The U.S. Secretary of Education can award grants to carry out national activities under the authority of Section 5205, Part B, of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA)  (20 U.S.C. 7221d).  To view the full law, visit:  http://www2.ed.gov/policy/elsec/leg/esea02/pg62.html

A non-regulatory guidance handbook addresses questions the Department receives regarding various provisions of the CSP statute and provides examples of ways to implement it. The handbook can be found at: MS Word (185KB)

The link to the 2010 notice that appeared in the Federal Register and provided detailed information about the grant (Catalog of Domestic Assistance Number 84.282D) is: http://www2.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/announcements/2010-1/032310e.html. The notice describes the purpose of the grant program; award information; eligibility, application, and review information; and where to turn for more information.

Grant regulations are contained in EDGAR (Education Department General Administrative Regulations) at http://www2.ed.gov/policy/fund/reg/edgarReg/ edgar.pdf