Title 20 › Chapter CHAPTER 44— - CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION ASSISTANCE TO THE STATES › Part Part A— - Allotment and Allocation › § 2322
From each year’s federal grant to a State, the State agency must set money aside for three main uses. At least 85% must go out to local CTE programs (up to 15% of that 85% can be used for special competitive grants under the next part). Up to 10% can be used for State leadership work, including up to 2% of the State’s total for people in State institutions, between $60,000 and $150,000 for training people for nontraditional careers, and at least the smaller of 0.1% of the State’s allotment or $50,000 for recruiting special populations. The State can use up to 5% of the allotment, or $250,000 (whichever is larger), for running the State plan — for planning, reviewing applications, monitoring, ensuring legal compliance, giving technical help, and supporting data systems. If a State uses funds for administration under the last part, it must match those dollars one-for-one with non-Federal money. From the part of the 85% reserved for local distribution, the State may award grants to eligible recipients in rural areas, places with many CTE students or poor performance, or areas with gaps. Those grants can support proven or promising CTE programs (including nontraditional fields) or help build career pathways tied to State-identified high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand jobs.
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20 U.S.C. § 2322
Title 20 — Education
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Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73