‘‘SEC. 5467B. STATE APPLICATION. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under this chapter, a State educational agency shall sub-
mit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such 
manner, and containing such information as the Secretary 
may reasonably require. 
‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—Each application under this sec-
tion shall include assurances that— 
‘‘(1) the funds received under this chapter will 
be used to identify and support gifted and talented 
students, including gifted and talented students 
from all economic, ethnic, and racial backgrounds, 
such students of limited English proficiency, and 
such students with disabilities; 
‘‘(2) the funds not retained by the State edu-
cational agency shall be used for the purpose of 
making, in accordance with this chapter and on a 
competitive basis, grants to local educational agen-
cies; 
‘‘(3) the funds received under this chapter shall 
be used only to supplement, but not supplant, the 
amount of State and local funds expended for the 
education of, and related services for, gifted and tal-
ented students; 
‘‘(4) the State educational agency will provide 
matching funds for the activities to be assisted 
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under this chapter in an amount equal to not less 
than 10 percent of the grant funds to be received, 
which matching funds may be provided in cash or in 
kind; and 
‘‘(5) the State educational agency shall develop 
and implement program assessment models to en-
sure program accountability and to evaluate edu-
cational effectiveness. 
‘‘(c) APPROVAL.—To the extent funds are made 
available to carry out this chapter, the Secretary shall ap-
prove an application of a State if such application meets 
the requirements of this section. 
‘‘SEC. 5467C. DISTRIBUTION TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL 
AGENCIES. 
‘‘(a) GRANT COMPETITION.—A State educational 
agency shall use not less than 90 percent of the funds 
made available to the State educational agency under this 
chapter to award grants to local educational agencies (in-
cluding consortia of local educational agencies) to enable 
the local educational agencies to carry out the authorized 
activities described in section 5467(c). 
‘‘(b) COMPETITIVE PROCESS.—Funds provided under 
this chapter to local educational agencies shall be distrib-
uted to local educational agencies through a competitive 
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process that results in an equitable distribution by geo-
graphic area within the State. 
‘‘(c) SIZE OF GRANT.—A State educational agency 
shall award a grant under subsection (a) for any fiscal 
year in an amount sufficient to meet the needs of the stu-
dents to be served under the grant. 
‘‘SEC. 5467D. LOCAL APPLICATIONS. 
‘‘(a) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under this chapter, a local educational agency (including 
a consortium of local educational agencies) shall submit 
an application to the State educational agency. 
‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—Each application under this sec-
tion shall include— 
‘‘(1) an assurance that the funds received under 
this chapter will be used to identify and support gift-
ed and talented students, including gifted and tal-
ented students from all economic, ethnic, and racial 
backgrounds, such students of limited English pro-
ficiency, and such students with disabilities; 
‘‘(2) a description of how the local educational 
agency will meet the educational needs of gifted and 
talented students, including the training of personnel 
in the education of gifted and talented students; and 
‘‘(3) an assurance that funds received under 
this chapter will be used to supplement, not sup-
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