§ 7425 — Authorized Services And Activities

(a) Each local educational agency that receives a grant under this subpart shall use the grant funds, in a manner consistent with the purpose specified in section 7421 of this title, for services and activities that— (1) are designed to carry out the comprehensive program of the local educational agency for Indian students, and described in the application of the local educational agency submitted to the Secretary under section 7424(a) of this title solely for the services and activities described in such application; (2) are designed to be responsive to the language and cultural needs of the Indian students; and (3) supplement and enrich the regular school program of such agency. (b) The services and activities referred to in subsection (a) may include— (1) activities that support Native American language programs and Native American language restoration programs, which may be taught by traditional leaders; (2) culturally related activities that support the program described in the application submitted by the local educational agency; (3) early childhood and family programs that emphasize school readiness; (4) enrichment programs that focus on problem solving and cognitive skills development and directly support the attainment of challenging State academic standards; (5) integrated educational services in combination with other programs that meet the needs of Indian children and their families, including programs that promote parental involvement in school activities and increase student achievement; (6) career preparation activities to enable Indian students to participate in programs such as the programs supported by the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.), including programs for mentoring and apprenticeship; (7) activities to educate individuals so as to prevent violence, suicide, and substance abuse; (8) the acquisition of equipment, but only if the acquisition of the equipment is essential to achieve the purpose described in section 7421 of this title; (9) activities that promote the incorporation of culturally responsive teaching and learning strategies into the educational program of the local educational agency; (10) family literacy services; (11) activities that recognize and support the unique cultural and educational needs of Indian children, and incorporate appropriately qualified tribal elders and seniors; (12) dropout prevention strategies for Indian students; and (13) strategies to meet the educational needs of at-risk Indian students in correctional facilities, including such strategies that support Indian students who are transitioning from such facilities to schools served by local educational agencies. (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a local educational agency may use funds made available to such agency under this subpart to support a schoolwide program under section 6314 of this title if— (1) the committee established pursuant to section 7424(c)(4) of this title approves the use of the funds for the schoolwide program; (2) the schoolwide program is consistent with the purpose described in section 7421 of this title; and (3) the local educational agency identifies in its application how the use of such funds in a schoolwide program will produce benefits to Indian students that would not be achieved if the funds were not used in a schoolwide program. (d) Not more than 5 percent of the funds provided to a grantee under this subpart for any fiscal year may be used for administrative purposes. (e) Funds provided to a grantee under this subpart may not be used for long-distance travel expenses for training activities that are available locally or regionally.