Section 637.13 - What are design projects?(a) Design project grants assist minority institutions that do not have their own appropriate resources or personnel to plan and develop long-range science improvement programs.(b) Activities that the Secretary may assist under a design project include, but are not limited to, the following:(1) Development of planning, management, and evaluation systems; and(2) Improvement of institutional research or development offices.46 FR 51204, Oct. 16, 1981, as amended at 52 FR 43545, Nov. 12, 1987 Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1067-1067c , 1067g-1067k , 1068 , and 1068b