34 CFR § 200.71 - LEA eligibility.

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title: "34 CFR § 200.71 - LEA eligibility."
title_number: 34
title_name: "Education"
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section_name: "LEA eligibility."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION"
part_number: "200"
part_name: "TITLE I—IMPROVING THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF THE DISADVANTAGED"
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authority: "20 U.S.C. 6301 through 6576, unless otherwise noted."
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# 200.71 LEA eligibility.

(a) *Basic grants.* An LEA is eligible for a basic grant if the number of formula children is—

(1) At least 10; and

(2) Greater than two percent of the LEA's total population ages 5 to 17 years, inclusive.

(b) *Concentration grants.* An LEA is eligible for a concentration grant if—

(1) The LEA is eligible for a basic grant under paragraph (a) of this section; and

(2) The number of formula children exceeds—

(i) 6,500; or

(ii) 15 percent of the LEA's total population ages 5 to 17 years, inclusive.

(c) *Targeted grants.* An LEA is eligible for a targeted grant if the number of formula children is—

(1) At least 10; and

(2) At least five percent of the LEA's total population ages 5 to 17 years, inclusive.

(d) *Education finance incentive grants.* An LEA is eligible for an education finance incentive grant if the number of formula children is—

(1) At least 10; and

(2) At least five percent of the LEA's total population ages 5 to 17 years, inclusive.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 6333-6337)

[82 FR 31710, July 7, 2017]