FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR FOLLOW THROUGH PROGRAMS.

SEC. 202. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR FOLLOW THROUGH PROGRAMS. (a) Priority.—Section 662(a) of the Follow Through Act (42 U.S.C. 9861(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: “For the purpose of making grants under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to any local educational agency that requests the grant for purposes of carrying out a Follow Through program in a school that— “(1) is designated as a schoolwide project under section 1015(a) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; and “(2) has a high concentration of children described in the first sentence of this subsection.”. (b) Provision of Assistance.—Section 662 of the Follow Through Act (42 U.S.C. 9861) is amended— (1) in the first sentence of subsection (a) by inserting “quality preschool” after “similar”, (2) in subsection (c)— (A) in the first sentence by striking “this section shall provide such” and inserting “this part shall use model Follow Through approaches for which financial assistance is provided under section 664A and shall provide directly, through referral or a program established under the Head Start Transition Project Act, or by using any combination of these methods,”, (B) in the second sentence by striking “projects” and inserting “programs”, and (C) in the last sentence by striking “project” and inserting “program”, and (3) by adding at the end the following: “(d) The Secretary may not refuse to provide financial assistance under subsection (a) to an applicant solely because such applicant proposes to carry out a Follow Through program during a period in which school is not in regular session, at more than one site, or both. “(e)(1) In making grants under subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide sufficient funds to enable programs to meet the requirements of subsection (c). “(2) If the aggregate amount appropriated for a fiscal year to carry out this subchapter exceeds $15,000,000, the amount of each such grant shall be not less than $200,000. “(f) Notwithstanding subsection (c), any local educational agency that receives a grant under subsection (a) for purposes of carrying out a Follow Through program in an elementary school that— 104 STAT. 1244 “(A) receives funds under part A of chapter 1 of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; and “(B) is designated as a schoolwide project under section 1015(a) of such Act; may use such grant to serve all children attending such school in kindergarten through grade 3.”. (c) Technical Amendment.—Section 662(c) of the Follow Through Act (42 U.S.C. 9861(c)) is amended by striking “projects” and inserting “programs”.