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‘‘(J) an assurance that the application and 
any waiver request will be available for public 
review after submission of the application; and 
‘‘(K) such other information and assurances 
as the State may reasonably require. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—An eligible entity under 
this subpart is a local educational agency, commu-
nity-based organization, and other public entity or 
private organization or a consortium of two or more 
of such groups. 
‘‘(c) PEER REVIEW.—In reviewing local applications 
under this section, a State shall use a peer review process 
or other methods of assuring the quality of such applica-
tions. 
‘‘(d) GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY.—To the extent prac-
ticable, a State shall distribute funds equitably among geo-
graphic areas within the State. 
‘‘(e) DURATION OF AWARDS.—Grants under this sub-
part may be awarded for a period of not less than 3 years 
and not more than 5 years. 
‘‘(f) AMOUNT OF AWARDS.—A grant awarded under 
this subpart may not be made in an amount of less than 
$50,000. 
‘‘(g) PRIORITY.—In making awards under this sub-
part, the State shall give priority to applications submitted 
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by applicants proposing to target services to students who 
attend schools that have been identified as in need of im-
provement under section 1116. 
‘‘(h) PERMISSIVE LOCAL MATCH.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A State may require an eli-
gible entity to match funds awarded under this sub-
part, except that such match may not exceed the 
amount of the grant award. 
‘‘(2) SLIDING SCALE.—The amount of a match 
under paragraph (1) shall be established based on a 
sliding fee scale that takes into account— 
‘‘(A) the relative poverty of the population 
to be targeted by the eligible entity; and 
‘‘(B) the ability of the eligible entity to ob-
tain such matching funds. 
‘‘(3) 
CONSIDERATION.—Notwithstanding 
this 
subsection, a State shall not consider an eligible enti-
ty’s ability to match funds when determining which 
eligible entities will receive subgrants under this sub-
part. 
‘‘SEC. 5124. LOCAL ACTIVITIES. 
‘‘(a) PRINCIPLES OF EFFECTIVENESS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For a program or activity 
developed pursuant to this subpart to meet the prin-
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ciples of effectiveness, such program or activity 
shall— 
‘‘(A) be based upon an assessment of objec-
tive data regarding the need for before and after 
school programs and activities in such schools 
and communities; 
‘‘(B) be based upon an established set of 
performance measures aimed at ensuring the 
availability of quality extended learning oppor-
tunities; and 
‘‘(C) if appropriate, be based upon scientif-
ically based research that provides evidence that 
the program will help students meet State and 
local performance standards to be used. 
‘‘(2) PERIODIC EVALUATION.—The program or 
activity shall undergo a periodic evaluation to assess 
its progress toward achieving its goal of providing 
quality extended learning opportunities. The results 
shall be used to refine, improve, and strengthen the 
program, and to refine the performance measures. The 
results shall also be made available to the public upon 
request, with public notice of such availability pro-
vided. 
‘‘(3) WAIVER.—A local educational agency may 
apply to the State for a waiver of the requirement of 
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paragraph (1)(C) to allow innovative activities or 
programs that demonstrate substantial likelihood of 
success. 
‘‘(b) SERVICES.—Each eligible entity that receives a 
subgrant under this subpart shall use such funds to establish 
or expand activities in community learning centers that— 
‘‘(1) provide quality extended learning opportu-
nities to help students, particularly students who at-
tend low-performing schools, to meet State and local 
student performance standards in the core academic 
subjects, such as reading and mathematics; and 
‘‘(2) provide students with additional activities, 
such as drug and violence prevention programs, art 
and music programs, technology education programs, 
recreational activity, and character education pro-
grams that are linked to, and reinforce, the regular 
academic program of schools those students attend. 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—Each eligible entity 
that receives a subgrant under this subpart may use such 
funds to carry out activities, such as— 
‘‘(1) before and after school activities that ad-
vance student achievement, including— 
‘‘(A) remedial education activities and aca-
demic enrichment learning programs, including 
providing additional assistance to students in 
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order to allow them to improve their academic 
achievement; 
‘‘(B) math and science education activities; 
‘‘(C) arts and music education activities; 
‘‘(D) entrepreneurial education programs; 
‘‘(E) tutoring services (including those pro-
vided by senior citizen volunteers) and men-
toring programs; 
‘‘(F) recreational activities; 
‘‘(G) telecommunications and technology 
education programs; 
‘‘(H) expanded library service hours; 
‘‘(I) programs that promote parental in-
volvement; and 
‘‘(J) programs that provide assistance to 
students who have been truant, suspended, or ex-
pelled to allow them to improve their academic 
achievement; and 
‘‘(2) establishing or enhancing programs or ini-
tiatives that improve academic achievement. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITION.—For the purpose of this section, a 
‘community learning center’ is an entity that assists stu-
dents to meet State and local content and student perform-
ance standards in core academic subjects, such as reading 
and mathematics, by providing them with quality extended 
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