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pay the Federal share attributable to this part

of providing comprehensive services to youth

living in high poverty areas in the cities and

rural areas of the Nation.

(b) Eligibility for grants

(1) Recipients

The Secretary may only award grants under

this part to—

(A) the service delivery area (on behalf of

the participating community) in which a

target area is located;

(B) in the case of a grant involving a target area located in an Indian reservation or

Alaska Native village, the grantee designated under subsection (c) or (d) of section

1671 of this title, or a consortium of such

grantees and the State; or

(C) in the case of a grant involving a target area located in a migrant or seasonal

farmworker community, the grantee designated under section 1672(c) of this title, or

a consortium of such grantees and the State.

(2) Number of grants

(A) In general

The Secretary may award not more than

25 grants during the first fiscal year that the

program is authorized.

(B) Indian reservations and Alaska Native

villages

In awarding grants under this part during

the first 5 fiscal years that the program is

assisted, the Secretary shall award—

(i) at least 1 grant to a grantee or consortium described in paragraph (1)(B); and

(ii) at least 1 grant to a grantee or consortium described in paragraph (1)(C).

(c) Renewability of grants

(1) In general

Grants awarded under this part shall be for

a 1-year period. Such a grant shall be renewable for each of the 2 succeeding fiscal years if

the Secretary determines the grant recipient

complied with conditions of the grant during

the previous fiscal year.

(2) Extension

The Secretary may extend the renewal period set forth in paragraph (1) for an additional 2 fiscal years on reapplication.

(d) Factors for awards

In awarding grants under this part, the Secretary shall consider the quality of the proposed

project, the goals to be achieved, the likelihood

of successful implementation, the extent of

community support, other Federal and non-Federal funds available for similar purposes, and additional State, local, or private resources that

will be provided. The Secretary shall give priority to participating communities with the highest poverty rates.

(Pub. L. 97–300, title IV, §492, as added Pub. L.

102–367, title IV, §406, Sept. 7, 1992, 106 Stat.

1086.)

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 1782b, 1782e of

this title.

§ 1782b. Application

(a) Eligibility to apply

Participating communities that have the

highest concentrations of poverty, as determined by the Secretary based on the latest Bureau of the Census estimates, shall be eligible to

apply for a Youth Fair Chance grant.

(b) Contents of application

(1) In general

Each participating community desiring a

grant under this part shall, through the individuals set forth in subsection (c) of this section, submit an application to the Secretary

at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the Secretary

may reasonably require.

(2) Contents

Each such application shall—

(A) include a comprehensive plan for the

Youth Fair Chance initiative designed to

achieve identifiable goals for youth in the

target area;

(B) set forth measurable program goals

and outcomes, which may include increasing

the proportion of—

(i) youth completing high school or its

equivalent;

(ii) youth entering into postsecondary

institutions, apprenticeships, or other advanced training programs;

(iii) youth placed in jobs; or

(iv) youth participating in education,

training, and employment services;

(C) include supporting goals for the target

area such as increasing security and safety,

or reducing the number of drug-related arrests;

(D) provide assurances that the applicant

will comply with the terms of the agreement

described in section 1782c of this title;

(E) demonstrate how the participating

community will make use of the resources,

expertise, and commitment of institutions of

higher education, educational agencies, and

vocational and technical schools and institutes;

(F) provide an assurance that all youth in

the target areas will have access to a coordinated and comprehensive range of education

and training opportunities that serve the

broadest range of youth interests and needs

and simultaneously mobilizes the diverse

range of education and training providers in

the participating community;

(G) provide assurances that the youth in

the target area will have access to supportive services necessary for successful participation, including such services as child care,

transportation, and assistance in resolving

personal or family crises, such as crises related to substance abuse, homelessness, migration, and family violence;

(H) include a description of a system of

common intake procedures or sites, individualized assessment, and case management to

be used by the program;

(I) demonstrate how the participating

community will make use of the resources,
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expertise, and commitment of such programs and service providers as—

(i) community-based organizations providing vocational skills, literacy skills, remedial education, and general equivalency

preparation, including community-based

organizations serving youth with limitedEnglish proficiency;

(ii) youth corps programs, including

youth conservation and human service

corps;

(iii) Job Corps centers;

(iv) apprenticeship programs; and

(v) other projects and programs funded

under this chapter;

(J) include an estimate of the expected

number of youth in the target area to be

served;

(K) include a description of the resources

available in the participating community

from private, local government, State, and

Federal sources that will be used to achieve

the goals of the program;

(L) include an estimate of funds required

to ensure access to appropriate education,

training, and support services for all youth

in the target area who seek such opportunities; and

(M) provide evidence of support for accomplishing the stated goals of the participating

community from—

(i) local elected officials;

(ii) the local school system;

(iii) appropriate postsecondary education

and training institutions;

(iv) the applicable private industry council;

(v) local community leaders;

(vi) business;

(vii) labor organizations; and

(viii) other appropriate organizations.

(c) Submission of application

The application for funds described in subsection (b) of this section may only be submitted to the Secretary on behalf of a participating

community by—

(1) the mayor of a city or the chief elected

official in a metropolitan statistical area,

after the Governor of the State has had an opportunity to comment on the application;

(2) the chief elected official of a nonmetropolitan county or the designated chief elected

official of contiguous nonmetropolitan counties, after the Governor of the State has had

an opportunity to comment on the application; or

(3) a grantee or consortium described in subparagraph (B) or (C) of section 1782a(b)(1) of

this title in applications for Native American

or migrant or seasonal farmworker communities, respectively.

(Pub. L. 97–300, title IV, §493, as added Pub. L.

102–367, title IV, §406, Sept. 7, 1992, 106 Stat.

1087.)

§ 1782c. Grant agreement

(a) In general

Each grant recipient receiving a grant under

this part on behalf of a participating community

shall enter into an agreement with the Secretary.

(b) Contents

Each such agreement shall—

(1) designate a target area that—

(A) will be the focus of the demonstration

project; and

(B) shall have a population of—

(i) not more than 25,000; or

(ii) in an appropriate case, not more than

50,000,

except that in the event that the population

of an area from which a high school draws a

substantial portion of its enrollment exceeds

either limit, the target area may encompass

such boundary;

(2) contain assurances that funds provided

under this part will be used to support education, training, and supportive activities selected from a set of youth program models

designated by the Secretary or from alternative models described in the application and

approved by the Secretary, such as—

(A) nonresidential learning centers;

(B) alternative schools;

(C) combined activities including summer

remediation, work experience and work

readiness training, and school-to-work, apprenticeship, or postsecondary education

programs;

(D) teen parent programs;

(E) special programs administered by community colleges;

(F) youth centers;

(G) initiatives aimed at increased rural

student enrollment in postsecondary institutions;

(H) public-private collaborations to assure

private sector employment and continued

learning opportunities for youth; and

(I) initiatives, such as youth corps programs, that combine community and youth

service opportunities with education and

training activities;

(3) provide that funds received under this

part will be used for services to youth ages 14

through 30 at the time of enrollment;

(4) contain assurances that the local educational agency and any other educational

agency that operates secondary schools in the

target area shall provide such activities and

resources as are necessary to achieve the educational goals specified in the application;

(5) contain assurances that the participating

community will provide such activities and

local resources as are necessary to achieve the

goals specified in the application;

(6) contain assurances that the participating

community will undertake outreach and recruitment efforts in the target area to encourage, to the maximum extent possible, participation by the disadvantaged youth who are

currently unserved, or underserved, by education and training programs, including targeted measures specifically designed to enlist

the participation of youth, particularly males,

under the jurisdiction of the child welfare, juvenile justice, and criminal justice systems;

(7) provide that the participating community will carry out special efforts to establish