115 STAT. 1920 PUBLIC LAW 107-110-^AN. 8, 2002 "(B) other Federal programs operated for the benefit of American Indian and Alaska Native children. "(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES. —In this section, the term 'eligible entity' means a State educational agency, local educational agency, Indian tribe, Indian organization, federally supported elementary school or secondary school for Indian students, Indian institution (including an Indian institution of higher education), or a consortium of such entities. "(c) GRANTS AUTHORIZED. — "(1) IN GENERAL.— The Secretary shall award grants to eligible entities to enable such entities to carry out activities that meet the purpose of this section, including— "(A) innovative programs related to the educational needs of educationally disadvantaged children; "(B) educational services that are not available to such children in sufficient quantity or quality, including remedial instruction, to raise the achievement of Indian children in one or more of the core academic subjects of English, mathematics, science, foreign languages, art, history, and geography; "(C) bilingual and bicultural programs and projects; "(D) special health and nutrition services, and other related activities, that address the special health, social, and psychological problems of Indian children; "(E) special compensatory and other programs and projects designed to assist and encourage Indian children to enter, remain in, or reenter school, and to increase the rate of high school graduation for Indian children; "(F) comprehensive guidance, counseling, and testing services; "(G) early childhood and kindergarten programs, including family-based preschool programs that emphasize school readiness and parental skills, and the provision of services to Indian children with disabilities; "(H) partnership projects between local educational agencies and institutions of higher education that allow secondary school students to enroll in courses at the postsecondary level to aid such students in the transition from secondary to postsecondary education; "(I) partnership projects between schools and local businesses for career preparation programs designed to provide Indian youth with the knowledge and skills such youth need to make an effective transition from school to a high-skill, high-wage career; "(J) programs designed to encourage and assist Indian students to work toward, and gain entrance into, an institution of higher education; "(K) family literacy services; "(L) activities that recognize and support the unique cultural and educational needs of Indian children, and incorporate appropriately qualified tribal elders and seniors; or "(M) other services that meet the purpose described in this section. "(2) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.— Professional development of teaching professionals and paraprofessionals may be a part of any program assisted under this section.
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