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§1032b Application requirements

Title 20 › Chapter CHAPTER 28— - HIGHER EDUCATION RESOURCES AND STUDENT ASSISTANCE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - TEACHER QUALITY ENHANCEMENT › Part Part B— - Enhancing Teacher Education › Subpart subpart 1— - preparing teachers for digital age learners › § 1032b

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

To get a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement here, an eligible consortium must apply to the Secretary when and how the Secretary asks and give all required information. The application must describe the project and say whether it will build a long-term partnership linking teacher training to high-need schools with modern digital tools, or change how colleges and schools of education teach classroom technology integration and universal design to future teachers. The application must also show each consortium member’s commitment (including money) and leadership support, explain each member’s role, say how the State or local education agency will add the project to any existing technology plan, explain how the project will keep going after Federal funds stop, show how it follows State teacher and State student technology standards, and include an evaluation plan with benchmarks to track progress toward specific goals.

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Title 20, §1032b

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To be eligible to receive a grant or enter into a contract or cooperative agreement under this subpart, an eligible consortium shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. Such application shall include the following:
(1)A description of the project to be carried out with the grant, including how the project will—
(A)develop a long-term partnership focused on effective teaching with modern digital tools and content that substantially connects preservice preparation of teacher candidates with high-need schools; or
(B)transform the way departments, schools, and colleges of education teach classroom technology integration, including the principles of universal design, to teacher candidates.
(2)A demonstration of—
(A)the commitment, including the financial commitment, of each of the members of the consortium for the proposed project; and
(B)the support of the leadership of each organization that is a member of the consortium for the proposed project.
(3)A description of how each member of the consortium will participate in the project.
(4)A description of how the State educational agency or local educational agency will incorporate the project into the agency’s technology plan, if such a plan already exists.
(5)A description of how the project will be continued after Federal funds are no longer available under this subpart for the project.
(6)A description of how the project will incorporate—
(A)State teacher technology standards; and
(B)State student technology standards.
(7)A plan for the evaluation of the project, which shall include benchmarks to monitor progress toward specific project objectives.

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Prior Provisions

A prior section 233 of Pub. L. 89–329 was classified to section 1043 of this title, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 96–374.

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20 U.S.C. § 1032b

Title 20Education

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Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73