20 USC § 3988 - Payments; Federal share; limitation

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identifier: "/us/usc/t20/s3988"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "20 USC § 3988 - Payments; Federal share; limitation"
title_number: 20
title_name: "EDUCATION"
section_number: "3988"
section_name: "Payments; Federal share; limitation"
chapter_number: 52
chapter_name: "EDUCATION FOR ECONOMIC SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "PARTNERSHIPS IN EDUCATION FOR MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, AND ENGINEERING"
part_number: "A"
part_name: "Higher Education Partnerships"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 98–377, title III, § 309, Aug. 11, 1984, 98 Stat. 1286; Pub. L. 99–159, title II, § 231, Nov. 22, 1985, 99 Stat. 900; Pub. L. 100–418, title VI, § 6031(b)(2), Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1483.)"
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# § 3988. Payments; Federal share; limitation

**(a)** **Federal and non-Federal shares**

**(1)** The Secretary shall pay, to each applicant having an application approved under section 3987 of this title, the Federal share of the cost of the program described in the application.

**(2)** The Federal share for each fiscal year shall be 50 per centum.

**(3)** The non-Federal share of payments under this part may be in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, including plant, equipment, or services.

**(b)** **Fiscal year State limitation** Not more than 15 per centum of the funds appropriated under this part in any fiscal year may be paid to applicants in any single State.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 98–377, title III, § 309, Aug. 11, 1984, 98 Stat. 1286; Pub. L. 99–159, title II, § 231, Nov. 22, 1985, 99 Stat. 900; Pub. L. 100–418, title VI, § 6031(b)(2), Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1483.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1988—Subsecs. (a)(3), (b).  substituted “part” for “subchapter”.

1985—Subsec. (a)(1).  substituted “Secretary” for “Foundation”.