Sec. 3. Prekindergarten development grants

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The Secretary of Education, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall award competitive grants to States, local educational agencies, or other local government entities that wish to increase their capacity and build the infrastructure within the State to offer high-quality prekindergarten programs. The Secretary shall award grants under this Act for a period of not more than 3 years. Such grants shall not be renewed. A Governor, or chief executive officer of a State, a local educational agency, or another local government entity that desires to receive a grant under this Act shall submit an application to the Secretary of Education at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the Secretary may reasonably require.

In developing an application for a grant under this Act, a State shall consult with the State Advisory Council on Early Childhood Education and Care and incorporate their recommendations, where applicable. To be eligible to receive a grant under this Act, a State, local educational agency, or other local government entity shall contribute for the activities for which the grant was awarded non-Federal matching funds in an amount equal to not less than 20 percent of the amount of the grant.

To satisfy the requirement of paragraph (1), a State, local educational agency, or other local government entity may use— non-Federal resources in the form of State funding, local funding, or contributions from philanthropy or other private sources, or a combination of such resources; or in-kind contributions. The Secretary may waive paragraph

(1)or reduce the amount of matching funds required under that paragraph for a State, local educational agency, or other local government entity that has submitted an application for a grant under this subsection if the State, local educational agency, or other local government entity demonstrates, in the application, a need for such a waiver or reduction due to extreme financial hardship, as determined by the Secretary. A State, local educational agency, or other local government entity awarded a grant under this subtitle may use the grant funds to award subgrants to eligible local entities, to carry out the activities under the grant. An eligible local entity awarded a subgrant under paragraph

(1)shall comply with the requirements of this Act relating to grantees, as appropriate. The Secretary may not award a subgrant to a local educational agency or other local government entity under subsection

(e)for a program in a fiscal year if the State, agency, or entity received funding for the program in such fiscal year. There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section— $750,000,000 for fiscal year 2016; and such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2025.