(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of Agriculture, shall establish 
criteria for approval of an application for a grant 
under this section that include consideration of— 
(A) the extent to which the proposal, if 
funded, is likely to result in improved service 
and higher participation rates in low-income 
children’s support programs; 
(B) an applicant’s ability to reach hard-to-
serve populations; 
(C) the level of innovation in the appli-
cant’s grant proposal; and 
(D) any partnerships between the public 
and private sector in the applicant’s grant pro-
posal. 
(2) SEPARATE
CRITERIA.—Separate criteria 
shall be established for the grants authorized under 
paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (c). 
(e) USES OF FUNDS.—
(1) STATES AND COUNTIES.—
(A) 
IMPROVEMENTS
IN
PROGRAMS.—
Grants awarded to States and counties under 
subsection (c)(1) shall be used to—
(i) simplify low-income family with 
children support program application, re-
certification, reporting, and verification 
rules; 
(ii) create uniformity in eligibility cri-
teria for low-income family with children 
support programs; 
(iii) develop options for families to 
apply for low-income family with children 
support programs through the telephone, 
mail, facsimile, Internet, or electronic mail, 
and submit any recertifications or reports 
required for such families through these 
options; 
(iv) co-locate eligibility workers for 
various low-income family with children 
support programs at strategically located 
sites; 
(v) develop or enhance one-stop serv-
ice centers for low-income family with chil-
dren support programs, including estab-
lishing evening and weekend hours at these 
centers; and 
(vi) improve training of staff in low-
income families with children support pro-
grams to enhance their ability to enroll eli-
gible applicants in low-income family with
children support programs, provide case 
management, and refer eligible applicants 
to other appropriate programs. 
(B) CUSTOMER SURVEYS.—
(i) IN GENERAL.—A grant awarded to 
a State or county under subsection (c)(1) 
shall be used to carry out a customer sur-
vey. 
(ii) MODEL SURVEYS.—The customer 
survey under clause (i) of this subpara-
graph shall be modeled after a form devel-
oped by the Secretary under subsection 
(g). 
(iii) REPORTS
TO
SECRETARY.—Not 
later than 1 year after a State or county 
is awarded a grant under subsection (c)(1), 
and annually thereafter, the State or coun-
ty shall submit a report to the Secretary 
detailing the results of the customer survey
carried out under clause (i) of this sub-
paragraph. 
(iv) REPORTS TO PUBLIC.—A State or 
county receiving a grant under subsection 
(c)(1) and the Secretary shall make the re-
port required under clause (iii) of this sub-
paragraph available to the public. 
(v) PUBLIC
COMMENT.—A State or 
county receiving a grant under subsection 
(c)(1) shall accept public comments and 
hold public hearings on the report made 
available under clause (iv) of this subpara-
graph. 
(C) TRACKING SYSTEMS.—
(i) IN GENERAL.—A grant awarded to 
a State or county under subsection (c)(1) 
shall be used to implement a tracking sys-
tem to determine the level of participation 
in low-income family with children support 
programs of the eligible population. 
(ii) REPORTS.—Not later than 1 year 
after a State or county is awarded a grant 
under subsection (c)(1), and annually 
thereafter, the State or county shall submit 
a report to the Secretary detailing the ef-
fectiveness of the tracking system imple-
mented under clause (i) of this subpara-
graph. 
(D) IN-PERSON INTERVIEWS.—A State or 
county awarded a grant under subsection (c)(1)
may expend funds made available under the 
grant to provide for reporting and recertifi-
cation procedures through the telephone, mail, 
facsimile, Internet, or electronic mail. 
(E) 
JURISDICTION-WIDE
IMPLEMENTA-
TION.—
(i) IN GENERAL.—A grant awarded to 
a State or county under subsection (c)(1) 
shall be used for activities throughout the 
jurisdiction. 
(ii) EXCEPTION.—A State or county 
awarded a grant under subsection (c)(1) 
may use grant funds to develop one-stop 
service centers and telephone, mail, fac-
simile, Internet, or electronic mail applica-
tion and renewal procedures for low-income 
family with children support programs 
without regard to the requirements of 
clause (i) of this subparagraph. 
(F) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—Funds 
provided to a State or county under a grant 
awarded under subsection (c)(1) shall be used 
to supplement and not supplant other State or 
county public funds expended to provide sup-
port services for low-income families.
(2) NONPROFITS
AND
LOCALITIES.—A grant 
awarded to a nonprofit or locality under subsection 
(c)(2) shall be used to—
(A) develop one-stop service centers for 
low-income family with children support pro-
grams in cooperation with States and counties; 
or 
(B) provide information about and refer-
rals to low-income family with children support 
programs through the dissemination of mate-
rials at strategic locations, including schools, 
clinics, and shopping locations. 
(f) APPLICATION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each applicant desiring a 
grant under paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (c) 
shall submit an application to the Secretary at such 
time, in such manner, and accompanied by such in-
formation as the Secretary may reasonably require. 
(2) STATES AND COUNTIES.—
(A) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—Each State or 
county applicant shall provide assurances that 
the applicant will pay the non-Federal share of 
the activities for which a grant is sought. 
(B) PARTNERSHIPS.—Each State or coun-
ty applicant shall submit a memorandum of un-