Pre-K for USA Act This bill requires the Departments of Health and Human Services and Education to jointly award high-quality prekindergarten (pre-K) program development grants on a competitive basis to local educational agencies. Grants are nonrenewable and must be awarded for a period of no more than three years. Unless granted a financial hardship waiver, a grant recipient must contribute matching funds equal to at least 20% of the grant amount.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Education
Child care and developmentEducation programs fundingPreschool education
To amend the Every Student Succeeds Act to provide grants for high-quality, local prekindergarten programs, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-2003| House
| Updated: 4/6/2017
Pre-K for USA Act This bill requires the Departments of Health and Human Services and Education to jointly award high-quality prekindergarten (pre-K) program development grants on a competitive basis to local educational agencies. Grants are nonrenewable and must be awarded for a period of no more than three years. Unless granted a financial hardship waiver, a grant recipient must contribute matching funds equal to at least 20% of the grant amount.