[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 34, Volume 3] [Revised as of July 1, 2002] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 34CFR426.1] [Page 104] TITLE 34--EDUCATION CHAPTER IV--OFFICE OF VOCATIONAL AND ADULT EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PART 426--COOPERATIVE DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM--Table of Contents Subpart A--General Sec. 426.1 What is the Cooperative Demonstration Program? The Cooperative Demonstration Program provides financial assistance for-- (a) Model projects providing improved access to quality vocational education programs for individuals who are members of special populations and for men and women seeking nontraditional occupations; (b) Projects that are examples of successful cooperation between the private sector and public agencies in vocational education; (c) Projects to overcome national skill shortages; (d) Projects that develop consumer and homemaking education programs, including child growth and development centers; (e) Projects that assist disadvantaged youths in preparing for technical and professional health careers; and (f) Model projects providing access to vocational education programs through agriculture action centers. (Authority: 20 U.S.C. 2420a(a))