 
 CHAPTER 70--STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY 
                                 SCHOOLS
 
                SUBCHAPTER III--TECHNOLOGY FOR EDUCATION
 
            Part A--Technology for Education of All Students
 
   subpart 2--state and local programs for school technology resources
 
Sec. 6846. National challenge grants for technology in education


(a) Grants authorized

                           (1) In general

        From amounts made available under section 6814(b)(1) \1\ of this 
    title for any fiscal year the Secretary is authorized to award 
    grants, on a competitive basis, to consortia having applications 
    approved under subsection (d) of this section, which consortia shall 
    include at least one local educational agency with a high percentage 
    or number of children living below the poverty line and may include 
    other local educational agencies, State educational agencies, 
    institutions of higher education, businesses, academic content 
    experts, software designers, museums, libraries, or other 
    appropriate entities.
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                            (2) Duration

        Grants under this section shall be awarded for a period of 5 
    years.

(b) Use of grants

    Grants awarded under subsection (a) of this section shall be used 
for activities similar to the activities described in section 6844 of 
this title.

(c) Priority

    In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall give 
priority to consortia which demonstrate in the application submitted 
under subsection (d) of this section that--
        (1) the project for which assistance is sought is designed to 
    serve areas with a high number or percentage of disadvantaged 
    students or the greatest need for educational technology;
        (2) the project will directly benefit students by, for example, 
    integrating the acquired technologies into curriculum to help the 
    local educational agency enhance teaching, training, and student 
    achievement;
        (3) the project will ensure ongoing, sustained professional 
    development for teachers, administrators, and school library media 
    personnel served by the local educational agency to further the use 
    of technology in the classroom or library media center;
        (4) the project will ensure successful, effective, and 
    sustainable use of technologies acquired under this subsection; and
        (5) members of the consortia or other appropriate entities will 
    contribute substantial financial and other resources to achieve the 
    goals of the project.

(d) Application

    Each local educational agency desiring a grant under this section 
shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such 
manner, and accompanied by such information as the Secretary may 
reasonably require.

(Pub. L. 89-10, title III, Sec. 3136, as added Pub. L. 103-382, title I, 
Sec. 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3648.)

                       References in Text

    Section 6814(b)(1) of this title, referred to in subsec. (a)(1), was 
in the original ``section 3115(b)(1)'', meaning section 3115(b)(1) of 
Pub. L. 89-10, which was translated as reading section 3114(b)(1) of 
that Act to reflect the probable intent of Congress because section 3115 
does not contain subsections, and section 3114(b)(1) makes amounts 
available for grants under this section.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 5891b, 6814 of this title.
