Sec. 225. State and local applications
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A State that desires to receive a grant under this part shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information and assurances as the Secretary may require, which shall include— an identification of the State agency or entity that will administer the program under this part; and the State’s process for determining how the grant funds will be distributed and administered, including— how the State will determine the criteria and priorities in making subgrants under section 224(b)(2); any additional criteria the State will use in determining which projects it will fund under that section; a description of how the State will consider— the needs of local educational agencies for assistance under this part; the impact of potential projects on job creation in the State; the fiscal capacity of local educational agencies applying for assistance; the percentage of children in those local educational agencies who are from low-income families; and the potential for leveraging assistance provided by the program under this part through matching or other financing mechanisms; a description of how the State will ensure that the local educational agencies receiving subgrants meet the requirements of this part; a description of how the State will ensure that the State and its local educational agencies meet the deadlines established in section 228; a description of how the State will give priority to the use of green practices that are certified, verified, or consistent with any applicable provisions of— the LEED Green Building Rating System;
Energy Star; the CHPS Criteria; Green Globes; or an equivalent program adopted by the State or another jurisdiction with authority over the local educational agency; a description of the steps that the State will take to ensure that local educational agencies receiving subgrants under this part will adequately maintain any facilities that are modernized, renovated, or repaired with such subgrant funds; and such additional information and assurances as the Secretary may require.
A local educational agency that is eligible under section 223(b)(1) that desires to receive a grant under this part shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information and assurances as the Secretary may require, which shall include— a description of how the local educational agency will meet the deadlines and requirements of this part; a description of the steps that the local educational agency will take to adequately maintain any facilities that are modernized, renovated, or repaired with funds under this part; and such additional information and assurances as the Secretary may require.