Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 92 Part 2.djvu/939

 PUBLIC LAW 95-561—NOV. 1, 1978

92 STAT. 2219

" (H) establishing prize contests in the elementary and secondary schools in the area of energy, the emphasis to be placed upon stimulating new thinking about ways to better understand and solve the energy crisis. In addition to the activities specified in the first sentence of this paragraph, such funds may be used for projects designed to demonstrate, test, and evaluate the effectiveness of any such activities, whether or not assisted under this section. 'APPLICATION

"SEC. 354. (a) Financial assistance under this part may be made available only upon application to the Commissioner. The application shall be submitted at such time, in such form, and containing such information as the Commissioner shall prescribe by regulation and shall be approved only if it— "(1) provides that the activities and services for which assistance is sought will be administered by, or under the supervision of, the applicant; "(2) describes a program for carrying out one or more of the activities described in section 353(b)(2) which holds promise of making a substantial contribution toward attaining the purposes of this part; "(3) sets forth such policies and procedures as will insure adequate evaluation of the activities intended to be carried out under the application; " (4) sets forth policies and procedures which assure that Federal funds made available under this part 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 this part, and in no case supplant such funds; "(5) provides for such fiscal control and fund accounting procedures as may be necessary to assure proper disbursement of and accounting for Federal funds paid to the applicant under this part; and "(6) provides for making an annual report and such other reports, in such form and containing such information, as the Commissioner may reasonably require and for keeping such records, and for affording such access thereto as the Commissioner may find necessary to assure the correctness and verification of such reports. "(b) Applications from local educational agencies for financial assistance under this part may be approved by the Commissioner only if the State educational agency has been notified of the application and been given the opportunity to offer recommendations. "(c) Amendments of applications shall, except as the Commissioner may otherwise provide by or pursuant to regulation, be subject to approval in the same manner as original applications. "(d) Federal assistance to any program or project under this section, other than those involving curriculum development, dissemination of curricular materials, and evaluation, shall not exceed 80 per centum of the cost of such program for the first fiscal year of its operation, including costs of administration, unless the Commissioner determines, pursuant to regulations adopted and promulgated by the Commissioner establishing objective criteria for such determinations, that assistance in excess of such percentages is required in furtherance

Financial assistance. 20 USC 3014. Regulation.

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Notification.

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