Title 20 — EducationRelease 119-73not60
§7919 Outreach and Technical Assistance for Rural Local Educational Agencies
Title 20 › Chapter 70— STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS › Subchapter VIII— GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part F— Uniform Provisions › Subpart 2— other provisions › § 7919
Summary
The Secretary must contact rural local educational agencies about chances to apply for competitive grants under this chapter. On request, the Secretary must give application help to agencies (locale codes 32, 33, 41, 42, 43) or their service agencies; asking for or using that help is optional.
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Title 20, §7919
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(a)The Secretary shall engage in outreach to rural local educational agencies regarding opportunities to apply for competitive grant programs under this chapter.
(b)If requested to do so, the Secretary shall provide technical assistance to rural local educational agencies with locale codes 32, 33, 41, 42, or 43, or an educational service agency representing rural local educational agencies with locale codes 32, 33, 41, 42, or 43 on applications or pre-applications for any competitive grant program under this chapter. No rural local educational agency or educational service agency shall be required to request technical assistance or include any technical assistance provided by the Secretary in any application.
Legislative History
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Effective Date
Section 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 an
Effective Date
of 2015 Amendment note under section 6301 of this title.
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Citation
20 U.S.C. § 7919
Title 20 — Education
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
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