the requirements described in section 136 of the 
Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 
2871), States and local workforce investment areas 
shall provide such reports as the Secretary of Labor 
may require regarding the performance outcomes de-
scribed in section 5(b)(5). 
SEC. 4. WORK-BASED EMPLOYMENT STRATEGIES AND AC-
TIVITIES OF DEMONSTRATED EFFECTIVE-
NESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—From the funds available under 
section 2(c)(2), the Secretary of Labor shall make allot-
ments to States, and award grants to eligible entities, 
under subsection (b) to carry out work-based strategies 
and activities of demonstrated effectiveness. 
(b) ALLOTMENTS AND GRANTS.— 
(1) ALLOTMENTS TO STATES FOR GRANTS.— 
(A) ALLOTMENTS.—Using funds described 
in subsection (a), the Secretary of Labor shall 
allot to each State an amount equal to 1⁄2 of 1 
percent of such funds. 
(B) GRANTS TO ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—The 
State shall use the funds to award grants, on 
a competitive basis, to eligible entities in the 
State. 
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(2) DIRECT GRANTS TO ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.— 
Using the funds described in subsection (a) that are 
not allotted under paragraph (1), the Secretary of 
Labor shall award grants on a competitive basis to 
eligible entities. 
(c) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under ths section, an entity— 
(1) shall include— 
(A) a partnership involving a chief elected 
official and the local workforce investment 
board for the local workforce investment area 
involved (which may include a partnership with 
such elected officials and workforce investment 
boards and State elected officials and State 
boards (as defined in section 101 of the Work-
force Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 
2801)) in the region and in the State); or 
(B) an entity eligible to apply for a grant, 
contract, or agreement under section 166 of the 
Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 
2911); and 
(2) may include, in combination with a partner-
ship or entity described in paragraph (1)— 
(A) employers or employer associations; 
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(B) adult education providers or postsec-
ondary educational institutions, including com-
munity colleges; 
(C) community-based organizations; 
(D) joint labor-management committees; 
(E) work-related intermediaries; or 
(F) other appropriate organizations. 
(d) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under this section, an entity shall submit to the Secretary 
of Labor (or to the State, if applying for a grant under 
subsection (b)(1)(B)) an application at such time, in such 
manner, and containing such information as the Secretary 
may require. At a minimum, the application shall— 
(1) describe the strategies and activities of dem-
onstrated effectiveness that the eligible entity will 
carry out to provide unemployed, low-income young 
adults and low-income youth with skills that will 
lead to employment upon completion of participation 
in such activities; 
(2) describe the requirements that will apply re-
lating to the eligibility of unemployed, low-income 
young adults and low-income youth, consistent with 
section 2, for activities carried out under this sec-
tion, which requirements may include criteria to tar-
get assistance to particular categories of such adults 
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and youth, such as individuals with disabilities or in-
dividuals who have exhausted all rights to unemploy-
ment compensation; 
(3) describe how the strategies and activities 
will address the needs of the target populations iden-
tified in paragraph (2) and the needs of employers 
in the local workforce investment area; 
(4) describe the expected outcomes to be 
achieved by implementing the strategies and activi-
ties; 
(5) provide evidence that the funds provided 
through the grant will be expended expeditiously and 
efficiently to implement the strategies and activities; 
(6) describe how the strategies and activities 
will be coordinated with other Federal, State and 
local programs providing employment, education and 
supportive activities; 
(7) provide evidence of employer commitment to 
participate in the activities funded under this sec-
tion, including identification of anticipated occupa-
tional and skill needs; 
(8) provide assurances that the eligible entity 
will report such information relating to fiscal, per-
formance, and other matters, as the Secretary of 
Labor may require and as the Secretary determines 
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is necessary to effectively monitor the activities car-
ried out under this section; 
(9) provide assurances that the eligible entity 
will ensure compliance with the requirements, re-
strictions, labor standards, and other provisions de-
scribed in section 5(a); and 
(10) if the entity will provide activities de-
scribed in subsection (f)(4), a description of how the 
activities will lead to the industry-recognized creden-
tials involved. 
(e) PRIORITY
IN AWARDS.—In awarding grants 
under this section, the Secretary of Labor (or a State, 
under subsection (b)(1)(B)) shall give priority to applica-
tions submitted by eligible entities from areas of high pov-
erty and high unemployment, as defined by the Secretary, 
such as Public Use Microdata Areas designated by the Bu-
reau of the Census. 
(f) USE OF FUNDS.—An entity that receives a grant 
under this section shall use the funds made available 
through the grant to support work-based strategies and 
activities of demonstrated effectiveness that are designed 
to provide unemployed, low-income young adults and low- 
income youth with skills that will lead to employment as 
part of or upon completion of participation in such activi-
ties. Such strategies and activities may include— 
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