PUBLIC LAW 107-110-^AN. 8, 2002 115 STAT. 1831 "(2) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY ASSISTANCE. — At least 50 percent of the funds available in any fiscal year under this subpart shall be used for the cost of facilities, equipment, teacher training or retraining, technical assistance, or programming, for local educational agencies that are eligible to receive assistance under part A of title L " (e) FEDERAL SHARE.— "(1) AMOUNT. —The Federal share of the cost of projects funded under this section shall not exceed the following amounts: "(A) 75 percent for the first and second years for which an eligible telecommunications partnership receives a grant under this subpart. "(B) 60 percent for the third and fourth such years. "(C) 50 percent for the fifth such year. "(2) REDUCTION OR WAIVER.—The Secretary may reduce or waive the corresponding non-Federal share under paragraph (1) upon a showing of financial hardship. "(f) REQUIRED LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY PARTICIPATION. — The Secretary is authorized to make a grant under this section to any eligible entity, if at least one local educational agency is participating in the proposed program. "(g) ASSISTANCE OBTAINING SATELLITE TIME. —The Secretary may assist recipients of grants made under this section in acquiring satellite time, where appropriate, as economically as possible. "SEC. 5474. APPLICATIONS. 20 USC 7255c. "(a) SUBMISSION. —Each eligible entity that desires to receive a grant under section 5473 shall submit an application to the Secretary, at such time, in such manner, and containing or accompanied by such information as the Secretary may reasonably require. "(b) CONTENTS.— Ati application submitted under subsection (a) shall include each of the following: "(1) A description of how the proposed program will assist all students to have an opportunity to meet challenging State academic achievement standards, how such program will assist State and local educational reform efforts, and how such program will contribute to creating a high-quality system of educational development. "(2) A description of the telecommunications facilities and equipment and technical assistance for which assistance is sought, which may include— "(A) the design, development, construction, acquisition, maintenance, and operation of State or multistate educational telecommunications networks and technology resource centers; "(B) microwave, fiber optics, cable, and satellite transmission equipment or any combination thereof; "(C) reception facilities; "(D) satellite time; " (E) production facilities; "(F) other telecommunications equipment capable of serving a wide geographic area; "(G) the provision of training services to instructors who will be using the facilities and equipment for which
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