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108 STAT. 3784 PUBLIC LAW 103-382—OCT. 20, 1994 "(1) GRANT REQUIREMENTS.— (A) The Secretary may make multiyear grants under this section for the planning, development, pilot operation, or demonstration of any activity described in subsection (c) for a period not to exceed 5 years. "(B) In making multiyear grants under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to applications that present a plan for combining two or more of the activities described in subsection (c) over a period of more than 1 year. "(C) The Secretary shall make a grant payment to an eligible entity after the initial year of the multiyear grant only if the Secretary determines that the eligible entity has made substantial progress in carrying out the activities assisted under the grant in accordance with the application submitted under paragraph (2) and any subsequent modifications to such application. "(D)(i) In addition to awarding the multiyear grants described in subparagraph (A), the Secretary may award gremts to eligible entities for the dissemination of exemplary materials or programs assisted under this section. "(ii) The Secretary may award a dissemination grant under this subparagraph if, prior to awarding the grant, the Secretary determines that the material or program to be disseminated has been adequately reviewed and has a demonstrated— "(I) educational merit; and "(II) the ability to be replicated. "(2) APPLICATION. — (A) Any eligible entity that desires to receive a grant under this subsection shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may require. "(B) Each application submitted to the Secretary under subparagraph (A) shall contain— "(i) a description of how parents of Indian children and representatives of Indian tribes have been, and will be, involved in developing and implementing the activities for which assistance is sought; "(ii) assurances that the applicant will participate, at the request of the Secretary, in any national evaluation of activities assisted under this section; and "(iii) such other assurances and information as the Secretary may reasonably require. 20 USC 7832. "SEC. 9122. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. "(a) PURPOSES. —The purposes of this section are— "(1) to increase the number of qualified Indian individuals in professions that serve Indian people; "(2) to provide training to qualified Indian individuals to enable such individuals to become teachers, administrators, teacher aides, social workers, and ancillary educational personnel; and "(3) to improve the skills of qualified Indian individuals who serve in the capacities described in paragraph (2). "(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.— For the purpose of this section, the term 'eligible entity' means— "(1) an institution of higher education, including an Indian institution of higher education; "(2) a State or local educational agency, in consortium with an institution of higher education; and