Grants for educator training

(a) Program authorized The Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of Education, shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities to enable such eligible entities to carry out the activities described in subsection (e). (b) Duration Grants awarded under this section shall be for a period of 5 years. (c) Eligible entity In this section, the term eligible entity means— (1) a State educational agency or local educational agency; (2) an Indian Tribe or Tribal organization, as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304); (3) a State or local department of health; (4) an educational service agency, as defined in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801); (5) a nonprofit institution of higher education or a consortium of such institutions; or (6) a national or statewide nonprofit organization or consortium of nonprofit organizations that has as its primary purpose the improvement of provision of sex education through training and effective teaching of sex education. (d) Application An eligible entity desiring a grant under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. (e) Authorized activities (1) Required activity Each eligible entity receiving a grant under this section shall use grant funds for professional development and training of relevant teachers, health educators, faculty, administrators, and staff, in order to increase effective teaching of sex education to young people. (2) Permissible activities Each eligible entity receiving a grant under this section may use grant funds to— (A) provide training and support for educators about the content, skills, and professional disposition needed to implement sex education effectively; (B) develop and provide training and support to educators on incorporating anti-racist and gender inclusive policies and practices in sex education; (C) support the dissemination of information on effective practices and research findings concerning the teaching of sex education; (D) support research on— (i) effective sex education teaching practices; and (ii) the development of assessment instruments and strategies to document— (I) young people’s understanding of sex education; and (II) the effects of sex education; (E) convene conferences on sex education, in order to effectively train educators in the provision of sex education; and (F) develop and disseminate appropriate research-based materials to foster sex education. (3) Subgrants Each eligible entity receiving a grant under this section may award subgrants to nonprofit organizations that possess a demonstrated record of providing training to teachers, health educators, faculty, administrators, and staff on sex education to— (A) train educators in sex education; (B) support internet or distance learning related to sex education; (C) promote rigorous academic standards and assessment techniques to guide and measure student performance in sex education; (D) encourage replication of best practices and model programs to promote sex education; (E) develop and disseminate effective, research-based sex education learning materials in multiple languages; or (F) develop academic courses on the pedagogy of sex education at institutions of higher education.