(A) the ability of the person or entity seek-
ing the subgrant to carry out activities or pro-
vide services consistent with the program; 
(B) the extent to which the award of the 
subgrant will facilitate equitable geographic dis-
tribution of subgrants under this section to en-
sure that rural communities have access to 2– 
1–1 telephone service; and 
(C) the extent to which the recipient of the 
subgrant will establish and maintain cooperative 
relationships with specialized information and 
referral centers, including Child Care Resource 
Referral Agencies, crisis centers, 9–1–1 call 
centers, and 3–1–1 call centers, if applicable. 
(g) USE OF GRANT AND SUBGRANT AMOUNTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Amounts awarded as grants 
or subgrants under this section shall be used solely 
to make available 2–1–1 telephone service for com-
munity information and referral on human services 
to all citizens of the State with phone access, includ-
ing telephone connections between families and indi-
viduals seeking such services and the providers of 
such services. 
(2) PARTICULAR MATTERS.—In making 2–1–1 
telephone service available, the recipient of a grant 
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or subgrant shall, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable— 
(A) abide by the Key Standards for 2–1– 
1 Centers as specified in the Standards for Pro-
fessional Information and Referral Require-
ments for Alliance of Information Referral Sys-
tems (AIRS) Accreditation and Operating 2–1– 
1 Systems; and 
(B) collaborate with human service organi-
zations, whether public or private, to provide an 
exhaustive database of services with which to 
provide information or referral to individuals 
utilizing 2–1–1 telephone service. 
(3) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts of a subgrant 
under subsection (f) may be used by grantees for 
Statewide and regional planning, start-up costs (in-
cluding costs of software and hardware upgrades 
and telecommunications costs), training, accredita-
tion, public awareness, evaluation of activities, Inter-
net hosting and site development and maintenance 
for a statewide database, database integration 
projects that incorporate data from different 2–1–1 
programs to a single statewide database, and the 
provision of 2–1–1 telephone service. 
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(h) REQUIREMENT
ON
ALLOCATION
OF
GRANT 
AMOUNTS.—Of the amounts awarded under this section, 
an aggregate of not more than 15 percent shall be allo-
cated for evaluation, training, and technical assistance, 
and for management and administration of subgrants 
awarded under this section. 
(i) REPORTS.—The lead entity of each State awarded 
a grant under this section for a fiscal year shall submit 
to the Secretary, not later than 60 days after the end of 
such fiscal year, a report on the program funded by the 
grant. Each report shall— 
(1) describe the program funding by the grant; 
(2) assess the effectiveness of the program in 
making available to all citizens with phone service 
State 2–1–1 telephone service for information and 
referral on human services in accordance with the 
provisions of this section; and 
(3) assess the effectiveness of collaboration with 
human service resource and referral entitles and 
service providers. 
(j) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) HUMAN
SERVICES.—The term ‘‘human 
services’’ means services as follows: 
(A) Services that assist individuals in be-
coming more self-sufficient, in preventing de-
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pendency, and in strengthening family relation-
ships. 
(B) Services that support personal and so-
cial development. 
(C) Services that help ensure the health 
and well-being of individuals, families, and com-
munities. 
(2) INFORMATION AND REFERRAL CENTER.— 
The term ‘‘information and referral center’’ means 
a center that— 
(A) maintains a database of providers of 
human services in a State or locality; 
(B) assists individuals, families, and com-
munities in identifying, understanding, and ac-
cessing the providers of human services and the 
human services offered by the providers of such 
services; and 
(C) tracks types of calls referred and re-
ceived to document the demands for services. 
(3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the sev-
eral States, the District of Columbia, the Common-
wealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, 
American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands. 
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SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out this Act, for each of fiscal years 2008 
and 2009, $150,000,000, and for each of fiscal years 2010 
through 2013, $100,000,000. 
(b) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts appropriated pursuant 
to the authorization of appropriations in subsection (a) 
shall remain available until expended. 
Æ 
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