Higher Education Facilities Act of 1963 (enacted early 1963 within its term)

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The Higher Education Facilities Act of 1963 was a U.S. federal law that provided significant funding to expand and improve college and university facilities during the early 1960s.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute
education law
administeredBy United States Office of Education
aimedAt colleges
other higher education institutions
universities
beneficiaries faculty and researchers at higher education institutions
students in higher education
category 1963 in American law
United States federal education legislation
country United States
decade 1960s
effect increased capacity for student enrollment at U.S. colleges and universities
modernization of higher education physical plants in the United States
enactedIn 1963
focus construction of classrooms
construction of laboratories
construction of libraries
construction of other instructional facilities
fundingType construction grants
loan guarantees
historicalContext part of early 1960s federal expansion into education policy
jurisdiction United States federal government
legalForm public law of the United States
legislativeBody United States Congress
longTermImpact contributed to expansion of the American higher education system in the 1960s
motivation Cold War-era emphasis on education and research capacity
concerns about rising college enrollments and inadequate facilities
policyArea higher education
infrastructure
presidentDuringEnactment John F. Kennedy
provided federal grants for academic facilities
federal loans for academic facilities
purpose to expand the physical capacity of higher education institutions in the United States
to provide federal funding for the construction and improvement of college and university facilities
relatedTo Higher Education Act of 1965
National Defense Education Act
sector private higher education institutions
public higher education institutions
signedBy John F. Kennedy
targetedLevel graduate education
undergraduate education
timePeriodOfImplementation early 1960s
typeOfSupport capital funding

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
87th United States Congress
passedLegislation

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