ports that will assist such youth to achieve individ-
ually defined outcomes in the most integrated com-
munity setting. 
‘‘(5) STATE
INTELLECTUAL
AND
DEVELOP-
MENTAL
DISABILITIES
AGENCY.—The term ‘State 
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Agency’ 
means the primary State agency or subdivision with 
administrative, programmatic, and operational re-
sponsibility for the full range of services and sup-
ports furnished to individuals with intellectual and 
developmental disabilities. 
‘‘(6) 
YOUTH
WITH
A
SIGNIFICANT
DIS-
ABILITY.—In this subsection, the term ‘youth with a 
significant disability’ means an individual who— 
‘‘(A) is an individual with a significant dis-
ability or an individual with a most significant 
disability; and 
‘‘(B) has attained the age of 14 but has 
not attained the age of 27. 
‘‘(b) GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For each of the fiscal years 
2014 through 2018, the Assistant Secretary for Spe-
cial Education and Rehabilitative Services, in co-
operation with the officials specified in paragraph 
(2), is authorized to provide grants to eligible enti-
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ties to carry out the activities authorized under this 
section. 
‘‘(2) OFFICIALS SPECIFIED.—The officials spec-
ified in this paragraph are the Commissioner of the 
Agency on Developmental Disabilities, the Director 
of Medicaid Operations at the Centers for Medicare 
and Medicaid Services, and the Assistant Secretary 
of Labor for Disability Employment Policy. 
‘‘(3) NUMBER OF GRANTS; DURATION; NUMBER 
OF GRANTS PER ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The Assistant 
Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative 
Services may provide up to 10 grants under this 
subsection during a fiscal year. A grant provided 
under this subsection shall be provided for a period 
of five years. An eligible entity may not receive more 
than one grant during a five-year period. 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible to receive 
a grant under subsection (a), an entity shall be a consor-
tium that— 
‘‘(1) consists of and is managed by, at a min-
imum, representatives from the State educational 
agency, the State Intellectual and Developmental 
Disabilities Agency, the State vocational rehabilita-
tion agency, the State Medicaid agency, the State 
department of labor and workforce investment 
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board, and the State department of higher edu-
cation; 
‘‘(2) includes stakeholders who will be involved 
in the planning and implementation of funds made 
available through the grant, including— 
‘‘(A) representatives from local or regional 
University Centers for Excellence in Develop-
mental Disabilities Education, Research, and 
Service, State protection advocacy and client as-
sistance programs, State councils on develop-
mental disabilities, and centers on independent 
living; and 
‘‘(B) representatives from self-advocacy or-
ganizations and family organizations; and 
‘‘(3) includes additional public and private indi-
viduals and entities with demonstrated expertise in 
providing transition services that result in post-sec-
ondary education, integrated employment, and eco-
nomic advancement for individuals with significant 
disabilities and individuals with the most significant 
disabilities with expertise in the provision of sup-
ported employment services and customized employ-
ment strategies and that— 
‘‘(A) provide services resulting in inte-
grated post-secondary education outcomes or in-
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tegrated employment outcomes at the greater of 
minimum or competitive wages with access to 
related health and employment benefits; 
‘‘(B) have expertise in person-centered 
planning processes; or 
‘‘(C) have experience operating mentoring 
or advocacy training programs for individuals 
with significant disabilities and individuals with 
the most significant disabilities in culturally 
and socioeconomically diverse communities. 
‘‘(d) APPLICATION.—An eligible entity that desires to 
receive a grant under subsection (a) shall submit to the 
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilita-
tive Services an application at such time, in such manner, 
and including such information as the Assistant Secretary 
may require. Each application shall include— 
‘‘(1) an implementation plan, including the 
identification of the lead agency by the State, de-
scribing the actions the entity intends to take to 
carry out the activities authorized under this sub-
section; 
‘‘(2) assurances that a memorandum of under-
standing among the participating State agencies will 
be developed outlining key steps to be taken to col-
laborate and coordinate efforts to institute systemic 
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change related to employment first, including braid-
ed funding and a uniform focus on improving out-
comes in post-secondary education, integrated em-
ployment, and economic advancement for youths 
with significant disabilities; 
‘‘(3) a description of the means and mecha-
nisms by which participating State agencies will co-
ordinate efforts to evaluate and reform existing 
State laws, regulations, guidelines, operational pro-
cedures, and funding practices, including braided 
funding, to institute systemic change related to em-
ployment first, focused on improving outcomes in 
post-secondary education, integrated employment, 
and economic advancement for youths with signifi-
cant disabilities; 
‘‘(4) an evaluation plan describing the strategy 
the entity will use to evaluate the use of funds made 
available through the grant, with a specific focus on 
the collection of data (by age, race, gender, geo-
graphic area, type of disability, income level, commu-
nication level, and use of assistive technology) track-
ing, at a minimum— 
‘‘(A) the number of youths with significant 
disabilities who directly enter integrated em-
ployment opportunities paid at the greater of 
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