duce the utilization of emergency and other 
high-cost care. 
‘‘(ix) Increasing the proportion of chil-
dren living in 2-parent families. 
‘‘(x) Reducing incidences and adverse 
consequences of child abuse and neglect. 
‘‘(xi) Reducing the number of youth 
in foster care by increasing adoptions, per-
manent guardianship arrangements, reuni-
fication, or placement with a fit and willing 
relative, or by avoiding placing children in 
foster care by ensuring they can be cared 
for safely in their own homes. 
‘‘(xii) Reducing the number of chil-
dren and youth in foster care residing in 
group homes, child care institutions, agen-
cy-operated foster homes, or other non- 
family foster homes, unless it is deter-
mined that it is in the interest of the 
child’s long-term health, safety, or psycho-
logical well-being to not be placed in a 
family foster home. 
‘‘(xiii) Reducing the number of chil-
dren returning to foster care. 
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‘‘(xiv) Reducing recidivism among ju-
veniles, individuals released from prison, or 
other high-risk populations. 
‘‘(xv) Reducing the rate of homeless-
ness among our most vulnerable popu-
lations. 
‘‘(xvi) Improving the health and well- 
being of those with mental, emotional, and 
behavioral health needs. 
‘‘(xvii) Improving the educational out-
comes of special-needs or low-income chil-
dren. 
‘‘(xviii) Improving the employment 
and well-being of returning United States 
military members. 
‘‘(xix) Increasing the financial sta-
bility of low-income families. 
‘‘(xx) Increasing the independence and 
employability of individuals who are phys-
ically or mentally disabled. 
‘‘(xxi) Other measurable outcomes de-
fined by the State or local government that 
result in positive social outcomes and Fed-
eral savings. 
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‘‘(C) APPLICATION REQUIRED.—The notice 
described in subparagraph (A) shall require a 
State or local government to submit an applica-
tion for the social impact partnership project 
that addresses the following: 
‘‘(i) The outcome goals of the project. 
‘‘(ii) A description of each interven-
tion in the project and anticipated out-
comes of the intervention. 
‘‘(iii) Rigorous evidence demonstrating 
that the intervention can be expected to 
produce the desired outcomes. 
‘‘(iv) The target population that will 
be served by the project. 
‘‘(v) The expected social benefits to 
participants who receive the intervention 
and others who may be impacted. 
‘‘(vi) Projected Federal, State, and 
local government costs and other costs to 
conduct the project. 
‘‘(vii) Projected Federal, State, and 
local government savings and other sav-
ings, including an estimate of the savings 
to the Federal Government, on a program- 
by-program basis and in the aggregate, if 
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the project is implemented and the out-
comes are achieved. 
‘‘(viii) If savings resulting from the 
successful completion of the project are es-
timated to accrue to the State or local gov-
ernment, the likelihood of the State or 
local government to realize those savings. 
‘‘(ix) A plan for delivering the inter-
vention through a social impact partner-
ship model. 
‘‘(x) A description of the expertise of 
each service provider that will administer 
the intervention, including a summary of 
the experience of the service provider in 
delivering the proposed intervention or a 
similar intervention, or demonstrating that 
the service provider has the expertise nec-
essary to deliver the proposed intervention. 
‘‘(xi) An explanation of the experience 
of the State or local government, the inter-
mediary, or the service provider in raising 
private and philanthropic capital to fund 
social service investments. 
‘‘(xii) The detailed roles and respon-
sibilities of each entity involved in the 
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project, including any State or local gov-
ernment entity, intermediary, service pro-
vider, independent evaluator, investor, or 
other stakeholder. 
‘‘(xiii) A summary of the experience of 
the service provider delivering the proposed 
intervention or a similar intervention, or a 
summary demonstrating the service pro-
vider has the expertise necessary to deliver 
the proposed intervention. 
‘‘(xiv) A summary of the unmet need 
in the area where the intervention will be 
delivered or among the target population 
who will receive the intervention. 
‘‘(xv) The proposed payment terms, 
the methodology used to calculate outcome 
payments, the payment schedule, and per-
formance thresholds. 
‘‘(xvi) The project budget. 
‘‘(xvii) The project timeline. 
‘‘(xviii) The criteria used to determine 
the eligibility of an individual for the 
project, including how selected populations 
will be identified, how they will be referred 
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to the project, and how they will be en-
rolled in the project. 
‘‘(xix) The evaluation design. 
‘‘(xx) The metrics that will be used to 
determine whether the outcomes have been 
achieved and how the metrics will be meas-
ured. 
‘‘(xxi) An explanation of how the 
metrics used to determine whether the out-
comes have been achieved are independent, 
objective indicators of impact and are not 
subject to manipulation by the service pro-
vider, intermediary, or investor. 
‘‘(xxii) A summary explaining the 
independence of the evaluator from the 
other entities involved in the project and 
the evaluator’s experience in conducting 
rigorous evaluations of program effective-
ness including, where available, well-imple-
mented randomized controlled trials on the 
intervention or similar interventions. 
‘‘(xxiii) The capacity of the service 
provider to deliver the intervention to the 
number of participants the State or local 
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