Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 92 Part 2.djvu/1019

 PUBLIC LAW 95-561—NOV. 1, 1978

92 STAT. 2299

" (F) the expansion and improvement of educational programs and activities for women in vocational education, career education, physical education, and educational administration; and "(2) assistance to eligible entities to pay a portion of the costs of the establishment and operation, for a period of not to exceed two years, of special programs and projects of local significance to provide equal opportunities for both sexes, including activities listed in paragraph (1), activities incident to achieving compliance with title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and 20 USC 1681. other special activities designed to achieve the purposes of this part. Xot less than 75 per centum of funds used to support activities covered by paragraph (2) shall be used for awards to local educational agencies. "(b) For each fiscal year, the Commissioner shall use $15,000,000 from the funds available under this part to support activities described in paragraph (1) of subsection (a). Any funds in excess of $15,000,000 available under this part shall be used to support activities described in paragraph (2) of subsection (a). "APPLICATION; PARTICIPATION

"SEC. 933. (a) A grant may be made, and a contract may be entered 20 USC 3343. into, under this part only upon application to the Commissioner, at such time, in such form, and containing or accompanied by such information as the Commissioner may prescribe. Each such application shall— "(1) provide that the program or activity for which assistance is sought will be administered by or under the supervision of the applicant; (2) describe a program for carrying out one or more of the purposes set forth in section 932(a) which holds promise of making a substantial contribution toward attaining such purposes; and "(3) set forth policies and procedures which insure adequate evaluation of the activities intended to be carried out under the application; " (b) Nothing in this part shall be construed as prohibiting men and boys from participating in any programs or activities assisted under this part. "SMALL GRANTS

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"SEC. 934. In addition to the authority of the Commissioner under 20 USC 3344. section 932, the Commissioner shall carry out a program of small grants (as part of the grant program administered under section 932 j (a)(1)), not to exceed $25,000 each, in order to support innovative approaches to achieving the purposes of this part; and for that purpose the Commissioner is authorized to make grants to public and private nonprofit agencies and to individuals. <CRITERIA (

AND PRIORITIES

"SEC. 935. The Commissioner shall establish criteria and priorities 20 USC 3345. for awards under this part to insure that available funds are used for programs that most effectively will achieve the purposes of this part.

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