Title 20 — EducationRelease 119-73not60

§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

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must make rules for approving applications under this part. An application cannot be approved unless the State education agency or the State higher education agency, as appropriate, finds that the application matches the State’s plans for elementary and secondary or for higher education. The Secretary must use approval procedures that help ensure grants are distributed fairly 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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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

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60