developed by the Interagency Task Force on 
Trauma-Informed Care. 
(4) Services at a full-service community school 
that focuses on trauma-informed supports, which 
may include a full-time site coordinator, or other ac-
tivities consistent with section 4625 of the Elemen-
tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 7275). 
(5) Engaging families and communities in ef-
forts to increase awareness of child and youth trau-
ma, which may include sharing best practices with 
law enforcement regarding trauma-informed care 
and working with mental health professionals to pro-
vide interventions, as well as longer term coordi-
nated care within the community for children and 
youth who have experienced trauma and their fami-
lies. 
(6) To provide technical assistance to school 
systems and mental health agencies. 
(7) To evaluate the effectiveness of the program 
carried out under this section in increasing student 
access to evidence-based trauma support services 
and mental health care. 
(8) To establish partnerships with or provide 
subgrants to Head Start agencies (including Early 
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Head Start agencies), public and private preschool 
programs, child care programs (including home- 
based providers), or other entities described in sub-
section (a), to include such entities described in this 
paragraph in the evidence-based trauma initiatives, 
activities, support services, and mental health sys-
tems established under this section in order to pro-
vide, develop, or improve prevention, screening, re-
ferral, and treatment and support services to young 
children and their families. 
(d) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a grant, 
contract, or cooperative agreement under this section, an 
entity described in subsection (a) shall submit an applica-
tion to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and 
containing such information as the Secretary may reason-
ably require, which shall include the following: 
(1) A description of the innovative initiatives, 
activities, or programs to be funded under the grant, 
contract, or cooperative agreement, including how 
such program will increase access to evidence-based 
trauma support services and mental health care for 
students, and, as applicable, the families of such stu-
dents. 
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(2) A description of how the program will pro-
vide linguistically appropriate and culturally com-
petent services. 
(3) A description of how the program will sup-
port students and the school in improving the school 
climate in order to support an environment condu-
cive to learning. 
(4) An assurance that— 
(A) persons providing services under the 
grant, contract, or cooperative agreement are 
adequately trained to provide such services; and 
(B) teachers, school leaders, administra-
tors, specialized instructional support personnel, 
representatives of local Indian Tribes or tribal 
organizations as appropriate, other school per-
sonnel, and parents or guardians of students 
participating in services under this section will 
be engaged and involved in the design and im-
plementation of the services. 
(5) A description of how the applicant will sup-
port and integrate existing school-based services 
with the program in order to provide mental health 
services for students, as appropriate. 
(6) A description of the entities in the commu-
nity with which the applicant will partner or to 
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which the applicant will provide subgrants in accord-
ance with subsection (c)(8). 
(e) INTERAGENCY AGREEMENTS.— 
(1) LOCAL
INTERAGENCY
AGREEMENTS.—To 
ensure the provision of the services described in sub-
section (c), a recipient of a grant, contract, or coop-
erative agreement under this section, or their des-
ignee, shall establish a local interagency agreement 
among local educational agencies, agencies respon-
sible for early childhood education programs, Head 
Start agencies (including Early Head Start agen-
cies), juvenile justice authorities, mental health 
agencies, child welfare agencies, and other relevant 
agencies, authorities, or entities in the community 
that will be involved in the provision of such serv-
ices. 
(2) CONTENTS.—In ensuring the provision of 
the services described in subsection (c), the local 
interagency agreement shall specify with respect to 
each agency, authority, or entity that is a party to 
such agreement— 
(A) the financial responsibility for the serv-
ices; 
(B) the conditions and terms of responsi-
bility for the services, including quality, ac-
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countability, and coordination of the services; 
and 
(C) the conditions and terms of reimburse-
ment among such agencies, authorities, or enti-
ties, including procedures for dispute resolution. 
(f) EVALUATION.—The Secretary shall reserve not 
more than 3 percent of the funds made available under 
subsection (l) for each fiscal year to— 
(1) conduct a rigorous, independent evaluation 
of the activities funded under this section; and 
(2) disseminate and promote the utilization of 
evidence-based practices regarding trauma support 
services and mental health care. 
(g) DISTRIBUTION OF AWARDS.—The Secretary shall 
ensure that grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements 
awarded or entered into under this section are equitably 
distributed among the geographical regions of the United 
States and among tribal, urban, suburban, and rural pop-
ulations. 
(h) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed— 
(1) to prohibit an entity involved with a pro-
gram carried out under this section from reporting 
a crime that is committed by a student to appro-
priate authorities; or 
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