§9904 Grant Oversight and Administration

Summary

The Director can hire a college, nonprofit, or other group to run and watch over grant programs if the group can expand similar programs, give technical help, gather and study data, and measure results. If hired, the group must make sure grant winners copy and run the program correctly, track and use federal grant money properly, provide technical support, and each year collect and report data to the Director on students’ progress toward teaching skills and certification; how many students enroll by major compared with local and State needs for secondary teachers by subject; participation by demographic groups; and the academic achievement of elementary and secondary students taught by program graduates. The group must give the Director an annual report showing it met these duties. If asked, the group may also help review grant applications. The Director must send a copy of the annual report to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation; the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; the House of Representatives Committee on Science and Technology; and the House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor.