---
kind: "section"
citation: "20 U.S.C. § 7351a"
title: "20"
title_heading: "Education"
number: "7351a"
heading: "Uses of funds"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/20/7351a"
units:
  - "Chapter 70 — Strengthening and Improvement of Elementary and Secondary Schools"
  - "Subchapter V — Flexibility and Accountability"
  - "Part B — Rural Education Initiative"
  - "Subpart 2 — rural and low-income school program"
---

# §7351a. Uses of funds

- (a) **Local awards—** Grant funds awarded to [local educational agencies](/usc/20/7801.md?p=30-A) under this subpart shall be used for any of the following:
  - (1) Activities authorized under part A of subchapter I.
  - (2) Activities authorized under part A of subchapter II.
  - (3) Activities authorized under subchapter III.
  - (4) Activities authorized under part A of subchapter IV.
  - (5) [Parental involvement](/usc/20/7801.md?p=39) activities.
- (b) **Administrative costs—** A [State educational agency](/usc/20/7801.md?p=49) receiving a grant under this subpart may not use more than 5 percent of the amount of the grant for [State](/usc/20/7171.md?p=b-6) administrative costs and to provide technical assistance to eligible [local educational agencies](/usc/20/7801.md?p=30-A).

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 89–10, title V, § 5222, formerly title VI, § 6222, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title VI, § 601, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1895; renumbered title V, § 5222, and amended Pub. L. 114–95, title V, §§ 5001(a)(4), 5003(5), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2039, 2040, 2043.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 5222 of Pub. L. 89–10 was classified to section 7223a of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 114–95.

### Amendments

2015—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 114–95, § 5003(5), added pars. (1) to (5) and struck out former pars. (1) to (7) which set out various approved uses for grant funds.

### Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2015 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 114–95 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 a note under section 6301 of this title.