§7231h — Title 20 Education | U.S. Code

Summary

Grants must last no more than 5 fiscal years. Local school districts or groups may use up to 50% of their first-year grant for planning (professional development does not count as planning), and up to 15% in each of the second and third years. No grant can be more than $15,000,000 for the grant period. When possible, the Secretary must award grants by June 1 of the fiscal year.

Title 20, §7231h

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(a)A grant under this part shall be awarded for a period that shall not exceed 5 fiscal years.

(b)A local educational agency, or consortium of such agencies, may expend for planning (professional development shall not be considered to be planning for purposes of this subsection) not more than 50 percent of the grant funds received under this part for the first year of the program and not more than 15 percent of such funds for each of the second and third such years.

(c)No grant awarded under this part to a local educational agency, or a consortium of such agencies, shall be for more than $15,000,000 for the grant period described in subsection (a).

(d)To the extent practicable, the Secretary shall award grants for any fiscal year under this part not later than June 1 of the applicable fiscal year.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 4408 of Pub. L. 89–10 was classified to section 3128 of this title, prior to the general amendment of Pub. L. 89–10 by Pub. L. 103–382.

Amendments

2015—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 114–95, § 4401(5)(A), substituted “5” for “3”. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 114–95, § 4401(5)(B), added subsec. (c) and struck out former subsec. (c). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “No local educational agency, or consortium of such agencies, awarded a grant under this part shall receive more than $4,000,000 under this part for any 1 fiscal year.” Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 114–95, § 4401(5)(C), substituted “June” for “July”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 2015 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 114–95 effective Dec. 10, 2015, except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs, see section 5 of Pub. L. 114–95, set out as a note under section 6301 of this title.

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