§3434.4. Eligibility.

Qualify as Hispanic-serving Institutions; and

Offer associate, bachelors, or other accredited degree programs in agriculture-related fields pursuant to § 3434.5.

1862 land-grant institutions, as defined in section 2 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7601);

Institutions that appear in the Lists of Parties Excluded from Federal financial and nonfinancial assistance and benefits programs (Excluded Parties List System);

Institutions that are not accredited by a nationally recognized accredited agency or association; and

Institutions with Hispanic students receiving less than 15% of the degrees awarded in agriculture-related programs over the two most recent completed academic years.