continue providing funds under the grant for more 
than 3 years unless the eligible entity demonstrates 
that it has achieved satisfactory progress toward 
carrying out the educational innovations, activities, 
and projects described in section 754(d), as deter-
mined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(3) GRANT
AMOUNT.—Each implementation 
grant authorized under this subsection shall be in an 
amount sufficient to enable the eligible entity to 
achieve the purposes of its proposed activities and 
projects, but shall not exceed $10,000,000. 
‘‘(d) SPECIAL RULES FOR CONSORTIUMS.— 
‘‘(1) FISCAL AGENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In the case of an eligi-
ble entity applying for a grant under this part 
as a consortium described under paragraph (2), 
(3), (4), or (5) of section 752, each member of 
the consortium shall agree on 1 such member of 
such eligibility entity to serve as a fiscal agent 
of such entity. 
‘‘(B) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The fiscal agent 
of an eligible entity, as described in subpara-
graph (A), shall act on behalf of such entity in 
performing the financial duties of such entity 
under this part. 
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‘‘(C) WRITTEN AGREEMENT.—The agree-
ment described in subparagraph (A) shall be in 
writing and signed by each member of the con-
sortium. 
‘‘(2) SUBGRANTS.—In the case of an eligible 
entity applying for a grant under this part as a con-
sortium described in paragraph (2), (3), (4), or (5) 
of section 752, the fiscal agent for such entity (as 
described in paragraph (1)) may use the funds pro-
vided by the grant to make subgrants to members 
of the consortium. 
‘‘SEC. 754. APPLICATIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity desiring to re-
ceive a grant under this part shall submit an application 
to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and con-
taining such information as the Secretary may reasonably 
require. 
‘‘(b) CONSORTIUM ENTITIES.—An application under 
this section which is submitted by an eligible entity apply-
ing as a consortium described in subparagraph (2), (3), 
(4), or (5) of section 752 shall include the written agree-
ment described in section 753(d)(1)(C). 
‘‘(c) PLANNING GRANTS.—The Secretary shall en-
sure that the application requirements under this section 
for a planning grant authorized under section 753(b) in-
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clude, in addition to the requirement in subsection (b) (if 
applicable), only those minimal requirements that are nec-
essary to review the proposed process of an eligible entity 
for the planning, design, and development of one or more 
of the innovations described in section 751. 
‘‘(d) IMPLEMENTATION
GRANTS.—An application 
under this section for an innovation grant authorized 
under section 753(c) shall include, in addition to the re-
quirement under subsection (b) (if applicable), descrip-
tions of— 
‘‘(1) each innovation described in section 751 
that the eligible entity would implement using the 
funds made available by such grant, including, as 
applicable, a description of the evidence base sup-
porting such innovation; 
‘‘(2) how each such innovation will address the 
purpose of this part, as described in section 751, 
and how each such innovation will further the insti-
tutional or organizational mission of the part B in-
stitution that is part of the eligible entity; 
‘‘(3) the specific activities that the eligible enti-
ty will carry out with funds made available by such 
grant, including, in the case of an eligible entity ap-
plying as a consortium described in paragraph (2), 
(3), (4), or (5) of section 752, a description of the 
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activities that each member of the consortium will 
carry out and a description of the capacity of each 
such member to carry out those activities; 
‘‘(4) the performance measures that the eligible 
entity will use to track its progress in implementing 
each such innovation, including a description of how 
the entity will implement those performance meas-
ures and use information on performance to make 
adjustments and improvements to its implementa-
tion activities, as needed, over the course of the 
grant period; 
‘‘(5) how the eligible entity will provide for an 
independent evaluation of the implementation and 
impact of the projects funded by such grant, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(A) an interim report (evaluating the 
progress made in the first 3 years of the grant); 
and 
‘‘(B) a final report (completed at the end 
of the grant period); and 
‘‘(6) the plan of the eligible entity for con-
tinuing each proposed innovation after the grant has 
ended. 
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‘‘SEC. 755. PRIORITY. 
‘‘In awarding grants under this part, the Secretary 
shall give priority to applications that address issues of 
major national need, including— 
‘‘(1) educational innovations designed to in-
crease the number of African-American males who 
attain a postsecondary degree; 
‘‘(2) innovative partnerships between part B in-
stitutions and local educational agencies that are de-
signed to increase the enrollment and successful 
completion of historically underrepresented popu-
lations in higher education; 
‘‘(3) educational innovations that support devel-
oping programs and initiatives in part B institutions 
to enhance undergraduate and graduate programs in 
science, technology, engineering, and mathematics; 
‘‘(4) innovative partnerships between part B in-
stitutions and other organizations to establish inno-
vation ecosystems in support of economic develop-
ment, entrepreneurship, and the commercialization 
of technology supported by funded research; 
‘‘(5) educational innovations that enhance the 
quality and number of traditional and alternative 
route teacher preparation programs at part B insti-
tutions to enable teachers to be highly effective in 
the classroom and to enable such programs to meet 
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the demands for diversity and accountability in 
teacher education; and 
‘‘(6) educational innovations that strengthen 
postgraduate employment outcomes of part B insti-
tutions through the implementation of comprehen-
sive and strategic career pathways for students. 
‘‘SEC. 756. USES OF FUNDS. 
‘‘(a) PLANNING GRANTS.—An eligible entity receiv-
ing a planning grant under section 753(b) shall use funds 
made available by such grant to conduct a comprehensive 
institutional planning process that includes— 
‘‘(1) an assessment of the needs of the part B 
institution; 
‘‘(2) research on educational innovations de-
scribed in section 751 that will meet the needs de-
scribed in paragraph (1); 
‘‘(3) the selection of one or more such edu-
cational innovations for implementation; 
‘‘(4) an assessment of the capacity of the part 
B institution to implement such educational innova-
tion; and 
‘‘(5) activities to further develop such capacity. 
‘‘(b) IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS.—An eligible entity 
receiving an implementation grant under section 753(c) 
shall use the funds made available by such grant to further 
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