of the project (part or all of the cost of which may 
be paid for using grant funds), a commitment to 
submit to the Secretary a copy of the evaluation re-
port within 30 days after completion of the report 
and not more than 1 year after completion of the 
project. 
‘‘ ‘(8) COOPERATION WITH SECRETARY’S OVER-
SIGHT AND EVALUATION.—An agreement to cooper-
ate with the Secretary’s evaluation of projects as-
sisted under this section, by means including ran-
dom assignment of clients to service recipient and 
control groups, if determined by the Secretary to be 
appropriate, and affording the Secretary access to 
the project and to project-related records and docu-
ments, staff, and clients. 
‘‘ ‘(c) ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR LIMITED PURPOSE 
GRANTS.—In order to be eligible for a grant under this 
section in an amount under $25,000 per fiscal year, an 
entity shall submit an application to the Secretary con-
taining the following: 
‘‘ ‘(1) PROJECT DESCRIPTION.—A description of 
the project and how it will be carried out, including 
the number and characteristics of clients to be 
served, the proposed duration of the project, and
how it will address at least 1 of the 4 objectives 
specified in section 441(b)(1). 
‘‘ ‘(2) QUALIFICATIONS.—Such information as 
the Secretary may require as to the capacity of the 
entity to carry out the project, including any pre-
vious experience with similar activities. 
‘‘ ‘(3) COORDINATION
WITH
RELATED
PRO-
GRAMS.—As required by the Secretary in appro-
priate cases, an undertaking to coordinate and co-
operate with State and local entities responsible for 
specific programs relating to the objectives of the 
project including, as appropriate, jobs programs and 
programs serving children and families. 
‘‘ ‘(4) RECORDS, REPORTS, AND AUDITS.—An 
agreement to maintain such records, make such re-
ports, and cooperate with such reviews or audits as 
the Secretary may find necessary for purposes of 
oversight of project activities and expenditures. 
‘‘ ‘(5) COOPERATION WITH SECRETARY’S OVER-
SIGHT AND EVALUATION.—An agreement to cooper-
ate with the Secretary’s evaluation of projects as-
sisted under this section, by means including afford-
ing the Secretary access to the project and to 
project-related records and documents, staff, and cli-
ents.
‘‘ ‘(d) CONSIDERATIONS IN AWARDING GRANTS.—
‘‘ ‘(1) DIVERSITY OF PROJECTS.—In awarding 
grants under this section, the Secretary shall seek to 
achieve a balance among entities of differing sizes, 
entities in differing geographic areas, entities in 
urban and in rural areas, and entities employing dif-
fering methods of achieving the purposes of this sec-
tion, including working with the State agency re-
sponsible for the administration of part D to help fa-
thers satisfy child support arrearage obligations. 
‘‘ ‘(2) PREFERENCE
FOR
PROJECTS
SERVING 
LOW-INCOME FATHERS.—In awarding grants under 
this section, the Secretary may give preference to 
applications for projects in which a majority of the 
clients to be served are low-income fathers. 
‘‘ ‘(e) FEDERAL SHARE.—
‘‘ ‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Grants for a project under 
this section for a fiscal year shall be available for a 
share of the cost of such project in such fiscal year 
equal to—
‘‘ ‘(A) up to 80 percent (or up to 90 per-
cent, if the entity demonstrates to the Sec-
retary’s satisfaction circumstances limiting the 
entity’s ability to secure non-Federal resources)
in the case of a project under subsection (b); 
and
‘‘ ‘(B) up to 100 percent, in the case of a 
project under subsection (c). 
‘‘ ‘(2) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The non-Federal 
share may be in cash or in kind. In determining the 
amount of the non-Federal share, the Secretary may 
attribute fair market value to goods, services, and 
facilities contributed from non-Federal sources. 
‘‘ ‘SEC. 444. MULTICITY, MULTISTATE DEMONSTRATION 
PROJECTS. 
‘‘ ‘(a) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may make 
grants under this section for fiscal years 2004 through 
2008 to eligible entities (as specified in subsection (b)) for 
2 multicity, multistate projects demonstrating approaches 
to achieving the objectives specified in section 441(b)(1). 
One of the projects shall test the use of married couples 
to deliver program services. 
‘‘ ‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—An entity eligible for a 
grant under this section must be a national nonprofit fa-
therhood promotion organization that meets the following 
requirements: 
‘‘ ‘(1) EXPERIENCE
WITH
FATHERHOOD
PRO-
GRAMS.—The organization must have substantial ex-
perience in designing and successfully conducting