20 USC § 7351b - Applications

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identifier: "/us/usc/t20/s7351b"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "20 USC § 7351b - Applications"
title_number: 20
title_name: "EDUCATION"
section_number: "7351b"
section_name: "Applications"
chapter_number: 70
chapter_name: "STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS"
subchapter_number: "V"
subchapter_name: "FLEXIBILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY"
part_number: "B"
part_name: "Rural Education Initiative"
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 V, § 5223, formerly title VI, § 6223, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title VI, § 601, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1895; renumbered title V, § 5223, and amended Pub. L. 114–95, title V, §§ 5001(a)(4), 5003(6), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2039, 2040, 2044.)"
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# § 7351b. Applications

**(a)** **In general** Each State educational agency or specially qualified agency desiring to receive a grant under this subpart shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may require.

**(b)** **Contents** Each application submitted under subsection (a) shall include information on—

**(1)** program objectives and outcomes for activities under this subpart, including how the State educational agency or specially qualified agency will use funds to help all students meet the challenging State academic standards;

**(2)** if the State educational agency will competitively award grants to eligible local educational agencies, as described in section 7351(b)(3)(A) of this title, the application under the section shall include—

**(A)** the methods and criteria the State educational agency will use to review applications and award funds to local educational agencies on a competitive basis; and

**(B)** how the State educational agency will notify eligible local educational agencies of the grant competition; and

**(3)** a description of how the State educational agency will provide technical assistance to eligible local educational agencies to help such agencies implement the activities described in section 7351a of this title.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 89–10, title V, § 5223, formerly title VI, § 6223, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title VI, § 601, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1895; renumbered title V, § 5223, and amended Pub. L. 114–95, title V, §§ 5001(a)(4), 5003(6), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2039, 2040, 2044.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior  was classified to , prior to repeal by .

### Amendments

2015—Subsec. (a). , substituted “at such time and in such manner” for “at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information”.

Subsec. (b). , added subsec. (b) and struck out former subsec. (b) which described required contents for applications submitted under subsec. (a).

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2015 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs, see , set out as a note under .