Sec. 4. Authorization of 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 States to enable such States to develop or implement a comprehensive plan described in section 5 to improve postsecondary outcomes for all students, especially low-income students and first generation college students. In accordance with subsection (a), the Secretary shall award— planning grants, on a competitive basis, to States to enable the States to develop a comprehensive plan described in section 5; and implementation grants, on a competitive basis, to States and without regard to whether the States have received a planning grant under paragraph (1), to implement a comprehensive plan described in section 5.
A State shall not have more than 1 planning grant or more than 1 implementation grant at any given time. A State 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 State receiving such implementation grant has not made sufficient progress in— implementing a comprehensive 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(a)(2).