Title 20, EducationRelease 119-110

§3988 Payments; Federal Share; Limitation

Title 20 › CHAPTER 52 — EDUCATION FOR ECONOMIC SECURITY › SUBCHAPTER III — PARTNERSHIPS IN EDUCATION FOR MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, AND ENGINEERING › Part A — Higher Education Partnerships › § 3988

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must pay the federal share of the cost for each applicant whose application is approved. The federal share is 50 percent of the program cost each fiscal year. The non‑Federal share can come from cash or from things of value, like buildings, equipment, or services, if they are fairly valued. In any fiscal year, no more than 15 percent of the funds available under this part may be paid to applicants in a single State.

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Title 20, §3988

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(a)Federal and non-Federal shares

(1)The Secretary shall pay, to each applicant having an application approved under section 3987 of this title, the Federal share of the cost of the program described in the application.

(2)The Federal share for each fiscal year shall be 50 per centum.

(3)The non-Federal share of payments under this part may be in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, including plant, equipment, or services.

(b)Fiscal year State limitation

Not more than 15 per centum of the funds appropriated under this part in any fiscal year may be paid to applicants in any single State.

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Amendments

1988—Subsecs. (a)(3), (b). Pub. L. 100–418 substituted “part” for “subchapter”. 1985—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 99–159 substituted “Secretary” for “Foundation”.

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20 U.S.C. § 3988

Title 20, Education

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110