Title 20 — EducationRelease 119-73not60

§3994 Eligible Programs

Title 20 › Chapter 52— EDUCATION FOR ECONOMIC SECURITY › Subchapter III— PARTNERSHIPS IN EDUCATION FOR MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, AND ENGINEERING › Part B— Elementary and Secondary Education Partnerships › § 3994

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Allows a State to spend grant money on K–12 programs that improve math and science. The State education agency runs the money and gives grants by competition. The money can buy equipment, books, and lab or library upgrades, and can help form partnerships to improve math and science teaching. It can also attract matching cash or donated equipment and time from businesses, libraries, museums, nonprofits, professional groups, and state agencies. Funds may pay for advanced placement programs that let qualified high school students take college-level science or math part‑ or full‑time. A local agency that uses these funds for an advanced placement program must give the program a share of its State funds based on how many students take it and how much instruction time each student gets.

Full Legal Text

Title 20, §3994

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(a)A State may use funds from grants received in any fiscal year under this part for elementary and secondary programs described in this section. The State educational agency shall administer such funds, which shall be awarded to such programs on a competitive basis.

(b)Funds from grants received under this part may be used for the following:

(1)Such funds may be used for acquisition of equipment, instructional and reference materials, and partnership in education programs designed to—

(A)improve instruction in mathematics and science education at the elementary and secondary level;

(B)improve laboratory facilities, classroom and library resources in elementary and secondary mathematics and science education; and

(C)attract matching dollars and in kind contributions of equipment, learning resources or shared time from business concerns, libraries, museums, nonprofit private organizations, professional mathematics and scientific associations, and appropriate State agencies.

(2)(A)Such funds may be used for advanced placement programs operated by local educational agencies that are designed to allow qualified secondary students to attend college preparatory schools, colleges, or universities on a part-time or full-time basis with respect to science and mathematics instruction.

(B)A local educational agency that receives funds from a grant under this part for an advanced placement program described in subparagraph (A) shall allocate to such program a percentage of funds received from the State on a per student basis according to—

(i)the number of students participating in the program; and

(ii)the instruction time such students receive under the program.

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Citation

20 U.S.C. § 3994

Title 20 — Education

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60