Sec. 3. Community college grants

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From amounts made available to carry out this Act, the Secretary shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to governing bodies for qualified purposes relating to a qualified community college. A governing body desiring a 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 require. An application described in paragraph

(1)shall include the following: A description of— the financial sustainability of the proposal, including how the governing body will leverage other sources of funding; and how the qualified purposes proposed with respect to the qualified community college will fill an unmet need within a qualified area. Any relevant approvals with respect to the proposal that have been granted by any applicable State, local, or Indian Tribal government or appropriate accrediting body. A certification that the governing body— has consulted with the jurisdictions in which the qualified community college is, or will be, located; and has the written approval of the State higher education agency for the proposal. In the case of an application proposing to establish a new qualified community college and in addition to the requirements under subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C)— whether such proposal has received approval from the State higher education agency; and a description of the sustainability of such qualified community college, including any commitment from any State, local, or Indian Tribal government to provide additional funding for such college. In awarding grants under this Act for a fiscal year and subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary shall— give highest priority to— applications that propose to establish a qualified community college that will serve the residents of the State's largest metropolitan statistical area that does not contain an institution described in section 2(5)(A); or in the case of a State for which no applications described in clause

(i)are submitted, applications that propose to establish a qualified community college that will serve the residents of the State's largest micropolitan statistical area that does not contain an institution described in section 2(5)(A); after applying subparagraph (A), give high priority to any governing body that— has a partnership, or agrees to enter into a partnership upon receipt of the grant, with— 1 or more local high schools, as defined in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801 ), including a dual or concurrent enrollment program (as defined in such section); a 4-year institution of higher education that includes a credit-transfer agreement or articulation agreement (as defined in section 486A(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1093a(a) )) for students at the qualified community college; or a State workforce development board established under section 101 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3111 ); or is the governing body of, has a partnership with, or agrees to enter into a partnership upon receipt of the grant with, an institution that is— a part B institution (as defined in section 322 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1061 )); a Historically Black Graduate Professional School (as identified in section 326(e) of such Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1063b(e) )); a Hispanic-serving institution (as defined in section 502(a) of such Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1101a(a) )); a Tribal College or University (as defined in section 316(b) of such Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1059c(b) )); an Alaska Native-serving institution or a Native Hawaiian-serving institution (as such terms are defined in section 317(b) of such Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1059d(b) )); a Predominantly Black institution (as defined in section 371(c) of such Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1067q(c) )); an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving institution (as defined in section 371(c) of such Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1067q(c) )); or a Native American-serving nontribal institution (as defined in section 371(c) of such Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1067q(c) )); and after applying subparagraphs

(A)and (B), give priority to any governing body that agrees to use not less than 80 percent of the grant funds provided under this section for qualified community college construction or renovation that is certified, verified, or consistent with the applicable provisions of— the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design green building rating standard of the United States Green Building Council; the Living Building Challenge green building certification program developed by the International Living Future Institute; a green building rating program developed by the Collaborative for High-Performance Schools that is designated as CHPS Verified; or a green building program that— has standards that are equivalent to or more stringent than the standards of a program described in clause (i), (ii), or (iii); is adopted by the State or another jurisdiction with authority over the qualified community college; and includes a verifiable method to demonstrate compliance with the program. The Secretary shall ensure that the total amount of grant funds awarded under this Act to all governing bodies located in a State for any fiscal year shall not exceed the greater of— the amount equal to 10 percent of all grant funds awarded under this Act for such fiscal year; or $50,000,000. An eligible entity receiving a grant under this Act shall use— not less than 95 percent of the grant funds for a qualified purpose with respect to a qualified community college; and not more than 5 percent of the grant funds for administrative expenses associated with the grant. By not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 2 years thereafter for the duration of the grant program under this Act, the Secretary shall prepare and submit to Congress a report on the grant program that— describes the uses of grant funds; and includes information on the regions and students served through the program.

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