---
kind: "section"
citation: "20 U.S.C. § 1032b"
title: "20"
title_heading: "Education"
number: "1032b"
heading: "Application requirements"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/20/1032b"
units:
  - "Chapter 28 — Higher Education Resources and Student Assistance"
  - "Subchapter II — Teacher Quality Enhancement"
  - "Part B — Enhancing Teacher Education"
  - "Subpart 1 — preparing teachers for digital age learners"
---

# §1032b. Application requirements


To be eligible to receive a grant or enter into a contract or cooperative agreement under this subpart, an eligible consortium shall submit an application to the [Secretary](/usc/20/1003.md?p=17) at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the [Secretary](/usc/20/1003.md?p=17) may require. Such application shall include the following:

- (1) A description of the project to be carried out with the grant, including how the project will—
  - (A) develop a long-term partnership focused on effective teaching with modern digital tools and content that substantially connects preservice preparation of teacher candidates with [high-need schools](/usc/20/1021.md?p=11-A); or
  - (B) transform the way [departments](/usc/20/1003.md?p=4), schools, and colleges of education teach classroom technology integration, including the principles of [universal design](/usc/20/1003.md?p=23), to teacher candidates.
- (2) A demonstration of—
  - (A) the commitment, including the financial commitment, of each of the members of the consortium for the proposed project; and
  - (B) the support of the leadership of each organization that is a member of the consortium for the proposed project.
- (3) A description of how each member of the consortium will participate in the project.
- (4) A description of how the [State educational agency](/usc/20/1003.md?p=20) or [local educational agency](/usc/20/1003.md?p=11) will incorporate the project into the agency’s technology plan, if such a plan already exists.
- (5) A description of how the project will be continued after Federal funds are no longer available under this subpart for the project.
- (6) A description of how the project will incorporate—
  - (A) [State](/usc/20/1003.md?p=21-A) teacher technology standards; and
  - (B) [State](/usc/20/1003.md?p=21-A) student technology standards.
- (7) A plan for the evaluation of the project, which shall include benchmarks to monitor progress toward specific project objectives.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 89–329, title II, § 233, as added Pub. L. 110–315, title II, § 201(3), Aug. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 3157.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 233 of Pub. L. 89–329 was classified to section 1043 of this title, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 96–374.