJECT: Implementation of Executive Order 12320: Strengthening Historically Black Colleges and Universities

 

 

 

 DATE:

January 15, 1985

 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