(IV) student outcomes and per-
formance in training; and 
(V) job placement. 
(ii) Adheres to essential operating 
conditions, including environment, targeted 
populations, and educational model. 
(iii) Participates in professional devel-
opment opportunities for members of the 
board, executives, and staff. 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Education. 
SEC. 4. GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—From the amounts ap-
propriated to carry out this Act, the Secretary shall estab-
lish and implement the National Program for Arts and 
Technology to award grants, on a competitive basis, to 
qualified centers and interested communities to— 
(1) provide financial support to the centers and 
communities to establish a new qualified center to 
carry out the purposes described in section 2(b); and 
(2) provide management expertise to guide the 
centers and communities through the 3-phase rep-
lication protocol developed by the Center of Origin 
to ensure standardization across all qualified centers 
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as to performance goals and objectives, operating 
culture, and teaching models. 
(b) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—Federal funds 
received under this Act may not be used for capital ex-
penditures or endowment gifts. 
(c) MATCHING FUNDS REQUIRED.—To be eligible to 
receive a grant under this Act, a qualified center or inter-
ested community shall, for each fiscal year for which the 
grant is received, provide non-Federal contributions 
(which may include in-kind contributions) toward the 
amount of the grant in an amount equal to $1 for each 
$1 of Federal funds provided under the grant. 
(d) APPLICATION AND ANNUAL REPORT.— 
(1) APPLICATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive 
a grant under this Act, a qualified center or in-
terested community shall submit an application 
to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, 
and containing such information as the Sec-
retary may require. 
(B) CONTENT.—An application submitted 
under subparagraph (A) shall, at a minimum, 
contain— 
(i) a description of activities to be car-
ried out under the grant; 
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(ii) information on specific measurable 
goals and objectives to be achieved through 
activities carried out under the grant; 
(iii) evidence of an affiliation with a 
local community; and 
(iv) evidence of a teaching model con-
sistent with the Secretary’s criteria pre-
scribed pursuant to regulations. 
(2) ANNUAL REPORT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Each qualified center 
or interested community receiving a grant 
under this Act shall submit to the Secretary an 
annual report at such time, in such manner, 
and containing such information as the Sec-
retary may require. 
(B) CONTENT.—An annual report sub-
mitted under subparagraph (A) shall, at a min-
imum, describe the degree to which progress 
has been made toward meeting the specific 
measurable goals and objectives described in the 
applications submitted under paragraph (1). 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $25,000,000 to carry out 
this Act for the period of fiscal years 2014 through 2018. 
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