Title 20, EducationRelease 119-102
§9520 Competitive Awards
Title 20 › CHAPTER 76 — EDUCATION RESEARCH, STATISTICS, EVALUATION, INFORMATION, AND DISSEMINATION › SUBCHAPTER I — EDUCATION SCIENCES REFORM › Part A — The Institute of Education Sciences › § 9520
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Grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements under this Act must be awarded by competition. When possible, they should be chosen using peer review (evaluation by other experts).
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Title 20, §9520
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Activities carried out under this Act through grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements, at a minimum, shall be awarded on a competitive basis and, when practicable, through a process of peer review.
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This Act, referred to in text, means Pub. L. 107–279, Nov. 5, 2002, 116 Stat. 1940, which enacted this chapter and section 3419 of this title, amended section 1232j, 3412, 3461, 6194, 6311, 6312, 7013, 7451, 7703, 7909, 9007, 9010, 9011, 9573, 9623, and 9624 and former section 6317, 6491, 6932, 7253c, 7283b, and 7283d of this title and section 5315 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, transferred section 9010 and 9011 of this title to section 9621 and 9622 of this title, respectively, repealed section 3419, 6011, 6021, 6031, 6041, 6051, 6053 to 6053e, 6054 to 6054b, 6055 to 6055h, 6056, 6056a, 9001 to 9009, and 9012 of this title, enacted provisions set out as notes under section 7703 and 9501 of this title, and repealed provisions set out as notes under section 1221e and 9001 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
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20 U.S.C. § 9520
Title 20, Education
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102