102 STAT. 1052
PUBLIC LAW 100-407—AUG. 19, 1988 activities necessary for developing, implementing, or evaluating the statewide program of technology-related assistance.
29 USC 2212.
SEC. 102. DEVELOPMENT GRANTS.
(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—The Secretary shall award to States 3-year grants to assist States to develop and implement statewide programs of technology-related assistance for individuals with disabilities in accordance with the provisions of section 101. (b) NUMBER OF GRANTS TO B E AWARDED.—From amounts appro-
priated under section 106, the Secretary shall award under this section, to the extent appropriate applications are submitted— (1) in the first fiscal year for which amounts are appropriated, not more than 10 grants on a competitive basis; (2) in the second fiscal year for which amounts are appropriated, not more than 20 grants on a competitive basis; and (3) in the third fiscal year for which amounts are appropriated, any number of grants on a competitive basis. (c) AMOUNTS OF GRANTS.— (1) GRANTS TO STATES.—From amounts appropriated under
section 106, the Secretary shall pay to each State that receives a grant under this section— (A) for each of the first 2 years of the grant period, an amount that is not less than $500,000 and not more than $1,000,000; and (B) for the third year of the grant period, an amount that is not less than $500,000 and not more than $1,500,000. (2) GRANTS TO TERRITORIES.—From amounts appropriated under section 106 for any fiscal year, the Secretary shall pay to each territory that receives a grant under this section not more than $150,000. (3) CALCULATION OF AMOUNTS.—The Secretary shall calculate the amounts described in paragraphs (1) and (2) on the basis of— (A) amounts available for making grants under this section; (B) the population of the State or territory concerned; and (C) the types of activities proposed by the State relating to the development of a statewide program of technologyrelated assistance. (4) PRIORITY FOR PREVIOUSLY PARTICIPATING STATES.—Amounts appropriated for purposes of carrying out the provisions of this section in each of the 2 fiscal years succeeding the fiscal year in which amounts are first appropriated for such purposes shall first be made available to States that received grants under this section during the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year concerned. (5) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this subsection: (A) The term "State" does not include the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. (B) The term "territory" means the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northe m Mariana Islands, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.