(ii) the planning of team activities for 
such teachers and faculty; and 
(iii) curricular design and student as-
sessment. 
(i) APPLICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under this section, an eligible entity shall sub-
mit to the Secretary an application at such time, in 
such manner, and containing such information as 
the Secretary may require. 
(2) CONTENTS OF APPLICATION.—The applica-
tion under paragraph (1) shall include, at minimum, 
a description of— 
(A) the partnership that comprises the eli-
gible entity, including documentation of partner 
commitments, resources and budget, roles, and 
responsibilities; 
(B) how the partners that comprise the eli-
gible entity will coordinate to carry out the 
mandatory activities described in subsection 
(h)(1); 
(C) the number of students intended to be 
served by the program and demographic infor-
mation relating to such students; 
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(D) how the eligible entity’s curriculum 
and sequence of courses form a program of 
study leading to a recognized postsecondary cre-
dential; 
(E) how postsecondary credits earned will 
be transferable to institutions of higher edu-
cation within the State, including any applicable 
statewide transfer agreements and any provi-
sions of such agreements that are specific to 
dual or concurrent enrollment programs; 
(F) how the eligible entity will conduct 
outreach to students; 
(G) how the eligible entity will determine 
the eligibility of students for postsecondary 
courses, including an explanation of the mul-
tiple factors the entity will take into account to 
assess the readiness of students for such 
courses; and 
(H) the sustainability plan for the early 
college high school or dual or concurrent enroll-
ment program. 
(3) ASSURANCES.—The application under para-
graph (1) shall include assurances from the eligible 
entity that— 
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(A) students participating in a program 
funded with a grant under this section will not 
be required to pay tuition or fees for postsec-
ondary courses taken under the program; 
(B) postsecondary credits earned by stu-
dents under the program will be transcribed 
upon completion of the required course work; 
and 
(C) instructors of postsecondary courses 
under the program will meet the same stand-
ards applicable to other faculty at the institu-
tion of higher education that is participating in 
the program. 
SEC. 6. GRANTS TO STATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award grants 
to States, on a competitive basis, to assist States in sup-
porting or establishing early college high schools or dual 
or concurrent enrollment programs. 
(b) DURATION.—Each grant under this section shall 
be awarded for a period of 6 years. 
(c) GRANT AMOUNT.—The Secretary shall ensure 
that the amount of each grant under this section is suffi-
cient to enable each grantee to carry out the activities de-
scribed in subsection (f), of which not more than 15 per-
cent of the overall grant total may be used to improve data 
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systems for the purpose of facilitating the execution of the 
reporting requirement in section 7(a). 
(d) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—For each year that 
a State receives a grant under this section, the State shall 
provide, from non-Federal sources, an amount equal to 50 
percent of the amount of the grant received by the State 
for such year to carry out the activities supported by the 
grant. 
(e) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—A State shall 
use a grant received under this section only to supplement 
funds that would, in the absence of such grant, be made 
available from other Federal, State, or local sources for 
activities supported by the grant, not to supplant such 
funds. 
(f) USES OF FUNDS.— 
(1) MANDATORY ACTIVITIES.—A State shall use 
grant funds received under this section to— 
(A) support the activities described in its 
application under subsection (g); 
(B) plan and implement a statewide strat-
egy for expanding access to early college high 
schools and dual or concurrent enrollment pro-
grams for students who are underrepresented in 
higher education to raise statewide rates of sec-
ondary school graduation, readiness for postsec-
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ondary education, and completion of recognized 
postsecondary credentials, with a focus on stu-
dents academically at risk of not enrolling in or 
completing postsecondary education; 
(C) identify any obstacles to such a strat-
egy under State law or policy; 
(D) provide technical assistance (either di-
rectly or through a knowledgeable intermediary) 
to early college high schools and dual or concur-
rent enrollment programs, which may include— 
(i) brokering relationships and agree-
ments that forge a strong partnership be-
tween elementary and secondary and post-
secondary partners; and 
(ii) offering statewide training, profes-
sional development, and peer learning op-
portunities for school leaders, instructors, 
and counselors or advisors; 
(E) identify and implement policies that 
will improve the effectiveness and ensure the 
quality of early college high schools and dual or 
concurrent enrollment programs, such as eligi-
bility and access, funding, data and quality as-
surance, governance, accountability, and align-
ment policies; 
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