1. Short Title This Act may be cited as the Expanding Access to the Workforce Through Dual Enrollment Act of 2018 . 2. Grant Program (a) In general From the amounts appropriated under subsection (h), the Secretary of Education shall provide grants to eligible entities for the purposes of establishing, expanding, or supporting dual or concurrent enrollment programs offering career and technical education. (b) Amounts The total grant amount made to an eligible entity under this section may not exceed $1,000,000. (c) Use of Grants (1) Required Use of Grants An eligible entity that receives a grant under this section shall use such grant for a program described in subsection (a) that carries out the following requirements: (A) A State that is a partner in such eligible entity shall establish a policy to ensure that any postsecondary credits earned though the program will be recognized throughout the system of public higher education of the State in which such program is located. (B) Each local educational entity that is a partner in such eligible entity— (i) shall prioritize establishing, expanding, or supporting such program at secondary schools— (I) serving students not less than 50 percent of whom are eligible for the free or reduced-price lunch under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.); (II) whose most recent four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate is below the national four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate, as determined by the Secretary using the most recent data submitted to the National Center of Education Statistics for the calculation of such national rate; and (III) whose most recent immediate college enrollment rate is below the national immediate college enrollment rate, as determined by the National Center of Education Statistics