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experience administering programs that serve

displaced homemakers.

(6) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of Labor.

(7) The term ‘‘State’’ includes any of the several States, the District of Columbia, the

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the Virgin

Islands.

(8) The term ‘‘supportive services assistance’’ means assistance which is necessary to

enable an individual eligible for services under

this chapter to participate in programs funded

under this chapter. Such services may include

transportation, health care, special services

and materials for the handicapped, child care,

adult dependent care, meals, temporary shelter, financial counseling and other reasonable

expenses required for participation in the program and may be provided in-kind or through

cash assistance.

(Pub. L. 101–554, §3, Nov. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 2751.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

The Social Security Act, referred to in par. (3)(A)(i),

is act Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, 49 Stat. 620, as amended.

Part A of title IV of the Act is classified generally to

part A (§601 et seq.) of subchapter IV of chapter 7 of

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete

classification of this Act to the Code, see section 1305

of Title 42 and Tables.

§ 2303. Program authorization

(a) Grants by Secretary

Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of

this section, for any fiscal year for which the appropriation for this chapter is less than

$25,000,000, the Secretary shall make the funds

available as grants to eligible State agencies

and statewide nonprofit organizations on a competitive award basis.

(b) State grant program

Except as provided in subsection (c) of this

section, for any fiscal year for which the appropriation for this chapter equals or exceeds

$25,000,000, and for any fiscal year thereafter the

Secretary shall use the available funds to make

grants to States from allocations under section

2306 of this title.

(c) Reservation

The Secretary shall reserve such amounts as

are necessary, not to exceed 5 percent of the

funds appropriated pursuant to this chapter, for

training and technical assistance under section

2313(b) of this title, and for administration and

evaluation of the programs funded under this

chapter.

(Pub. L. 101–554, §4, Nov. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 2752.)

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 2304, 2305, 2306,

2307, 2308, 2309, 2310, 2312 of this title.

§ 2304. Competitive grants

(a) In general

Each eligible statewide public agency or statewide nonprofit organization desiring to receive a

competitive grant under section 2303(a) of this

title shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the Secretary

may reasonably require. Each such application

shall contain assurances that the State Job

Training Coordinating Council and the Governor

have had an opportunity to review and comment

on the application. Each applicant shall include

the comments received by the applicant pursuant to such review.

(b) Priority

In awarding grants under section 2303(a) of

this title, the Secretary shall give priority to

applications from statewide public agencies and

statewide nonprofit organizations which—

(1) demonstrate that employment and training related services will be provided to displaced homemakers who are economically disadvantaged;

(2) provide access to a comprehensive referral system so that participants will be directed to appropriate services based on their

assessed needs;

(3) demonstrate that employment and training related funds and services to be provided

will be coordinated with other Federal and

non-Federal programs providing education,

training, or other human services;

(4) demonstrate the ability to provide appropriate transition for participants into other

related programs such as adult basic education, remedial education, vocational education, and the Job Training Partnership Act

[29 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.]; and

(5) demonstrate experience in providing services to displaced homemakers.

(c) Awards

The Secretary shall not award more than 1

competitive grant per State. The competition

for such grants shall be conducted annually, except that when a grantee has performed satisfactorily under the terms of an existing grant

agreement and the immediately preceding grant

agreement, the Secretary may waive the requirement for such competition upon receipt

from the grantee of a satisfactory program plan

for the succeeding grant period.

(Pub. L. 101–554, §5, Nov. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 2753.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

The Job Training Partnership Act, referred to in subsec. (b)(4), is Pub. L. 97–300, Oct. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1322,

as amended, which is classified generally to chapter 19

(§1501 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification

of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out

under section 1501 of this title and Tables.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in section 2306 of this title.

§ 2305. Use of competitive grant funds

(a) In general

Funds awarded under section 2303(a) of this

title may be used for any purpose described in

section 2309 of this title and for statewide model

and demonstration projects that provide special

services for rural displaced homemakers, minority displaced homemakers, women age 40 and

older, and for nontraditional training or self-employment training.