# Final Priority for Discretionary Grant Programs
> **US Department of Education** · Final priority. · Published 2019-11-27 · Effective 2019-12-27 · 84 FR 65300
## Document
- **Document number:** 2019-25819
- **Category:** education-other
- **Agency:** US Department of Education
- **Federal Register citation:** 84 FR 65300
- **Publication date:** 2019-11-27
- **Effective date:** 2019-12-27
- **Docket:** Docket ID ED-2019-OPEPD-0019
## Abstract

The Secretary of Education announces a priority for discretionary grant programs that supports alignment between the Department of Education's (the Department's) discretionary grant investments and the Administration's Opportunity Zones initiative, which aims to spur economic development and job creation in distressed communities.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/11/27/2019-25819/final-priority-for-discretionary-grant-programs)
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