Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 102 Part 2.djvu/478

 102 STAT. 1482

PUBLIC LAW 100-418—AUG. 23, 1988

"(2) the required amount of matching funds cannot be made available. "(d) JOINT APPLICATIONS.—A regional consortium of applicants in 2 or more local school districts may Hie a joint application under subsection (a). "SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS

20 USC 3996.

"SEC. 326. An applicant within a State that desires to receive a grant under this chapter shall submit an application prepared in accordance with section 325 to the State educational agency for approval. Each application with respect to funds for improvement of elementary and secondary resources under section 324(b)(l) shall be submitted jointly by the local educational agency and each business concern or other party that is to participate in the activities for which assistance is sought. "APPROVAL OF APPLICATIONS

20 USC 3997.

Rural areas. Urban areas.

"SEC. 327. (a) CRITERIA.—The State shall establish criteria for approval of applications under this section. Such criteria shall include— "(1) consideration of the local district's need for, and inability to locally provide for, the activities, equipment, library and instructional materials requested; "(2) the number and nature of elementary and secondary students who will benefit from the planned program; and "(3) the expressed level of financial and in-kind commitment from other parties to the program. "0)) APPROVAL PROCEDURES.—The State shall adopt approval procedures designed to ensure that grants are equitably distributed among— "(1) rural, Urban, and suburbsin areas; and "(2) small, medium, and large local educational agencies.

Suburban areas. "COMPUTATION OF GRANT AMOUNTS

20 USC 3998.

328. (a) PAYMENTS TO GRANTEES.— "(1) PAYMENT BY STATE.—The State shall pay to the extent of amounts received by it from the Secretary under this part, to each applicant having an application approved under section 327, the Federal share of the cost of the program described in the application. "(2) AMOUNT.—(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the Federal share for each fiscal year shall be 75 percent. "(B) In the case of an applicant that receives a waiver under section 325(c), the Federal share for each fiscal year may be as much as 100 percent. "(3) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The non-Federal share of payments under this part may be in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, including plant, equipment, or services. "(b) PAYMENTS TO STATES.—Except as provided in subsection (c), each State shall receive under this part the greater of— "(1) ah^|unount equal to its share of funds appropriated under chapter 1 of the Education dlonsolidation and Improvement Act; or \^ "(2) $225,000. \ ^ "SEC.

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