SEC. 2. GRANTS TO CREATE BRIDGES FROM JOBS TO CA-
REERS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF PROGRAM.—From amounts 
appropriated under subsection (k), the Secretary shall 
award grants, on a competitive basis, to institutions of 
higher education for the purposes of improving remedial 
education, including English language instruction, to cus-
tomize remediation to student career goals, and to help 
students move rapidly from remediation into for-credit oc-
cupational program courses and through program comple-
tion. The grants shall focus in particular on creating 
bridges to for-credit occupational certificate programs that 
are articulated to degree programs. 
(b) APPLICATION.—An eligible institution seeking a 
grant under this section shall submit an application to the 
Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing 
such information as the Secretary may require. 
(c) PRIORITIES.—The Secretary shall give priority to 
applications that— 
(1) are from institutions of higher education in 
which not less than 50 percent of the institution’s 
entering first-year students are enrolled in develop-
mental courses to bring reading, writing, or mathe-
matics skills up to college-level; and 
(2) propose to replicate practices that have 
proven effective with adults and to applications that 
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propose to collaborate with adult education pro-
viders. 
(d) PEER REVIEW.—The Secretary shall convene a 
peer review process to review applications for grants under 
this section and to make recommendations to the Sec-
retary regarding the selection of grantees. 
(e) MANDATORY ACTIVITY.—An eligible institution 
that receives a grant under this section shall use the grant 
funds to create workforce bridge programs that customize 
developmental education curricula, including English lan-
guage instruction, to the content of the for-credit occupa-
tional certificate or degree programs, or clusters of pro-
grams, in which developmental education students seek to 
enroll. Such bridge programs may include those that inte-
grate the curricula and the instruction of both remediation 
and college-level coursework or dual enroll students in re-
mediation and college-level coursework. 
(f) PERMISSIBLE ACTIVITIES.—An eligible institution 
that receives a grant under this section, in addition to cre-
ating workforce bridge programs, may use the grant funds 
to carry out the following: 
(1) Design and implement innovative ways to 
improve retention in and completion of develop-
mental education courses, including but not limited 
to enrolling students in cohorts, accelerating course 
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content, integrating remediation and college-level 
curricula and instruction, dual enrolling students in 
remediation and college-level courses, tutoring, pro-
viding counseling and other supportive services, and 
giving small, material incentives for attendance and 
performance. 
(2) In consultation with faculty in the appro-
priate departments, redesignating class schedules to 
meet the needs of working adults, such as by cre-
ating evening, weekend, modular, compressed, dis-
tance learning formats or other alternative sched-
ules. 
(3) Improving the quality of teaching in reme-
dial courses through professional development, re-
classification of such teaching positions, or other 
means the eligible institution determines appro-
priate. 
(4) Any other activities the eligible institution 
and the Secretary determine will promote retention 
of and completion by students attending institutions 
of higher education. 
(5) Fully advise students on the range of op-
tions and programs available, which may include: di-
ploma; certification; 2-year degree; associate’s de-
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gree; transfer degree to upper division; and career 
options. 
(g) GRANT PERIOD.—Grants made under this section 
shall be for a period of not less than 36 months and not 
more than 60 months. 
(h) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall 
provide technical assistance to grantees under this section 
throughout the grant period. 
(i) EVALUATION.—The Secretary shall conduct an 
evaluation of program impacts under the demonstration 
program, and shall disseminate to the public the findings 
from the evaluation and information on best practices. 
The Secretary is encouraged to partner with other pro-
viders of funds, such as private foundations, to allow for 
use of a random assignment evaluation in at least one of 
the demonstration sites. 
(j) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$35,000,000 for fiscal year 2009 and each of the 4 suc-
ceeding fiscal years, of which an aggregate of not more 
than 5 percent may be used to carry out subsections (i) 
and (j). 
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(k) DEFINITION OF INSTITUTION.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ means an insti-
tution of higher education as defined in section 101(a). 
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