20 USC § 7474 - Minimum grant criteria

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identifier: "/us/usc/t20/s7474"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "20 USC § 7474 - Minimum grant criteria"
title_number: 20
title_name: "EDUCATION"
section_number: "7474"
section_name: "Minimum grant criteria"
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"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 89–10, title VI, § 6144, formerly title VII, § 7144, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title VII, § 701, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1931; renumbered title VI, § 6144, Pub. L. 114–95, title VI, § 6001(a), (b)(1), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2046.)"
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# § 7474. Minimum grant criteria

The Secretary may not approve an application for a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under subpart 2 or subpart 3 of this part unless the application is for a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement that is—

**(1)** of sufficient size, scope, and quality to achieve the purpose or objectives of such grant, contract, or cooperative agreement; and

**(2)** based on relevant research findings.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 89–10, title VI, § 6144, formerly title VII, § 7144, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title VII, § 701, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1931; renumbered title VI, § 6144, Pub. L. 114–95, title VI, § 6001(a), (b)(1), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2046.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 7474, , as added , , , related to bilingual education career ladder program, prior to the general amendment of former subchapter VII of this chapter by .

A prior  was classified to , prior to repeal by .

Prior sections 7475 to 7480 were omitted in the general amendment of former subchapter VII of this chapter by .

Section 7475, , as added , , , related to graduate fellowships in bilingual education program.

Section 7476, , as added , , , related to application for professional development award.

Section 7477, , as added , , , set forth program requirements.

Section 7478, , as added , , , authorized payment of stipends to persons participating in programs.

Section 7479, , as added , , , related to program evaluations.

Section 7480, , as added , , , related to use of funds for second language competence.