20 USC § 7291 - Awards for academic enrichment

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identifier: "/us/usc/t20/s7291"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "20 USC § 7291 - Awards for academic enrichment"
title_number: 20
title_name: "EDUCATION"
section_number: "7291"
section_name: "Awards for academic enrichment"
chapter_number: 70
chapter_name: "STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS"
subchapter_number: "IV"
subchapter_name: "21ST CENTURY SCHOOLS"
part_number: "F"
part_name: "National Activities"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 89–10, title IV, § 4641, as added Pub. L. 114–95, title IV, § 4601, Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2033.)"
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# § 7291. Awards for academic enrichment

**(a)** **Program authorized** From funds reserved under section 7251(b)(2)(C) of this title, the Secretary shall award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities for the purposes of enriching the academic experience of students by promoting—

**(1)** arts education for disadvantaged students and students who are children with disabilities, as described in section 7292 of this title;

**(2)** school readiness through the development and dissemination of accessible instructional programming for preschool and elementary school children and their families, as described in section 7293 of this title; and

**(3)** support for high-ability learners and high-ability learning, as described in section 7294 of this title.

**(b)** **Annual awards** The Secretary shall annually make awards to fulfill each of the purposes described in paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection (a).

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 89–10, title IV, § 4641, as added Pub. L. 114–95, title IV, § 4601, Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2033.)

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective , except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs, see , set out as an Effective Date of 2015 Amendment note under .