§7221a. Program authorized — Inbound Citations
20 U.S.C. § 7221a
Cited by 5 provisions in release 119-102.
Citations to §7221a(b)(1)
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(1) From the amount reserved under section 7221a(b)(1) of this title, the Secretary shall use not less than 50 percent to award, on a competitive basis, not less than 3 grants to eligible entities that have the highest-quality applications approved under subsection (d), after considering the diversity of such applications, to demonstrate innovative methods of helping charter schools to address the cost of acquiring, constructing, and renovating facilities by enhancing the availability of loans or bond financing.
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(A) From the amount reserved under section 7221a(b)(1) of this title and remaining after the Secretary makes grants under subsection (a), the Secretary shall make grants, on a competitive basis, to States to pay for the Federal share of the cost of establishing or enhancing, and administering, per-pupil facilities aid programs.
Citations to §7221a(b)(2)
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(II) funds otherwise reserved under section 7221a(b)(2) of this title to carry out national activities under section 7221d of this title;
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(a) From the amount reserved under section 7221a(b)(2) of this title, the Secretary shall—(1) use not more than 80 percent of such funds to award grants in accordance with subsection (b);(2) use not more than 9 percent of such funds to award grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible applicants for the purpose of carrying out the activities described in section 7221b(h) of this title in a State that did not receive a grant under section 7221b of this title; and(A) disseminate technical assistance to—(i) State entities in awarding subgrants under section 7221b(b)(1) of this title; and(ii) eligible entities and States receiving grants under section 7221c of this title;(B) disseminate best practices regarding charter schools; and(C) evaluate the impact of the charter school program carried out under this part, including the impact on student achievement.
Citations to §7221a(b)(3)
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(b) From the amount available under section 7221a(b)(3) of this title, the Secretary shall award, on a competitive basis, grants to State entities having applications approved under subsection (f) to enable such entities to—(1) award subgrants to eligible applicants to enable eligible applicants to—(A) open and prepare for the operation of new charter schools;(B) open and prepare for the operation of replicated high-quality charter schools; or(C) expand high-quality charter schools; and(2) provide technical assistance to eligible applicants and authorized public chartering agencies in carrying out the activities described in paragraph (1), and work with authorized public chartering agencies in the State to improve authorizing quality, including developing capacity for, and conducting, fiscal oversight and auditing of charter schools.