7 U.S.C. § 3362 — Distance education grants for insular areas

to acquire the equipment, instrumentation, networking capability, hardware and software, digital network technology, and infrastructure necessary to teach students and teachers about technology in the classroom;

to develop and provide educational services (including faculty development) to prepare students or faculty seeking a degree or certificate that is approved by the State^* or a regional accrediting body recognized by the Secretary of Education;

to provide teacher education, library and media specialist training, and preschool and teacher aid certification to individuals who seek to acquire or enhance technology skills in order to use technology in the classroom or instructional process;

to implement a joint project to provide education regarding technology in the classroom with a local educational agency, community-based organization, national nonprofit organization, or business; or

to provide leadership development to administrators, board members, and faculty of eligible institutions with institutional responsibility for technology education.

The Secretary may establish a requirement that an eligible institution^* receiving a grant under this section shall provide matching funds from non-Federal sources in an amount equal to not less than 50 percent of the grant.

If the Secretary establishes a matching requirement under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall retain an option to waive the requirement for an eligible institution for any fiscal year if the Secretary determines that the institution will be unlikely to meet the matching requirement for the fiscal year.

such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2013; and

$2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2023.