applicable, including academic credit for courses 
completed in a foreign country by a foreign pro-
fessional or recognition of such professional’s 
foreign degree or certification; 
‘‘(E) provides student support services, 
such as career guidance and academic coun-
seling, intake assessments to determine pro-
gram fit, and other services; and 
‘‘(F) is accessible to nontraditional stu-
dents through alternative scheduling; 
‘‘(2) conduct high-quality, independent evalua-
tions of the job training program’s activities; and 
‘‘(3) provide work-based learning opportunities 
for job training program participants. 
‘‘(g) ALLOWABLE USES OF FUNDS.—In addition to 
the required uses of funds under subsection (f), an eligible 
entity that receives a grant under this part may also use 
the grant funds to support the job training program by— 
‘‘(1) developing the program curriculum; 
‘‘(2) engaging employers or industries hire job 
training program participants; 
‘‘(3) purchasing supplies; 
‘‘(4) supporting the professional development of 
faculty, administrators, and career guidance and 
academic counselors; 
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‘‘(5) supporting faculty salaries; 
‘‘(6) providing tuition assistance counseling and 
financial aid counseling services; 
‘‘(7) providing services that target disconnected 
youth; 
‘‘(8) providing childcare for the children of pro-
gram participants during classes, internships, or 
other activities relating to the job training program; 
‘‘(9) providing program participants with trans-
portation to classes, internships, or other activities 
relating to the job training program; and 
‘‘(10) carrying out any other permissible activ-
ity consistent with the purposes of this part, as ap-
proved by the Secretary. 
‘‘(h) GRANT AMOUNT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The amount of a grant to 
an eligible entity for a fiscal year shall not exceed 
$5,000,000. 
‘‘(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In determining the 
amount of a grant to be awarded to an eligible enti-
ty under this part, the Secretary shall consider— 
‘‘(A) if the grant is for the initial start-up 
of a job training program or for the expansion 
of an existing model, with smaller grants 
awarded for the initial start-up and larger 
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grants awarded for the expansion of an existing 
model; and 
‘‘(B) in the case of an application for the 
expansion of an existing job training program, 
the extent to which the job training program 
demonstrates evidence of effectiveness. 
‘‘(3) MEASURING
EFFECTIVENESS.—For pur-
poses of paragraph (2)(B), the measure of effective-
ness shall include the graduation rates, job place-
ment rates, and wages earned by graduates of the 
job training program. 
‘‘(i) GRANT DURATION.— 
‘‘(1) MAXIMUM GRANT PERIOD.—The Secretary 
shall make a grant award under this part for a pe-
riod of not more than 3 years. 
‘‘(2) MAXIMUM GRANT EXTENSION.—If an eli-
gible entity that receives a grant under this part 
makes substantial progress based on the account-
ability and performance indicators described in sub-
section (j), the Secretary may extend a grant award 
for not more than 2 additional years. 
‘‘(j) ACCOUNTABILITY AND PERFORMANCE INDICA-
TORS.— 
‘‘(1) REQUIRED
ACCOUNTABILITY
AND
PER-
FORMANCE
INDICATORS.—An eligible entity shall 
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provide annually to the Secretary data on the eligi-
ble entity’s job training program carried out under 
this part, including— 
‘‘(A) the number of program participants; 
‘‘(B) for such program participants, the 
core indicators of performance described in 
clauses (i) through (iv) of section 113(b)(2)(B); 
‘‘(C) the median earnings of program par-
ticipants who have completed the job training 
program, measured at the time at which post-
secondary student placement rates are meas-
ured under clause (iv) of section 113(b)(2)(B); 
and 
‘‘(D) the percentage of program partici-
pants who have completed the job training pro-
gram and who, at the time at which postsec-
ondary student placement rates are measured 
under clause (iv) of section 113(b)(2)(B), are 
employed by an employer that meets the re-
quirement under subsection (e)(1)(b). 
‘‘(2) DISAGGREGATION
OF
ACCOUNTABILITY 
AND PERFORMANCE INDICATORS.—Such data shall 
be disaggregated by— 
‘‘(A) race and ethnicity; 
‘‘(B) gender; 
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‘‘(C) disability status; 
‘‘(D) sexual orientation, if feasibly avail-
able; 
‘‘(E) status as an English learner; 
‘‘(F) status as economically disadvantaged; 
‘‘(G) status as an individual preparing for 
employment in an in-demand industry sector or 
occupation, including individuals from a racial, 
ethnic, or national origin group that is under-
represented in such field; and 
‘‘(H) status as a military-connected stu-
dent. 
‘‘(3) STUDENT
PRIVACY.—The report to the 
Secretary required under paragraph (1) shall only 
include data to the extent that such data are suffi-
cient to yield statistically reliable information that 
does not reveal personally identifiable information 
about an individual student. 
‘‘(4) PUBLICATION
OF
DATA.—The Secretary 
shall aggregate the data received under paragraph 
(1) and publish such aggregation so that it is rea-
sonably available to the public. 
‘‘(5) FUNDS RESERVED FOR DATA COLLECTION 
AND
DISSEMINATION.—An eligible entity that re-
ceives a grant under this part may reserve not more 
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