20 U.S.C. § 3985: Application

Summary

To get a grant, an applicant must send an approved application to the Secretary when and how the Secretary asks, and include any extra information required. The application must say what the money will be used for, promise that no more than 5% of the grant in any fiscal year will pay administrative costs, and include program-specific promises: at least 30% of project funds must come from local businesses; 20% must come collectively from the State, the participating college or local education agency, and other partners; no stipend can be paid directly to employees of for-profit businesses; and teachers in exchange programs may not work for the business they served for 3 years afterward unless they repay the full cost to the State and local educational agency. If scholarships are part of the program, they must go to in-state undergraduates studying math, science, engineering, or computer science and may cover tuition plus up to $750 per academic year. The application must also explain how private-school children in the district can participate, how underrepresented and underserved groups are considered, and how private and public colleges receive fair treatment. The Secretary can require any other assurances needed to meet these rules. A regional consortium from two or more States may file one joint application.

Title 20, §3985

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(a)Requirements; terms, assurances, and conditions

Any applicant which desires to receive a grant under this part shall submit an application approved under section 3986 of this title to the Secretary, at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such additional information as the Secretary may reasonably require. Each such application shall—

(1)describe the activities for which assistance under this part is sought;

(2)provide assurances that not more than 5 per centum of the amount received by the applicant in any fiscal year may be expended on administrative expenses;

(3)with respect to each program for which assistance is sought, provide assurances that—

(A)30 per centum of the funds for each such project will be furnished by business concerns within the community;

(B)20 per centum of the funds will be supplied by—

(i)the State,

(ii)the institution of higher education or the local educational agency, as the case may be, participating in the program; and

(iii)the other parties participating in the program;

(C)no stipend will be paid directly to employees of a profitmaking business concern; and

(D)teachers participating in the exchange program may not be employed by the participating business concern with which the teacher served within three years after the end of the exchange program unless the teacher repays the full cost of the exchange program to the State and local educational agency, as the case may be; and

(4)provide assurances that whenever the program for which assistance is sought includes scholarships, the scholarships be awarded to undergraduate students at institutions of higher education within the State who wish to pursue a course of study in mathematics or science, engineering or computer science, and that each student awarded a scholarship under this part will receive a stipend which shall not exceed the cost of tuition at the institution of higher education plus a stipend of not to exceed $750 for each academic year of study for which the scholarship is awarded;

(5)set forth policies and procedures to assure that whenever the application includes a local educational agency, to the extent consistent with the number and location of children in the school district of such agency who are enrolled in private elementary and secondary schools, provision is made for the participation of such children in the program assisted under this part;

(6)provide assurances that consideration is given to programs and activities designed to meet the needs of underrepresented and underserved populations;

(7)provide assurances that in the consideration of applications submitted under section 3986(a) of this title that equitable consideration is given to applications submitted by private and public institutions of higher education; and

(8)provide such additional assurances as the Secretary determines essential to ensure compliance with the requirements of this part.

(b)Regional joint application

A regional consortium of applicants in two or more States may file a joint application under the provisions of subsection (a) of this section.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1988—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100–418 substituted “part” for “subchapter” wherever appearing. 1985—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 99–159 substituted “Secretary” for “Foundation” in two places in provisions preceding par. (1) and in par. (8).

§3985 Application

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Title 20, §3985

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