‘‘(2) to provide assistance to the Teachers Insti-
tutes established during the National Demonstration 
Project to enable the Teachers Institutes— 
‘‘(A) to develop further the Teachers Insti-
tutes; or 
‘‘(B) to support the planning and develop-
ment of applications for new Teachers Insti-
tutes; 
‘‘(3) for the salary and necessary expenses of a 
full-time director to plan and manage the Teachers 
Institute and to act as liaison between the local edu-
cational agency and the institution of higher edu-
cation participating in the Teachers Institute; 
‘‘(4) to provide suitable office space, staff, 
equipment, and supplies, and to pay other operating 
expenses, for the Teachers Institute; 
‘‘(5) to provide a stipend for teachers partici-
pating in collaborative seminars in the sciences and 
humanities, and to provide remuneration for those 
members of the faculty of the institution of higher 
education participating in the Teachers Institute 
who lead the seminars; and 
‘‘(6) to provide for the dissemination through 
print and electronic means of curriculum units pre-
pared in the seminars conducted by the Teachers In-
stitute. 
‘‘(b) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary may 
use not more than 50 percent of the funds appropriated 
to carry out this part to provide technical assistance to 
facilitate the establishment and operation of Teachers In-
stitutes. For the purpose of this subsection, the Secretary 
may contract with existing Teachers Institutes to provide 
all or a part of the technical assistance under this sub-
section. 
‘‘SEC. 246. APPLICATION, APPROVAL, AND AGREEMENT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—To receive a grant under this 
part, a Teachers Institute shall submit an application to 
the Secretary that— 
‘‘(1) meets the requirement of this part and any 
regulations under this part; 
‘‘(2) includes a description of how the Teachers 
Institute intends to use funds provided under the 
grant; 
‘‘(3) includes such information as the Secretary 
may require to apply the criteria described in section 
244(b); 
‘‘(4) includes measurable objectives for the use 
of the funds provided under the grant; and
‘‘(5) contains such other information and assur-
ances as the Secretary may require. 
‘‘(b) APPROVAL.—The Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) promptly evaluate an application received 
for a grant under this part; and 
‘‘(2) notify the applicant within 90 days of the 
receipt of a completed application of the Secretary’s 
approval or disapproval of the application. 
‘‘(c) AGREEMENT.—Upon approval of an application, 
the Secretary and the Teachers Institute shall enter into 
a comprehensive agreement covering the entire period of 
the grant. 
‘‘SEC. 247. REPORTS AND EVALUATIONS. 
‘‘(a) REPORT.—Each Teachers Institute receiving a 
grant under this part shall report annually on the progress 
of the Teachers Institute in achieving the purpose of this 
part and the purposes of the grant. 
‘‘(b) EVALUATION AND DISSEMINATION.— 
‘‘(1) EVALUATION.—The Secretary shall evalu-
ate the activities funded under this part and submit 
an annual report regarding the activities to the 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pen-
sions of the Senate and the Committee on Education 
and the Workforce of the House of Representatives.