(B) safe places with structured activities;
(C) access to services that promote healthy
lifestyles, including those designed to improve
physical and mental health;
(D) opportunities to acquire marketable
skills and competencies; and
(E) opportunities for community service
and civic participation;
(2) provide an assurance that, in awarding
grants and contracts to entities to implement the
area plan to provide youth with access to core re-
sources described in paragraph (1) through youth
development programs, the agency will give priority
to entities as described in section 310(b);
(3) provide that not less than 30 percent of the
funds allocated for the planning and mobilization
area will be used for youth development programs
that respond to the special developmental needs of
youth—
(A) in correctional facilities and other out-
of-home residential settings;
(B) in areas with high concentrations of
poverty;
(C) in rural areas; and
(D) in situations where youth are at higher
risk due to abuse, neglect, disconnection from
family, disconnection from school, or another
community risk factor;
(4) provide assurances that youth engaged in
programs carried out under the area plan will be
treated equitably;
(5) contain strategies for mobilizing and coordi-
nating community resources to meet the outcome ob-
jectives;
(6) describe activities for which funds made
available through the allocation will be used to fill
gaps between unmet needs and available resources;
(7) describe the inclusive process used by the
area agency on youth to engage all segments of the
communities in the planning and mobilization area
in developing the area plan;
(8) provide measures of program effectiveness
to be used in evaluating the progress of the pro-
grams, services, and activities approved by the com-
munity board in the area in assuring access for all
youth to the full array of core resources described in
paragraph (1), including specific measures for pro-
viding access to such resources for youth living in
areas with high concentrations of poverty;
(9) describe how local requirements for pro-
viding matching funds will be achieved, how re-
sources will be leveraged, and the uses to which
matching funds and leveraged resources will be ap-
plied, in carrying out the area plan;
(10) provide for the establishment and mainte-
nance of outreach sufficient to ensure that youth
and their families in the planning and mobilization
area are aware of programs providing access to the
core resources described in paragraph (1);
(11) provide that the area agency on youth,
under the supervision of the community board,
will—
(A) conduct periodic evaluations of, and
public hearings on, activities carried out under
the area plan;
(B) furnish technical assistance to entities
within the planning and mobilization area car-
rying out programs under this title;
(C) establish effective and efficient proce-
dures for the coordination of—
(i) entities carrying out programs
under this title within the planning and
mobilization area; and
(ii) entities carrying out other Federal
programs for youth within the planning
and mobilization area;
(D) conduct outreach, to identify youth in
the area and inform the youth of the avail-
ability of resources under this Act; and
(E) take into account in connection with
matters of general policy arising in the develop-
ment and administration of the area plan, the
views of youth who have participated in pro-
grams pursuant to the plan; and
(12) provide for the utilization of entities car-
rying out volunteer service centers and organizations
supporting youth in service in the area to—
(A) encourage and enlist the services of
local volunteer groups to provide assistance and
services appropriate to the unique develop-
mental needs of youth in the planning and mo-
bilization area;
(B) encourage, organize, and promote
youth to serve as volunteers to communities in
the area; and
(C) promote recognition of the contribution
made by younger volunteers to programs ad-
ministered in the planning and mobilization
area.
SEC. 309. GRANTS AND CONTRACTS TO ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.
(a) REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS.—In implementing an
area plan, once the plan has been submitted to and ap-
proved by the State agency, an area agency on youth,
under the supervision of a community board, shall issue
a request for proposals to award grants and contracts to
eligible entities to carry out youth development programs
under the plan.
(b) GRANTS AND CONTRACTS.—The area agency on
youth, under the supervision of the community board,
shall use the funds made available through the allocation
made to the agency under this title to award grants on
a competitive basis and contracts to eligible entities to pay
for the Federal share of the cost of carrying out the youth
development programs. From funds made available to the
area agency on youth, not more than 50 percent may be
awarded to a single grantee except if such grantee is a
collaboration as described in section 310(a)(1) or approved
by the Assistant Secretary.
(c) PERIOD.—The area agency on youth may award
such a grant or contract for a period of not more than
4 years. The area agency on youth, under the supervision
of the community board and after reviewing the reports
and evaluation information pursuant to section 307(b)(4)
of this Act, may terminate the funding made available
through such grant or contract during such grant or con-
tract period for a program if the program fails to comply
with the requirements of this Act or if insufficient Federal
funds are appropriated under section 302 to permit con-
tinuation of funding.
(d) FEDERAL SHARE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of the
cost of carrying out a program described in this sec-
tion shall be—
(A) 80 percent for the first and second
year for which the program receives funding
under this section;
(B) 70 percent for the third such year;
(C) 60 percent for the fourth year; and
(D) 50 percent for any subsequent year.
(2) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—An entity that re-
ceives a grant or contract under this section may
provide for the non-Federal share of the cost from
non-Federal sources (which may include State or
local public sources) in cash or in kind, fairly evalu-
ated, including facilities, equipment, or services.
(3) ADJUSTMENTS.—A State agency and the
Associate Commissioner may jointly adjust the Fed-
eral share of the cost that applies to an entity that
receives a grant or contract under this section from
an area agency on youth, in the event that the agen-
cy demonstrates significant economic need sufficient
to cause difficulties in area plan implementation.
SEC. 310. ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a grant
or contract under section 309, an entity shall be—
(1) a consortium of community-based youth-
serving or youth development organizations, public
agencies, health and mental health agencies, edu-
cation entities including community colleges, col-
leges, and universities, volunteer centers, faith-based
organizations, older adult organizations, or organiza-
tions supporting youth in service; or
(2) a community-based public or private youth-
serving or youth development organization.
(b) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants and contracts
under section 309, an area agency on youth shall give pri-
ority to—
(1) entities that carry out programs in the ex-
isting health and human service infrastructure (as of
the date of submission of the area plan) that use
proven methods and materials supported by evalua-
tion and have proven records of effective service de-
livery and sustainability; and
(2) entities that submit applications under sec-
tion 311 that—
(A) evidence collaboration among commu-
nity agencies in providing services under an
area plan; and
(B) are outcome driven.
(c) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—An entity that re-
ceives a grant or contract under section 309 may use up
to 5 percent of the funds received through the grant or
contract for the cost of administrative expenses.
(d) LIMITATION.—A for-profit entity that receives a
grant or contract under section 309 may not use funds
made available through the grant or contract for the pur-
poses of generating additional profits.
SEC. 311. APPLICATIONS.
To be eligible to receive a grant or contract under
section 309 to carry out youth development programs
under an area plan, an entity shall submit an application
to the area agency on youth for the area at such time,
in such manner, and containing such information as the
area agency on youth, under the direction of the commu-
nity board, and the appropriate State agency, may reason-
ably require.
SEC. 312. YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.
(a) ACCESS.—An entity that receives a grant or con-
tract to carry out a program under section 309 shall im-
plement a program that promotes, either directly, through
contract, or indirectly through collaboration with other
community entities, access to the full array of core re-
sources specified in section 101.
(b) ACTIVITIES.—An entity that receives a grant or
contract to carry out a program under section 309 may
include among eligible activities, which are part of an ef-
fort to provide access to the full array of core resources
specified in section 101—
(1) character development and ethical enrich-
ment activities;
(2) mentoring activities, including one-to-one
relationship building and tutoring;
(3) provision and support of community youth
centers and clubs;
(4) nonschool hours, weekend, and summer pro-
grams and camps;
(5) sports, recreation, and other activities pro-
moting physical fitness and teamwork;
(6) services that promote health and healthy de-
velopment and behavior on the part of youth, includ-
ing risk avoidance programs;
(7) academic enrichment, peer counseling and
teaching, and literacy;
(8) camping and environmental education;
(9) cultural enrichment, including music, fine
and performing arts;
(10) workforce preparation, youth entrepreneur-
ship, and technological and vocational skill building,
including computer skills;
(11) opportunities for community service aimed
at involving youth in providing the full array of core
resources described in section 101 to other youth, in-
cluding opportunities provided in conjunction with
activities being performed by entities under the Na-
tional and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.
C. 12501 et seq.);
(12) opportunities that engage youth in civic
participation and as partners in decision-making, es-
pecially opportunities with respect to programs and
strategies that seek to offer access to the full array
of core resources described in section 102;
(13) special interest groups or courses, includ-
ing video production, cooking, gardening, pet care,
photography, and other youth-identified interests;
(14) efforts focused on building the capacity of
community-based youth workers, utilizing commu-
nity colleges, colleges, and universities;
(15) public and private youth led programs, in-
cluding such programs provided by youth-serving or
youth development organizations;
(16) transportation services to foster the par-
ticipation of youth in youth development programs
in the community;
(17) subsidies for youth from families that meet
the income eligibility guidelines for a free or reduced
price lunch under section 9(b) of the Richard B.
Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C.
1758(b)), if the provision of the subsidy allows the
youth to fully participate in youth development pro-
grams that are part of a strategy to promote access
to the full array of core-resources described in sec-
tion 102 of this Act;
(18) training or group counseling to assist
youth by State certified counselors, psychologists, so-
cial workers, or other State licensed or certified
mental health professionals who are qualified under
State law to provide such services to children and
adolescents; and
(19) referrals to State certified counselors, psy-
chologists, social workers, or other State licensed or
certified mental health professionals or health pro-
fessionals qualified under State law to provide such
services to children and adolescents.
TITLE IV—TRAINING,
RESEARCH, AND EVALUATION
SEC. 401. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.
The purpose of this title is to expand the Nation’s
knowledge and understanding of youth, youth development
programs, and community mobilization aimed at providing
all youth with access to the full array of core resources
described in section 102 by—
(1) assisting States in evaluating the effective-
ness of activities implemented under this Act, includ-
ing the outcomes resulting from the activities;
(2) placing priority on the education and train-
ing of personnel, with respect to youth development
programs, to work with youth, with a special empha-
sis on younger minority individuals and younger low-
income individuals;
(3) conducting research and identifying effec-
tive practices directly related to the field of youth
development; and