20 USC § 7473 - Preference for Indian applicants

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identifier: "/us/usc/t20/s7473"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "20 USC § 7473 - Preference for Indian applicants"
title_number: 20
title_name: "EDUCATION"
section_number: "7473"
section_name: "Preference for Indian applicants"
chapter_number: 70
chapter_name: "STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS"
subchapter_number: "VI"
subchapter_name: "INDIAN, NATIVE HAWAIIAN, AND ALASKA NATIVE EDUCATION"
part_number: "A"
part_name: "Indian Education"
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 VI, § 6143, formerly title VII, § 7143, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title VII, § 701, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1931; renumbered title VI, § 6143, Pub. L. 114–95, title VI, § 6001(a), (b)(1), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2046.)"
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# § 7473. Preference for Indian applicants

In making grants and entering into contracts or cooperative agreements under subpart 2 or subpart 3 of this part, the Secretary shall give a preference to Indian tribes, organizations, and institutions of higher education under any program with respect to which Indian tribes, organizations, and institutions are eligible to apply for grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 89–10, title VI, § 6143, formerly title VII, § 7143, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title VII, § 701, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1931; renumbered title VI, § 6143, Pub. L. 114–95, title VI, § 6001(a), (b)(1), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2046.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 7473, , as added , , , related to bilingual education teachers and personnel grants, prior to the general amendment of former subchapter VII of this chapter by .

A prior  was classified to , prior to repeal by .