(A) are 14 to 21 years of age; and 
(B) have been involved in the criminal jus-
tice system for a gang-related offense during 
the one-year period immediately preceding the 
date on which a determination of eligibility is 
made. 
(2) INVOLVED IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYS-
TEM.—The term ‘‘involved in the criminal justice 
system’’ means, with respect to an individual, that 
the individual is being held in a juvenile or adult 
correctional facility or detention center, has been re-
leased from a juvenile or adult correctional facility 
or detention center, has been sentenced in court to 
probation or an alternative sentence, or has been re-
ferred by court personnel to an alternative program. 
(c) USE OF FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Funds for juvenile offender 
reintegration projects under this section may be ex-
pended for— 
(A) providing tutoring, dropout prevention 
activities, academic credit retrieval activities, 
basic skills instruction and remedial education, 
and language instruction for individuals with 
limited English proficiency, in order to assist el-
igible juvenile offenders in obtaining a high 
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school diploma or GED or to participate in 
postsecondary education; 
(B) providing career exploration and edu-
cation activities, pre-apprenticeship activities, 
activities relating to the attainment of industry- 
recognized credentials, and activities to increase 
placement in registered apprenticeship pro-
grams for eligible juvenile offenders; 
(C) mentoring eligible juvenile offenders, 
including the provision of support, guidance, 
and assistance to address the challenges faced 
by such juvenile offenders in reintegrating into 
the community; 
(D) providing job training and job place-
ment services to eligible juvenile offenders, in-
cluding work readiness activities, job referrals, 
educational services, occupational skills train-
ing, on-the-job training, and paid and unpaid 
work experience (including internships and job 
shadowing activities); 
(E) providing outreach, orientation, intake, 
assessments, counseling, case management, per-
sonal development activities, and other transi-
tional services to eligible juvenile offenders; and 
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(F) providing follow-up services to eligible 
juvenile offenders that will assist in advance-
ment in education and employment. 
(2) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—Not more 
than 15 percent of the funds awarded to a grantee 
under this section may be used for administrative 
costs necessary to carry out a project under this sec-
tion. 
(d) APPLICATION.—To be considered to receive a 
grant under this section to carry out a juvenile offender 
reintegration project, a nonprofit organization, workforce 
investment board established under title I of the Work-
force Investment Act of 1998, State, or unit of local gov-
ernment, or a combination thereof, shall submit an appli-
cation to the Secretary of Labor at such time, in such 
manner and accompanied by such information as the Sec-
retary of Labor may require. Such application shall in-
clude— 
(1) a plan describing the design of the project 
to assist eligible juvenile offenders, including services 
to be provided to such offenders; 
(2) a description of any partnerships between 
the applicant and Federal, State, or local criminal 
justice 
agencies, 
workforce 
investment 
boards, 
schools and institutions of higher education, busi-
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nesses, and service providers in the community, in-
cluding those experienced in— 
(A) reaching youth and adults who have 
been involved in violence and violent gangs or 
groups; 
(B) providing gang-involved or seriously 
at-risk youth with positive alternatives to gangs 
and other violent groups; and 
(C) addressing the needs of individuals 
who leave gangs and other violent groups, and 
individuals reentering society from prison; and 
(3) an assurance that the applicant will provide 
not less than 25 percent of the cost of the project 
to assist eligible juvenile offenders from non-Federal 
sources. 
(e) PERFORMANCE OUTCOMES.— 
(1) CORE INDICATORS.—Each grantee receiving 
funds to carry out a project under this section shall 
report to the Secretary of Labor on the results ob-
tained by the eligible juvenile offenders served by the 
activities under the grant with respect to the fol-
lowing indicators of performance: 
(A) Rates of recidivism. 
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(B) Placement in employment or postsec-
ondary education for eligible juvenile offenders 
age 18 or older. 
(C) Attainment of a degree or certificate 
(including a high school diploma, the recognized 
equivalent of such a diploma, or a certificate of 
graduation from trade school). 
(D) Literacy and numeracy gains. 
(2) ADDITIONAL INDICATORS.—In addition to 
the indicators described in paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary may require grantees carrying out projects 
under this section to report on additional indicators 
of performance. 
(f) REPORTS.—Each grantee receiving funds to carry 
out a project under this section shall maintain such 
records and submit such reports, in such form and con-
taining such information, as the Secretary of Labor may 
require regarding the activities carried out and the per-
formance of such projects. 
(g) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary may 
reserve not more than 4 percent of the funds appropriated 
under this section to provide technical assistance and for 
management information systems to assist grantees under 
this section. 
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