Title 20, EducationRelease 119-110
§3987 Approval of Applications
Title 20 › CHAPTER 52 — EDUCATION FOR ECONOMIC SECURITY › SUBCHAPTER III — PARTNERSHIPS IN EDUCATION FOR MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, AND ENGINEERING › Part A — Higher Education Partnerships › § 3987
Summary
The Secretary must set rules for approving applications under this part and may approve an application only if the State education agency (for elementary and secondary) or the State higher education agency says it fits the State’s education plan. The Secretary must also use approval procedures that try to make sure grant money is shared fairly among the States.
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Title 20, §3987
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(a)Criteria; consistency of applications with State plans
(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)Procedures for equitable distribution of grants among States
The Secretary shall adopt approval procedures designed to assure that there is equitable distribution of grants among the States.
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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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20 U.S.C. § 3987
Title 20, Education
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110