20 U.S.C. § 5912
Section 5912 · Applications
Amended 1 time on record
(1) In general
Each nonprofit organization and nonprofit organization in consortium with a local educational agency which desires a grant under this subchapter shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time and in such manner as the Secretary shall determine.
(2) Contents
Each application submitted under paragraph (1) shall, at a minimum, include assurances that a grantee will—
(A)(i) be governed by a board of directors the membership of which includes parents; or
(ii) be an organization that represents the interests of parents;
(B) establish a special advisory committee the membership of which—
(i) includes—
(I) parents described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 5911(b)(1) of this title; and
(II) representatives of education professionals with expertise in improving services for disadvantaged children; and
(ii) is broadly representative of minority, low-income, and other individuals and groups that have an interest in compensatory education and family literacy;
(C) use at least one-half of the funds provided under this chapter in each fiscal year to serve areas with high concentrations of low-income families in order to serve parents who are severely educationally or economically disadvantaged;
(D) operate a center of sufficient size, scope, and quality to ensure that the center is adequate to serve the parents in the area;
(E) serve both urban and rural areas;
(F) design a center that meets the unique training, information, and support needs of parents described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 5911(b)(1) of this title, particularly parents who are educationally or economically disadvantaged;
(G) demonstrate the capacity and expertise to conduct the effective training information and support activities for which assistance is sought;
(H) network with—
(i) clearinghouses;
(ii) parent centers for the parents of infants, toddlers, children, and youth with disabilities served under section 1431(e) of this title;
(iii) other organizations and agencies;
(iv) established national, State, and local parent groups representing the full range of parents of children, aged birth through 5 years; and
(v) parents of children enrolled in elementary and secondary schools;
(I) focus on serving parents described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 5911(b) of this title who are parents of low-income, minority, and limited-English proficient, children; and
(J) use part of the funds received under this subchapter to establish, expand, or operate Parents as Teachers programs or Home Instruction for Preschool Youngsters programs.
In each fiscal year after the first fiscal year a grantee receives assistance under this subchapter, the grantee shall demonstrate in the application submitted for each fiscal year after such first year that a portion of the services provided by such grantee is supported through non-Federal contributions, which contributions may be in cash or in kind.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
References in Text
This chapter, referred to in subsec. (a)(2)(C), was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 103 227, Mar. 31, 1994, 108 Stat. 125, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 5801 of this title and Tables.