In compliance with Section 6824 of Title 20 of the United States Code, the Superintendent of Public Instruction may not award a subgrant in an amount that is less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000). A local educational agency may form a consortium with one or more other local educational agencies to apply for Title III funds as a consortium, if the grant to the consortium is ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or more. A consortium shall include only those entities specified by Section 6871 of Title 20 of the United States Code. If a consortium applies for a subgrant,

it shall be awarded to the local lead educational agency on behalf of all of the members of the consortium. The members of the consortium shall collectively develop and approve a memorandum of understanding for the implementation of the programs and services they will provide with these funds.