# 34 C.F.R. § 637.15 (2026): What are cooperative projects?

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## Section

- **Citation:** 34 C.F.R. § 637.15 (2026)
- **Heading:** What are cooperative projects?
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 34 CFR: Education / Chapter VI: OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION / Part 637: MINORITY SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM / Subpart B: What Kinds of Projects Does the Secretary Assist Under This Program? / § 637.15: § 637.15   What are cooperative projects?

## Text

(a) Cooperative project grants assist groups of nonprofit accredited colleges and universities to work together to conduct a science improvement project.
(b) Activities that the Secretary may fund under cooperative projects include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1) Assisting institutions in sharing facilities and personnel;
(2) Disseminating information about established programs in science and engineering;
(3) Supporting cooperative efforts to strengthen the institutions' science and engineering programs; and
(4) Carrying out a combination of any of the activities in paragraphs (c)(1)-(3) of this section.
(c) Eligible applicants for cooperative projects are groups of nonprofit accredited colleges and universities whose primary fiscal agent is an eligible minority institution as defined in § 637.4(b).
(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1067-1067c, 1067g-1067k, 1068, and 1068b)

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