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PUBLIC LAW 90-247-JAN. 2, 1968

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larly those which will result in more effective use of existing facilities; " (G) providing special educational and related services for persons who are in or from rural areas or who are or have been otherwise isolated from normal educational opportunities, including, where appropriate, the provision of mobile educational services and equipment, special home study courses, radio, television, and related forms of instruction, bilingual education methods, and visiting teachers' programs; " (H) encouraging community involvement in educational programs; and " (I) other specially designed educational programs or projects which meet the purposes of this title. " (b) I n addition to the uses specified in subsection (a), funds appropriated for carrying out this title may be used for— "(1) propner and effi<Heiit administration of State plans; "(2) obtaining technical, professional, and clerical assistance and the services of experts and consultants to assist the advisory councils authorized by this title in carrying out their responsibilities; and "(3) evaluation of plans, programs, and projects, and dissemination of the results thereof. li APPLICATIONS FOR GRANTS

CONDITIONS FOR APPROVAL

"SEC. 304. (a) A grant under this title pursuant to an approved State plan or by the Commissioner for a supplementary educational center or service program or project may be made only to a local educational agency or agencies, and then only if there is satisfactory assurance that, in the planning of that program or project there has been, and in the establishment and carrying out thereof there will be, participation of persons broadly representative of the cultural and educational resources of the area to be served. The term 'cultural and "Cultural and educational resources' includes State educational agencies, institu- sourcTis?"^ '* tions of higher education, nonprofit private schools, public and nonprofit private agencies such as libraries, museums, musical and artistic organizations, educational radio and television, and other cultural and educational resources. Such grants may be made only upon application to the appropriate State educational agency or to the Commissioner, as the case may be, at such time or times, in such manner, and containing or accompanied by such information as the Commissioner deems necessary. Sucn applications shall— " (1) provide that the activities and services for which assistance under this title is sought will be administered by or under the supervision of the applicant; " (2) set forth a program for carrying out the purposes set forth in section 303(a) and provide for such methods of administration as are necessary for the proper and efficient operation of the programs; "(3) set forth policies and procedures which assure that Federal funds made available under this title for any fiscal year will be so used as to supplement and, to the extent practical, increase the level of funds that would, in the absence of such Federal funds, be made available by the applicant for the purposes described in section 303(a), and in no case supplant such funds; "(4) provide, in the case of an application for assistance under this title which includes a project for the construction of necessary facilities, satisfactory assurance that— " (A) reasonable provision has been made, consistent with the other uses to be made of the facilities, for areas in such

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