20 U.S.C. § 7221d: National activities

use not more than 80 percent of such funds to award grants in accordance with subsection (b); use not more than 9 percent of such funds to award grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible applicants for the purpose of carrying out the activities described in section 7221b(h) of this title in a State that did not receive a grant under section 7221b of this title ; and State entities in awarding subgrants under section 7221b(b)(1) of this title ; and eligible entities and States receiving grants under section 7221c of this title ; disseminate best practices regarding charter schools; and evaluate the impact of the charter school program carried out under this part, including the impact on student achievement. The Secretary shall make grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities having applications approved under paragraph (3) to enable such entities to open and prepare for the operation of one or more replicated high-quality charter schools or to expand one or more high-quality charter schools. For purposes of this subsection, the term “eligible entity” means a charter management organization. student assessment results for all students and for each subgroup of students described in section 6311(c)(2) of this title ; attendance and student retention rates for the most recently completed school year and, if applicable, the most recent available 4-year adjusted cohort graduation rates and extended-year adjusted cohort graduation rates; and information on any significant compliance and management issues encountered within the last 3 school years by any school operated or managed by the eligible entity, including in the areas of student safety and finance. the eligible entity’s objectives for implementing a high-quality charter school program with funding under this subsection, including a description of the proposed number of high-quality charter schools the eligible entity proposes to open as a result of the replication of a high-quality charter school or to expand with funding under this subsection; information on how the program will enable all students to meet the challenging State academic standards; the grade levels or ages of students who will be served; and the instructional practices that will be used; how the operation of such charter schools will be sustained after the grant under this subsection has ended, which shall include a multi-year financial and operating model for the eligible entity; how the eligible entity will ensure that such charter schools will recruit and enroll students, including children with disabilities, English learners, and other educationally disadvantaged students; and any request and justification for any waivers of Federal statutory or regulatory requirements that the eligible entity believes are necessary for the successful operation of such charter schools. An assurance that the eligible entity has sufficient procedures in effect to ensure timely closure of low-performing or financially mismanaged charter schools and clear plans and procedures in effect for the students in such schools to attend other high-quality schools. the degree to which the eligible entity has demonstrated success in increasing academic achievement for all students and for each of the subgroups of students described in section 6311(c)(2) of this title attending the charter schools the eligible entity operates or manages; have been closed; have had the school’s charter revoked due to problems with statutory or regulatory compliance; or have had the school’s affiliation with the eligible entity revoked or terminated, including through voluntary disaffiliation; and a determination that the eligible entity has not experienced significant problems with statutory or regulatory compliance that could lead to the revocation of a school’s charter. plan to operate or manage high-quality charter schools with racially and socioeconomically diverse student bodies; demonstrate success in working with schools identified by the State for comprehensive support and improvement under section 6311(c)(4)(D)(i) of this title ; to expand high-quality charter schools to serve high school students; or to replicate high-quality charter schools to serve high school students; or propose to operate or manage high-quality charter schools that focus on dropout recovery and academic reentry. Except as otherwise provided, grants awarded under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) shall have the same terms and conditions as grants awarded to State entities under section 7221b of this title .