---
kind: "section"
citation: "20 U.S.C. § 7845"
title: "20"
title_heading: "Education"
number: "7845"
heading: "Consolidated local plans or applications"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/20/7845"
units:
  - "Chapter 70 — Strengthening and Improvement of Elementary and Secondary Schools"
  - "Subchapter VIII — General Provisions"
  - "Part C — Coordination of Programs; Consolidated State and Local Plans and Applications"
---

# §7845. Consolidated local plans or applications

- (a) **General authority—**
  - (1) **Consolidated plan—** A [local educational agency](/usc/20/7713.md?p=9-A) receiving funds under more than one [covered program](/usc/20/7171.md?p=b-2) may submit plans or applications to the [State educational agency](/usc/20/7801.md?p=49) under those programs on a consolidated basis.
  - (2) **Availability to Governor—** The [State educational agency](/usc/20/7801.md?p=49) shall make any [consolidated local plans](/usc/20/7801.md?p=7) and applications available to the Governor.
- (b) **Required consolidated plans or applications—** A [State educational agency](/usc/20/7801.md?p=49) that has an approved [consolidated State plan](/usc/20/7801.md?p=9) or application under [section 7842 of this title](/usc/20/7842.md) may require [local educational agencies](/usc/20/7713.md?p=9-A) in the [State](/usc/20/7171.md?p=b-6) receiving funds under more than one program included in the [consolidated State plan](/usc/20/7801.md?p=9) or [consolidated State application](/usc/20/7801.md?p=8) to submit [consolidated local plans](/usc/20/7801.md?p=7) or applications under those programs, but may not require those agencies to submit separate plans.
- (c) **Collaboration—** A [State educational agency](/usc/20/7801.md?p=49), in consultation with the Governor, shall collaborate with [local educational agencies](/usc/20/7713.md?p=9-A) in the [State](/usc/20/7171.md?p=b-6) in establishing procedures for the submission of the [consolidated State plans](/usc/20/7801.md?p=9) or [consolidated State applications](/usc/20/7801.md?p=8) under this section.
- (d) **Necessary materials—** The [State educational agency](/usc/20/7801.md?p=49) shall require only descriptions, information, assurances, and other material that are absolutely necessary for the consideration of the [local educational agency](/usc/20/7713.md?p=9-A) plan or application.
- (e) **Rural consolidated plan—**
  - (1) **In general—** Two or more eligible [local educational agencies](/usc/20/7713.md?p=9-A), a consortium of eligible local [educational service agencies](/usc/20/7801.md?p=18), or an [educational service agency](/usc/20/7801.md?p=18) on behalf of eligible [local educational agencies](/usc/20/7713.md?p=9-A) may submit plans or applications for 1 or more [covered programs](/usc/20/7171.md?p=b-2) to the [State educational agency](/usc/20/7801.md?p=49) on a consolidated basis, if each eligible [local educational agency](/usc/20/7713.md?p=9-A) impacted elects to participate in the joint application or elects to allow the [educational service agency](/usc/20/7801.md?p=18) to apply on its behalf.
  - (2) **Eligible local educational agency—** For the purposes of this subsection, the term “eligible [local educational agency](/usc/20/7713.md?p=9-A)” means a [local educational agency](/usc/20/7713.md?p=9-A) that is an eligible [local educational agency](/usc/20/7713.md?p=9-A) under part B of subchapter V.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 89–10, title VIII, § 8305, formerly title IX, § 9305, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title IX, § 901, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1970; renumbered title VIII, § 8305, and amended Pub. L. 114–95, title VIII, §§ 8001(a)(3), (b)(3), 8011, Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2088, 2089, 2102.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2015—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 114–95, § 8001(b)(3), made technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in text as reference to section 7842 of this title.

Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 114–95, § 8011, added subsec. (e).

### 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.