§7351b — Title 20 Education | U.S. Code

§7351b Applications

Title 20 › Chapter CHAPTER 70— - STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER V— - FLEXIBILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY › Part Part B— - Rural Education Initiative › Subpart subpart 2— - rural and low-income school program › § 7351b

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

State education agencies or specially qualified agencies that want a grant must send an application to the Secretary when and how the Secretary requires. The application must describe the program’s goals and expected results and explain how the money will help all students meet the State’s academic standards. If the State plans to award grants to local school districts through a competition, the application must explain the rules and criteria for choosing winners and how districts will be notified. The application must also describe the technical help the State will give local districts to carry out the program.

Title 20, §7351b

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(a)Each State educational agency or specially qualified agency desiring to receive a grant under this subpart shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may require.

(b)Each application submitted under subsection (a) shall include information on—

(1)program objectives and outcomes for activities under this subpart, including how the State educational agency or specially qualified agency will use funds to help all students meet the challenging State academic standards;

(2)if the State educational agency will competitively award grants to eligible local educational agencies, as described in section 7351(b)(3)(A) of this title, the application under the section shall include—

(A)the methods and criteria the State educational agency will use to review applications and award funds to local educational agencies on a competitive basis; and

(B)how the State educational agency will notify eligible local educational agencies of the grant competition; and

(3)a description of how the State educational agency will provide technical assistance to eligible local educational agencies to help such agencies implement the activities described in section 7351a of this title.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 5223 of Pub. L. 89–10 was classified to section 7223b of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 114–95.

Amendments

2015—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 114–95, § 5003(6)(A), substituted “at such time and in such manner” for “at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information”. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 114–95, § 5003(6)(B), added subsec. (b) and struck out former subsec. (b) which described required contents for applications submitted under subsec. (a).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 2015 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 114–95 effective Dec. 10, 2015, except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs, see section 5 of Pub. L. 114–95, set out as a note under section 6301 of this title.