‘‘(1) build the necessary infrastructure to create 
a State mentoring partnership; or 
‘‘(2) implement mentoring projects of national 
scope. 
‘‘(b) APPLICATION.—An entity or collaborative of en-
tities that desires to receive a grant under this section 
shall submit an application at such time, in such manner, 
and containing such information as the Corporation may 
reasonably require. 
‘‘(c) AMOUNT OF GRANTS.—The Corporation shall 
determine the amount of each grant under this section 
based on— 
‘‘(1) the demonstrated need for service within 
the proposed service area of the entity or collabo-
rative; 
‘‘(2) the scope of the activities proposed to be 
funded under the grant; and 
‘‘(3) the likely impact of the proposed activities 
on increasing the percentage of children with men-
tors, and the quality of mentoring programs, within 
the proposed service area. 
‘‘(d) USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) STATE
MENTORING
INFRASTRUCTURE.— 
An entity or collaborative of entities that receives a 
grant for the purpose described in subsection (a)(1) 
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shall use the grant funds to support planning and 
implementation for the development of a new State 
mentoring partnership where a State mentoring 
partnership does not exist at the time of the applica-
tion, or to help a local mentoring partnership expand 
statewide to become a State mentoring partnership. 
State mentoring partnership creation may include— 
‘‘(A)(i) conducting an assessment on the 
state of mentoring; 
‘‘(ii) hiring critical staff for the partner-
ship; 
‘‘(iii) developing a strategic plan; 
‘‘(iv) engaging key public or private sup-
porters and providers; and 
‘‘(v) beginning to provide services to men-
toring programs; 
‘‘(B) creating and launching the new men-
toring partnership that— 
‘‘(i) by not later than the end of the 
second year of the grant, provides recruit-
ment and technical assistance or training 
services for mentoring programs in that 
State; 
‘‘(ii) by not later than the end of the 
third year of the grant, meets the defini-
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tion of a State mentoring partnership and 
is able to carry out the activities and func-
tions described in subparagraphs (A) and 
(B) of section 167(7); and 
‘‘(iii) will be able to compete for fund-
ing under section 167A(b) in the future; 
and 
‘‘(C) accessing knowledge, assistance, and 
support provided by the national network of 
mentoring partnerships. 
‘‘(2) 
NATIONAL
MENTORING
INFRASTRUC-
TURE.—An entity or collaborative of entities that re-
ceives a grant for the purpose described in sub-
section (a)(2) shall use the grant funds to support, 
at the national level, projects that are critical collec-
tively to improve the ability of direct service men-
toring programs, State mentoring partnerships, and 
local mentoring partnerships to increase the quality 
and availability of mentoring, which projects may in-
clude— 
‘‘(A) conducting research; 
‘‘(B) tracking and evaluating data; and 
‘‘(C) developing and disseminating national 
training and technical assistance resources. 
‘‘(e) MATCHING REQUIREMENTS.— 
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‘‘(1) NEW
GRANTEES.—An entity or collabo-
rative of entities that receives a grant under this 
section and has not previously received such a grant 
shall provide toward the cost of the activities as-
sisted under the grant, an amount equal to— 
‘‘(A) for the first year of the grant, 10 per-
cent of the Federal funds provided under the 
grant for such year; 
‘‘(B) for the second year of the grant, 25 
percent of the Federal funds provided under the 
grant for such year; and 
‘‘(C) for the third year of the grant, 50 
percent of the Federal funds provided under the 
grant for such year. 
‘‘(2) EXPERIENCED GRANTEES.—An entity or 
collaborative of entities that receives a grant under 
this section and has previously received such a grant 
shall provide toward the cost of the activities as-
sisted under the grant an amount equal to 50 per-
cent of the Federal funds provided under the grant. 
‘‘(3) IN
CASH
OR
IN-KIND.—A matching re-
quirement under this subsection may be provided in 
cash or in-kind, fairly evaluated. 
‘‘SEC. 167C. NATIONAL ACTIVITIES. 
‘‘The Corporation shall— 
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