Sec. 6. Applications
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An eligible entity desiring a planning grant or an implementation grant under this Act shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may reasonably require. Each application for a planning grant or an implementation grant under this Act shall include, at a minimum, a demonstration that the eligible entity— has established mechanisms and the ability to use funds made available under this Act and other sources of funding, including Federal, State, and local funds, to implement the reforms under section 5(b); and will include, in carrying the reforms under section 5(b), all public institutions of higher education within each State participating in the eligible entity and all State agencies with governing authority over postsecondary education in each such State.
An application for a planning grant awarded under section 4(b)(1) shall include, in addition to the requirements described in subsection (b)— a proposal describing how the eligible entity will develop and establish a comprehensive State plan to implement the reforms under section 5(b); a description of how the eligible entity will include, in developing the comprehensive State plan— all public institutions of higher education in each State participating in the eligible entity; private nonprofit organizations that choose to participate in the development of such plan; each State educational agency and local educational agency (as such terms are defined in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)) in each State participating in the eligible entity; and other stakeholders, as designated by the Governor of each State participating in the eligible entity; and a description of the State agencies and other entities that the Governor of each State participating in the eligible entity has determined will control the programs funded by the grant and how such entities will interact in carrying out the activities of the planning grant.
An application for an implementation grant awarded under section 4(b)(2) shall include, in addition to the requirements described in subsection (b)— a proposal describing how the eligible entity will use the implementation grant to— carry out the reforms under section 5(b), in accordance with the comprehensive State plan; and meet the annual targets established by the eligible entity under section 7, at a rate that the Secretary determines will result in reaching the goals of the grant established by such eligible entity under such section; and a description of the State agencies and other entities that the Governor of each State participating in the eligible entity has determined will control the programs funded by the grant and how such entities will interact in carrying out the activities of the implementation grant.
The Secretary shall award grants under this Act on a competitive basis considering the quality of the applications submitted. The Secretary shall prepare and submit to Congress and publish on the website of the Department of Education an explanation of the application process, including the fairness, equity, transparency, and objectivity of the process. In awarding grants under this Act, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities that show a stronger capacity to use the funds made available under this Act to implement a comprehensive State plan under section 5.
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