SEC. 4204
LOCAL COMPETITIVE SUBGRANT PROGRAM
Section Summary
ESSA
SEC. 4204. LOCAL COMPETITIVE SUBGRANT PROGRAM.
``(a) In General.--
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``(1) Community learning centers.--A State that receives
funds under this part for a fiscal year shall provide the amount
made available under section 4202(c)(1) to award subgrants to
eligible entities for community learning centers in accordance
with this part.
``(2) Expanded learning program activities.--A State that
receives funds under this part for a fiscal year may use funds
under section 4202(c)(1) to support those enrichment and
engaging academic activities described in section 4205(a) that--
``(A) are included as part of an expanded learning
program that provides students at least 300 additional
program hours before, during, or after the traditional
school day;
``(B) supplement but do not supplant regular school
day requirements; and
``(C) are carried out by entities that meet the
requirements of subsection (i).
``(b) Application.--
``(1) In general.--To be eligible to receive a subgrant
under this part, an eligible entity shall submit an application
to the State educational agency at such time, in such manner,
and including such information as the State educational agency
may reasonably require.
``(2) Contents.--Each application submitted under paragraph
(1) shall include--
``(A) a description of the activities to be funded,
including--
``(i) an assurance that the program will take
place in a safe and easily accessible facility;
``(ii) a description of how students
participating in the program carried out by the
community learning center will travel safely to
and from the center and home, if applicable; and
``(iii) a description of how the eligible
entity will disseminate information about the
community learning center (including its location)
to the community in a manner that is
understandable and accessible;
``(B) a description of how such activities are
expected to improve student academic achievement as well
as overall student success;
``(C) a demonstration of how the proposed program
will coordinate Federal, State, and local programs and
make the most effective use of public resources;
``(D) an assurance that the proposed program was
developed and will be carried out--
``(i) in active collaboration with the schools
that participating students attend (including
through the sharing of relevant data among the
schools), all participants of the eligible entity,
and any partnership entities described in
subparagraph (H), in compliance with applicable
laws relating to privacy and confidentiality; and
``(ii) in alignment with the challenging State
academic standards and any local academic
standards;
``(E) a description of how the activities will meet
the measures of effectiveness described in section
4205(b);
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``(F) an assurance that the program will target
students who primarily attend schools eligible for
schoolwide programs under section 1114 and the families
of such students;
``(G) an assurance that subgrant funds under this
part will be used to increase the level of State, local,
and other non-Federal funds that would, in the absence
of funds under this part, be made available for programs
and activities authorized under this part, and in no
case supplant Federal, State, local, or non-Federal
funds;
``(H) a description of the partnership between a
local educational agency, a community-based
organization, and another public entity or private
entity, if appropriate;
``(I) an evaluation of the community needs and
available resources for the community learning center,
and a description of how the program proposed to be
carried out in the center will address those needs
(including the needs of working families);
``(J) a demonstration that the eligible entity will
use best practices, including research or evidence-based
practices, to provide educational and related activities
that will complement and enhance academic performance,
achievement, postsecondary and workforce preparation,
and positive youth development of the students;
``(K) a description of a preliminary plan for how
the community learning center will continue after
funding under this part ends;
``(L) an assurance that the community will be given
notice of an intent to submit an application and that
the application and any waiver request will be available
for public review after submission of the application;
``(M) if the eligible entity plans to use volunteers
in activities carried out through the community learning
center, a description of how the eligible entity will
encourage and use appropriately qualified persons to
serve as the volunteers; and
``(N) such other information and assurances as the
State educational agency may reasonably require.
``(c) Approval of Certain Applications.--The State educational
agency may approve an application under this part for a program to be
located in a facility other than an elementary school or secondary
school only if the program will be at least as available and accessible
to the students to be served as if the program were located in an
elementary school or secondary school.
``(d) Permissive Local Match.--
``(1) In general.--A State educational agency may require an
eligible entity to match subgrant funds awarded under this part,
except that such match may not exceed the amount of the subgrant
and may not be derived from other Federal or State funds.
``(2) Sliding scale.--The amount of a match under paragraph
(1) shall be established based on a sliding scale that takes
into account--
``(A) the relative poverty of the population to be
targeted by the eligible entity; and
``(B) the ability of the eligible entity to obtain
such matching funds.
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``(3) In-kind contributions.--Each State educational agency
that requires an eligible entity to match funds under this
subsection shall permit the eligible entity to provide all or
any portion of such match in the form of in-kind contributions.
``(4) Consideration.--Notwithstanding this subsection, a
State educational agency shall not consider an eligible entity's
ability to match funds when determining which eligible entities
will receive subgrants under this part.
``(e) Peer Review.--In reviewing local applications under this part,
a State educational agency shall use a rigorous peer-review process or
other methods to ensure the quality of funded projects.
``(f) Geographic Diversity.--To the extent practicable, a State
educational agency shall distribute subgrant funds under this part
equitably among geographic areas within the State, including urban and
rural communities.
``(g) Duration of Awards.--A subgrant awarded under this part shall
be awarded for a period of not less than 3 years and not more than 5
years.
``(h) Amount of Awards.--A subgrant awarded under this part may not
be made in an amount that is less than $50,000.
``(i) Priority.--
``(1) In general.--In awarding subgrants under this part, a
State educational agency shall give priority to applications--
``(A) proposing to target services to--
``(i) students who primarily attend schools
that--
``(I) are implementing comprehensive
support and improvement activities or
targeted support and improvement
activities under section 1111(d) or
other schools determined by the local
educational agency to be in need of
intervention and support to improve
student academic achievement and other
outcomes; and
``(II) enroll students who may be at
risk for academic failure, dropping out
of school, involvement in criminal or
delinquent activities, or who lack
strong positive role models; and
``(ii) the families of students described in
clause (i);
``(B) submitted jointly by eligible entities
consisting of not less than 1--
``(i) local educational agency receiving funds
under part A of title I; and
``(ii) another eligible entity; and
``(C) demonstrating that the activities proposed in
the application--
``(i) are, as of the date of the submission of
the application, not accessible to students who
would be served; or
``(ii) would expand accessibility to high-
quality services that may be available in the
community.
``(2) Special rule.--The State educational agency shall
provide the same priority under paragraph (1) to an application
submitted by a local educational agency if the local educational
agency demonstrates that it is unable to partner with a
community-based organization in reasonable geographic proximity
and of sufficient quality to meet the requirements of this part.
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``(3) Limitation.--A State educational agency may not give a
priority or a preference to eligible entities that seek to use
funds made available under this part to extend the regular
school day.
``(j) Renewability of Awards.--A State educational agency may renew
a subgrant provided under this part to an eligible entity, based on the
eligible entity's performance during the preceding subgrant period.
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