§ 57.2104 - Project requirements.

(a) The Secretary will award grants to meet the cost of carrying out three or more of the following six purposes, one of which must be the purpose provided in paragraph (a)(1) of this section:

(1) Develop a plan to achieve institutional improvements, including financial independence, to enable such school to support programs of excellence in health professions education for minority individuals. This plan must be submitted within 6 months of the date of grant award;

(2) Improve the capacity of such school to recruit and retain faculty;

(3) Provide improved access to the library and information resources of such school;

(4) Establish, strengthen, or expand programs to enhance the academic performance of students in such school;

(5) Establish, strengthen, or expand programs to increase the number and quality of applicants for admission to such school. Activities designed to increase the number and quality of applicants to these schools may not be offered to students prior to the ninth grade; and

(6) Develop curricula and carry out faculty training programs in order to enable such school to become, for the Nation's health care providers, a resource with respect to the health problems of minority communities, such as higher infant mortality rates and higher incidences of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.

(b) Each project must evaluate its program based on the evaluation plan provided in the grant application.