Title 20, EducationRelease 119-110

§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

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must reach out to rural school districts about applying for competitive grants under this chapter. If asked, the Secretary must help with applications or pre‑applications for those grants for rural districts with locale codes 32, 33, 41, 42, or 43, or for educational service agencies representing them. No district or service agency has to request help or include it in an application.

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Title 20, §7919

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(a)Outreach

The Secretary shall engage in outreach to rural local educational agencies regarding opportunities to apply for competitive grant programs under this chapter.

(b)Technical assistance

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

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110