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97 STAT. 1366 PUBLIC LAW 98-199—DEC. 2, 1983 Application submittal. 20 USC 1412. 20 USC 1419. Ante, p. 1360. Special education and services, status. the comprehensive State plan. A State must apply for annual renewal of such grant. "(3) Each State educational agency or other State agency desiring to receive a grant under this subsection shall submit an application at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the Secretary considers necessary. Each such application shall contain assurances and evidence that: "(A) The State agency receiving the grant will coordinate with other appropriate State agencies (including the State edu- cational agency) in carrying out the grant. "(B) The State plan will address the special education and related service needs of all handicapped children from birth through five years of age with special emphasis on children who are often not identified and children who are not now served. "(C) The State plan will be closely coordinated with child-find efforts under section 612(2)(C) and with preschool incentive grant activities under section 619 of this Act. "(4) The Secretary shall include in the annual report under section 618 of this Act the following: "(A) The States and State agencies receiving grants under this subsection and the t5rpes of grants received. "(B) A description of the activities in each State being under- taken through grants under this subsection. "(C) Beginning in 1986, in consultation with the National Council for the Handicapped and the National Advisory Com- mittee on the Education of Handicapped Children and Youth, a description of the status of special education and related serv- ices to handicapped children from birth through five years of age (including those receiving services through Head Start, Developmental Disabilities Program, Crippled Children's Serv- ices, Mental Health/Mental Retardation Agency, and State child-development centers and private agencies under contract with local schools). "(c)(l) Not less than 30 per centum of the funds made available in any year for the purposes of this section may be used for purposes of subsection (b). "(2) Not less than 10 per centum of the funds made available in any year for the purposes of subsection (b) shall be available for the provision of training and technical assistance to States preparing to receive or receiving grants under this section. Grants, contracts, o r cooperative agreements. 20 USC 1424. RESEARCH, INNOVATION, TRAINING, AND DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES IN CONNECTION WITH CENTERS AND SERVICES FOR THE HANDICAPPED "SEC. 624. (a) The Secretary is authorized to make grants to, or to enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with such organiza- tions or institutions, as are determined by the Secretary to be appropriate, consistent with the purposes of this part, for— "(1) research to identify and meet the full range of special needs of handicapped children and youth; "(2) the development or demonstration of new, or improve- ments in existing, methods, approaches, or techniques which would contribute to the adjustment and education of handi- capped children and youth; "(3) training of personnel for programs specifically designed for handicapped children; and