§ 1101c. Duration of Grant

(a) Award period

(1) In general

     The Secretary may award a grant to a Hispanic-serving institution under this subchapter for 5 years.

(2) Waitout period

     A Hispanic-serving institution shall not be eligible to secure a subsequent 5-year grant award under this subchapter until 2 years have elapsed since the expiration of the institution’s most recent 5-year grant award under this subchapter, except that for the purpose of this subsection a grant under section 1103c(a) of this title shall not be considered a grant under this subchapter.

(b) Planning grants

     Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, the Secretary may award a grant to a Hispanic-serving institution under this subchapter for a period of 1 year for the purpose of preparation of plans and applications for a grant under this subchapter.

(Pub. L. 89–329, title V, § 504, as added Pub. L. 105–244, title V, § 501, Oct. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1769.)

Prior Provisions

     A prior section 504 of Pub. L. 89–329 was classified to section 1102c of this title prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 105–244.

     Another prior section 504 of Pub. L. 89–329 was classified to section 1091c of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 94–482.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

     This section is referred to in section 1101b of this title.