42 U.S.C. § 15093 — Grants to States

(a) In general: The Secretary must give states grants, awarded through competition, to help them build or improve a statewide system of family support services for families of children with disabilities. (b) Award period and grant limitation: No single grant can last more than 3 years. No state can get more than one grant under this section. (c) Amount of grants: (1) Federal matching share: The Secretary pays each approved state, each year of the grant, an amount that is no more than 75 percent of the cost of the state's system-change work. That amount must also be at least $100,000 and no more than $500,000 per year. The non-federal share can be cash or "in kind" — things like equipment, plant space, or services, fairly valued. (2) Calculation of amounts: The Secretary sets the grant amount based on how much money is available for these grants and how many children live in the state. (d) Priority for previously participating states: In the second and third years of funding, the Secretary must give priority to states that got a payment the year before. (e) Priorities for distribution: As much as practical, the Secretary must spread grants so that they (1) are fair across geographic areas, (2) go to states at different stages of building their systems, and (3) go to states trying to reach unserved and underserved groups — including racial and ethnic minorities, disadvantaged people, people with limited English, and people in underserved rural or urban areas.