‘‘(ii) shall, to the maximum extent 
practicable, be provided through existing 
programs and mechanisms that integrate 
homeless children and youths with non-
homeless children and youths. 
‘‘(B) SERVICES ON SCHOOL GROUNDS.—If 
services under paragraph (1) are provided on 
school grounds, schools may use funds under 
this Part to provide the same services to other 
children and youths who are determined by the 
local educational agency to be at risk of failing 
in, or dropping out of, school. 
‘‘(3) REQUIREMENT.—Services provided under 
this section shall not replace the regular academic 
program and shall be designed to expand upon or 
improve services provided as part of the school’s reg-
ular academic program. 
‘‘(b) APPLICATION.—A local educational agency that 
desires to receive a subgrant under this section shall sub-
mit an application to the State educational agency at such 
time, in such manner, and containing or accompanied by 
such information as the State educational agency may rea-
sonably require. Such application shall include the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(1) An assessment of the educational and re-
lated needs of homeless children and youths in the 
area served by such agency (which may be under-
taken as part of needs assessments for other dis-
advantaged groups). 
‘‘(2) A description of the services and programs 
for which assistance is sought to address the needs 
identified in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) An assurance that the local educational 
agency’s combined fiscal effort per student, or the 
aggregate expenditures of that agency and the State 
with respect to the provision of free public education 
by such agency for the fiscal year preceding the fis-
cal year for which the determination is made, was 
not less than 90 percent of such combined fiscal ef-
fort or aggregate expenditures for the second fiscal 
year preceding the fiscal year for which the deter-
mination is made. 
‘‘(4) An assurance that the applicant complies 
with, or will use requested funds to comply with, 
paragraphs (3) through (7) of section 722(g). 
‘‘(5) A description of policies and procedures 
that the agency will implement to ensure that activi-
ties carried out by the agency will not isolate or stig-
matize homeless children and youths. 
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‘‘(6) An assurance that the local educational 
agency will collect and promptly provide data re-
quested by the State coordinator pursuant to sub-
sections (f)(1) and (f)(3) of section 722. 
‘‘(7) A description of the policies and practices 
the local educational agency has implemented to re-
move barriers to the enrollment, attendance, and 
success in school of all homeless children and 
youths. 
‘‘(c) AWARDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The State educational 
agency shall, in accordance with the requirements of 
this Part and from amounts made available to it 
under section 726, make competitive subgrants to 
local educational agencies that submit applications 
under subsection (b). Such subgrants shall be 
awarded on the basis of the need of such agencies 
for assistance under this Part and the quality of the 
applications submitted. 
‘‘(2) NEED.—In determining need under para-
graph (1), the State educational agency may con-
sider the number of homeless children and youths 
enrolled in State-funded or local educational agency- 
funded preschool programs and in elementary and 
secondary schools within the area served by the local 
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educational agency, and shall consider the needs of 
such children and youths and the ability of the local 
educational agency to meet such needs. The State 
educational agency may also consider the following: 
‘‘(A) The extent to which the proposed use 
of funds will facilitate the identification, enroll-
ment, retention, and educational success of 
homeless children and youths. 
‘‘(B) The extent to which the application— 
‘‘(i) reflects coordination with other 
local and State agencies that serve home-
less children and youths; and 
‘‘(ii) describes how the applicant will 
meet 
the 
requirements 
of 
section 
722(g)(3). 
‘‘(C) The extent to which the applicant ex-
hibits in the application and in current practice 
a commitment to education for all homeless 
children and youths. 
‘‘(D) Such other criteria as the State agen-
cy determines appropriate. 
‘‘(3) QUALITY.—In determining the quality of 
applications under paragraph (1), the State edu-
cational agency shall consider the following: 
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