Sec. 4. Authorization of State grant program

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For each fiscal year for which funds are appropriated under section 11 and from such amounts not reserved under section 3, the Secretary shall award planning and implementation grants to eligible entities to enable such entities to develop or implement a comprehensive State plan described in section 5 to improve postsecondary outcomes for all students, especially low-income and first generation college students. In accordance with subparagraph (a), the Secretary shall award— planning grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities to enable such entities to develop a comprehensive State plan described in section 5; and implementation grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities and without regard to whether the entities have received a planning grant under paragraph (1), to implement a comprehensive State plan described in section 5.

A State or a consortium of States shall not have more than 1 planning grant or more than 1 implementation grant at any given time. A State or a consortium of States awarded a planning grant or an implementation grant may reapply for such grant after the termination of such grant. Each planning grant awarded under subsection (b)(1) shall be for a period of not more than 18 months. Each implementation grant awarded under subsection (b)(2) shall be for a period of not more than 5 years, subject to the requirement under subparagraph (B).

An implementation grant awarded under subsection (b)(2) shall terminate after a period of 2 years, if the Secretary determines that the eligible entity receiving such implementation grant has not made sufficient progress in— implementing a comprehensive State plan described in section 5, at a rate that the Secretary determines will result in complete implementation of such plan during the remainder of the grant period; and meeting the annual targets under section 7.