### Question
Can you define what reconstruction or renovation means?


### Answer
**Reconstruction or renovation** is defined as the following in *20 U.S.C. § 1132i*:

> rehabilitation, alteration, conversion, or improvement (including the acquisition and installation of initial equipment, or modernization or replacement of such equipment) of existing structures

#### Citation:
  - *20 U.S.C. § 1132i*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 28-HIGHER EDUCATION RESOURCES AND STUDENT ASSISTANCE > SUBCHAPTER VII-CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, AND RENOVATION OF ACADEMIC FACILITIES > Part E-General**

