{"data":{"id":"us/34-cfr-608.2","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"34 CFR 608.2","heading":"What institutions are eligible to receive a grant under the HBCU Program?","body":"(a) To be eligible to receive a grant under this part, an institution must—\n(1) Satisfy section 322(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA);\n(2) Be legally authorized by the State in which it is located—\n(i) To be a junior or community college; or\n(ii) To provide an educational program for which it awards a bachelor's degree; and\n(3) Be accredited or preaccredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association.\n(b) The Secretary has determined that the following institutions satisfy section 322(2) of the HEA.\nAlabama\nAlabama A\u0026M University-Huntsville\nAlabama State University—Montgomery\nCarver State Technical College—Mobile\nConcordia College—Selma\nFredd State Technical College—Tuscaloosa\nJ.F. Drake State Technical College—Huntsville\nS.D. Bishop State Junior College—Mobile\nLawson State College—Birmingham\nMiles College—Birmingham\nOakwood College—Huntsville\nSelma University—Selma\nStillman College—Tuscaloosa\nTalladega University—Talladega\nTrenholm State Technical College—Montgomery\nTuskegee University—Tuskegee\nArkansas\nArkansas Baptist College—Little Rock\nPhilander Smith College—Little Rock\nShorter College—Little Rock\nUniversity of Arkansas at Pine Bluff—Pine Bluff\nDelaware\nDelaware State College—Dover\nDistrict of Columbia\nHoward University\nUniversity of the District of Columbia\nFlorida\nBethune Cookman College—Daytona Beach\nEdward Waters College—Jacksonville\nFlorida A\u0026M University—Tallahassee\nFlorida Memorial College—Miami\nGeorgia\nAlbany State College—Albany\nAtlanta University—Atlanta\nClark College—Atlanta\nFort Valley State College—Fort Valley\nInterdenominational Theological Center—Atlanta\nMorehouse College—Atlanta\nMorris Brown College—Atlanta\nPaine College—Augusta\nSavannah State College—Savannah\nSpelman College—Atlanta\nKentucky\nKentucky State University—Frankfurt\nLouisiana\nDillard University—New Orleans\nGrambling State University—Grambling\nSouthern University A\u0026M College—Baton Rouge\nSouthern University at New Orleans—New Orleans\nSouthern University at Shreveport—Shreveport\nXavier University of Louisiana—New Orleans\nMaryland\nBowie State College—Bowie\nCoppin State College—Baltimore\nMorgan State University—Baltimore\nUniversity of Maryland-Eastern Shore—Princess Anne\nMichigan\nLewis College of Business—Detroit\nMississippi\nAlcorn State University—Lorman\nCoahoma Junior College—Clarksdale\nJackson State University—Jackson\nMary Holmes College—West Point\nMississippi Valley State University—Itta Bena\nPrentiss Normal and Industrial Institute—Prentiss\nRust College—Holly Springs\nTougaloo College—Tougaloo\nHinds Junior College (Utica Jr Coll)—Raymond\nMissouri\nLincoln University—Jefferson City\nHarris-Stowe State College—St. Louis\nNorth Carolina\nBarber-Scotia College—Concord\nBennett College—Greensboro\nElizabeth City State University—Elizabeth City\nFayetteville State University—Fayetteville\nJohnson C. Smith University—Charlotte\nLivingstone College—Salisbury\nNorth Carolina A\u0026T State University—Greensboro\nNorth Carolina Central University—Durham\nSaint Augustine's College—Raleigh\nShaw University—Raleigh\nWinston-Salem State University—Winston Salem\nOhio\nCentral State University—Wilberforce\nWilberforce University—Wilberforce\nOklahoma\nLangston University—Langston\nPennsylvania\nCheyney State University—Cheyney\nLincoln University—Lincoln\nSouth Carolina\nAllen University—Columbia\nBenedict College—Columbia\nClaflin College—Orangeburg\nClinton Junior College—Rock Hill\nDenmark Technical College—Denmark\nMorris College—Sumter\nSouth Carolina State College—Orangeburg\nVoorhees College—Denmark\nTennessee\nFisk University—Nashville\nKnoxville College—Knoxville\nLane College—Jackson\nLeMoyne-Owen College—Memphis\nMeharry Medical College—Nashville\nMorristown College—Morristown\nTennessee State University—Nashville\nTexas\nHuston-Tillotson College—Austin\nJarvis Christian College—Hawkins\nPaul Quinn College—Waco\nPrairie View A\u0026M University—Prairie View\nSaint Philip's College—San Antonio\nSouthwestern Christian College—Terrell\nTexas College—Tyler\nTexas Southern University—Houston\nWiley College—Marshall\nU.S. Virgin Islands\nCollege of the Virgin Islands—St. Thomas\nVirginia\nHampton University—Hampton\nNorfolk State University—Norfolk\nSaint Paul's College—Lawrenceville\nVirginia State University—Petersburg\nVirginia Union University—Richmond\nWest Virginia\nBluefield State College—Bluefield\nWest Virginia State College—Institute\n(c) If an institution identified in paragraph (b) of this section has merged with another institution, and, as a result of the merger, would not otherwise qualify to receive a grant under this part, that institution may nevertheless qualify to receive a grant under this part if—\n(1) The institution would have qualified to receive a grant before the merger; and\n(2) The institution was eligible to receive a grant under the Special Needs Program in any fiscal year prior to fiscal year 1986. (The Special Needs Program was authorized under Title III, Part B, of the HEA before 1986.)\n(d) For the purpose of paragraph (a)(3) of this section, the Secretary publishes a list in the Federal Register of nationally recognized accrediting agencies and associations.\n(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, for each fiscal year—\n(1) The University of the District of Columbia is eligible to receive a grant under this part only if the amount of the grant it is scheduled to receive under § 608.31 exceeds the amount it is scheduled to receive in the same fiscal year under the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act; and\n(2) Howard University is eligible to receive a grant under this part only if the amount of the grant it is scheduled to receive under § 608.31 exceeds the amount it is scheduled to receive in the same fiscal year under the Act of March 2, 1867, 20 U.S.C. 123.","path":["Title 34—Education","Subtitle B—Regulations of the Offices of the Department of Education","CHAPTER VI—OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION","PART 608—STRENGTHENING HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES PROGRAM","Subpart A—General"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-34.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:40Z","sha256":"bd039082a51f20c0bc31b7d5d81db92eccf920132d06423da712952bf6a67e12","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/34-cfr-608.1","next":"us/34-cfr-608.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. 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