educational awards (referred to in this part as ‘edu-
cational award funds’) shall be— 
‘‘(A) included in the funds for such grants 
to States and subgrants to eligible entities; or 
‘‘(B) reserved by the Chief Executive Offi-
cer, deposited in the National Service Trust for 
educational awards, and disbursed according to 
paragraphs (1) and (3) of section 162B(d). 
‘‘(3) PERIODS OF GRANTS.—The Chief Execu-
tive Officer shall award the grants for periods of 3 
years. 
‘‘(4) AMOUNTS OF GRANTS.—The Chief Execu-
tive Officer shall award such a grant to a State for 
a program in a sum equal to— 
‘‘(A) the amount obtained by multiplying 
$500 and the number of youth who will partici-
pate in the program (to be used for program 
expenses); 
‘‘(B) unless the Chief Executive Officer de-
cides to deposit funds for educational awards in 
the National Service Trust, as described in 
paragraph (2)(B), an additional amount equal 
to the amount described in subparagraph (A) 
(to be used for educational awards); and 
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‘‘(C) an amount sufficient to provide for 
the reservation for State-level activities de-
scribed in subsection (d). 
‘‘(b) STATE APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive 
a grant under this section, a State shall submit an applica-
tion to the Chief Executive Officer at such time, in such 
manner, and containing such information as the Chief Ex-
ecutive Officer may require, including information that— 
‘‘(1) designates the State Commission as the 
agency responsible for the administration and super-
vision of the community service program carried out 
under this part in the State; 
‘‘(2) describes how the State Commission will 
use funds received under this part, including funds 
reserved for State-level activities under subsection 
(d); 
‘‘(3) describes the procedures and criteria the 
State Commission will use for reviewing applications 
and awarding subgrants on a competitive basis 
under section 162A to eligible entities for projects, 
including how the State Commission will give pri-
ority to an entity that— 
‘‘(A) offers a quality plan for or has an es-
tablished track record of carrying out the activi-
ties described in the entity’s application; 
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‘‘(B) has a leadership position in the com-
munity from which the youth participating in 
the project described in the application will be 
drawn; 
‘‘(C) proposes a project that focuses on 
service by the participants during the transition 
year before high school; 
‘‘(D) plans to ensure that at least 50 per-
cent of the participants are low-income eligible 
youth; 
‘‘(E) proposes a project that encourages or 
enables youth to continue participating in com-
munity service throughout the school year; 
‘‘(F) plans to involve the participants in 
the design and operation of the project, includ-
ing involving the participants in conducting a 
needs-based assessment of community needs; 
‘‘(G) proposes a project that involves youth 
of different ages, races, sexes, ethnic groups, re-
ligions, disability categories, or economic back-
grounds serving together; and 
‘‘(H) proposes a project that provides high 
quality service-learning experiences; 
‘‘(4) describes the steps the State Commission 
will take, including the provision of ongoing tech-
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nical assistance described in subsection (d)(2) and 
training, to ensure that projects funded under sec-
tion 162A will implement effective strategies; and 
‘‘(5) describes how the State Commission will 
evaluate the projects, which shall include, at a min-
imum— 
‘‘(A) a description of the objectives and 
benchmarks that will be used to evaluate the 
projects; and 
‘‘(B) a description of how the State Com-
mission will disseminate the results of the eval-
uations, as described in subsection (d)(4)(C). 
‘‘(c) APPLICANT REVIEW.— 
‘‘(1) SELECTION CRITERIA.—The Chief Execu-
tive Officer shall evaluate applications for grants 
under this section based on the quality, innovation, 
replicability, and sustainability of the State pro-
grams proposed by the applicants. 
‘‘(2) REVIEW
PANELS.—The Chief Executive 
Officer shall employ the review panels established 
under section 165A in reviewing the applications. 
‘‘(3) NOTIFICATION
OF
APPLICANTS.—If the 
Chief Executive Officer rejects an application sub-
mitted under this section, the Chief Executive Offi-
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