Sec. 6. Applications
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A State 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 State 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 an assurance that the State— will include, in carrying out all of the reforms required under section 5(b), all public institutions of higher education in the State and all State agencies with governing authority over postsecondary education in the State; and will include private institutions of higher education located in the State in carrying out the reforms applicable to such institutions.
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 State will develop and establish a comprehensive plan to implement the reforms under section 5(b); a description of how the State will include, in developing the comprehensive plan— all public institutions of higher education in the State; private nonprofit organizations, including private institutions of higher education, that choose to participate in the development of such plan; the State educational agency and the local educational agencies that will be participating in the reforms carried out under section 5(b); and other stakeholders, as designated by the Governor of the State; and a description of the State agencies and other entities that will control the programs funded by the grant and how such entities will interact in carrying out the activities of the planning grant, as determined by the Governor for the State.
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 State will use the implementation grant to— carry out the reforms required under section 5(b), in accordance with the comprehensive plan; and meet the annual targets established by the State under section 7(a)(2), at a rate that the Secretary determines will result in reaching the goals of the grant established by such State under such section; and a description of the State agencies and other entities that the Governor of the State 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. In awarding grants under this Act, the Secretary shall give priority to— States that show a stronger capacity to use the funds made available under this Act to implement a comprehensive plan under section 5; States that commit, in the application submitted under this section— in the case of a planning grant, to develop and establish a comprehensive plan that implements the universally required reforms under section 5(b)(1) and the selective reforms described in subparagraphs (A), (B), and
(C)of section 5(b)(2); or in the case of an implementation grant, to carry out a comprehensive plan that implements the universally required reforms under section 5(b)(1) and the selective reforms described in subparagraphs (A), (B), and
(C)of section 5(b)(2); and States that agree to provide substantial matching funds toward the activities funded under the grant. In awarding grants under this Act, the Secretary shall give special consideration to States that enter into a partnership with 1 or more private institutions of higher education in order to carry out the reforms described in section 5(b) that are to be planned or carried out under the grant in both public and private institutions. 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.