Title 20 — EducationRelease 119-73
§3987 Approval of applications
Title 20 › Chapter CHAPTER 52— - EDUCATION FOR ECONOMIC SECURITY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - PARTNERSHIPS IN EDUCATION FOR MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, AND ENGINEERING › Part Part A— - Higher Education Partnerships › § 3987
Summary
The Secretary must create rules for approving applications. The Secretary cannot approve an application unless the State’s education agency says it fits the State’s K–12 or higher education plans. The Secretary must also use approval steps that help make sure grants are fairly spread among the States.
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Title 20, §3987
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(a)(1)The Secretary shall establish criteria for approval of applications under this part.
(2)No application may be approved by the Secretary unless the State educational agency or the State agency for higher education, as the case may be, determines that the application is consistent with State plans for elementary and secondary education or State plans for higher education, as the case may be, in the State.
(b)The Secretary shall adopt approval procedures designed to assure that there is equitable distribution of grants among the States.
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Amendments
1988—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 100–418 substituted “part” for “subchapter”. 1985—Pub. L. 99–159 substituted “Secretary” for “Foundation” in pars. (1) and (2) of subsec. (a) and in subsec. (b).
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Citation
20 U.S.C. § 3987
Title 20 — Education
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73