§6363 Allotment of Appropriated Funds

Summary

For each fiscal year, the Secretary must split the available money one of two ways depending on whether the total is at or below the trigger amount. If it is at or below the trigger, the Secretary must set aside one-half of 1 percent (0.5%) for the Bureau of Indian Education, one-half of 1 percent (0.5%) for outlying areas, up to 20% to run the programs in section 6362, and use the rest for state payments under section 6361. Each state is to get $3,000,000. If there isn’t enough money to give every state $3,000,000, that amount is cut back evenly. Any money left after the $3,000,000 shares is split among states based on how many children ages 5–17 each state has. If the yearly total is above the trigger, the extra money is first used for competitive grants to State education agencies or groups of States that apply. Those grants must fund the specific activities listed in section 6361(a)(2) (items C, H, I, J, K, and L). Applicants must show they meet the rules. Grant and leftover allotments are sized by each State’s share of students ages 5–17. “State” means the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. The Secretary must also follow the prohibitions in section 7909.