---
kind: "section"
citation: "20 U.S.C. § 7291"
title: "20"
title_heading: "Education"
number: "7291"
heading: "Awards for academic enrichment"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/20/7291"
units:
  - "Chapter 70 — Strengthening and Improvement of Elementary and Secondary Schools"
  - "Subchapter IV — 21st Century Schools"
  - "Part F — National Activities"
  - "Subpart 4 — academic enrichment"
---

# §7291. Awards for academic enrichment

- (a) **Program authorized—** From funds reserved under [section 7251(b)(2)(C) of this title](/usc/20/7251.md?p=b-2-C), the [Secretary](/usc/20/7801.md?p=46) shall award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements, on a competitive basis, to [eligible entities](/usc/20/6631.md?p=b-1) for the purposes of enriching the academic experience of students by promoting—
  - (1) arts education for disadvantaged students and students who are children with disabilities, as described in [section 7292 of this title](/usc/20/7292.md);
  - (2) school readiness through the development and dissemination of accessible instructional programming for preschool and [elementary school](/usc/20/7801.md?p=19) children and their families, as described in [section 7293 of this title](/usc/20/7293.md); and
  - (3) support for high-ability learners and high-ability learning, as described in [section 7294 of this title](/usc/20/7294.md).
- (b) **Annual awards—** The [Secretary](/usc/20/7801.md?p=46) shall annually make awards to fulfill each of the purposes described in paragraphs [(1)](#a-1) through [(3)](#a-3) of subsection (a).

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 89–10, title IV, § 4641, as added Pub. L. 114–95, title IV, § 4601, Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2033.)

## Notes

### Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective Dec. 10, 2015, except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs, see section 5 of Pub. L. 114–95, set out as an Effective Date of 2015 Amendment note under section 6301 of this title.