Title 20, EducationRelease 119-110

§3997 Approval of Applications

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 › § 3997

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The State must set rules to approve grant applications that look at three things: a district’s need and inability to provide the requested activities, equipment, or materials; how many elementary and secondary students will benefit; and others’ financial or in-kind commitments. Approval steps must also fairly distribute grants to rural, urban, and suburban areas and to small, medium, and large districts.

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Title 20, §3997

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(a)Criteria

The State shall establish criteria for approval of applications under this section. Such criteria shall include—

(1)consideration of the local district’s need for, and inability to locally provide for, the activities, equipment, library and instructional materials requested;

(2)the number and nature of elementary and secondary students who will benefit from the planned program; and

(3)the expressed level of financial and in-kind commitment from other parties to the program.

(b)Approval procedures

The State shall adopt approval procedures designed to ensure that grants are equitably distributed among—

(1)rural, urban, and suburban areas; and

(2)small, medium, and large local educational agencies.

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Citation

20 U.S.C. § 3997

Title 20, Education

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110