partnership may give priority to eligible entities 
that are local collaboratives. 
‘‘(D) AMOUNT OF SUBGRANTS.—The eligi-
ble mentoring partnership shall determine the 
amount of each subgrant under this paragraph 
based on— 
‘‘(i) the demonstrated need for service 
within the area served by the eligible enti-
ty; 
‘‘(ii) the scope of the proposed activi-
ties to be funded by the subgrant; and 
‘‘(iii) the likely impact of the proposed 
activities on increasing the number of men-
tors within the area served by the eligible 
entity. 
‘‘(E) DURATION OF SUBGRANT PERIOD.— 
The duration of a subgrant awarded under this 
paragraph shall be not less than 1 year nor 
more than 3 years, and shall be decided by the 
eligible mentoring partnership based on the eli-
gible mentoring partnership’s assessment of the 
subgrant program’s capacity. 
‘‘(3) PARTNERSHIP
ACTIVITIES.—The service 
area mentoring plan activities that may be carried 
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out by an eligible mentoring partnership in accord-
ance with paragraph (1)(B) include the following: 
‘‘(A) Increasing capacity— 
‘‘(i) to provide high-quality volunteer 
training and technical assistance to all 
mentoring programs within the partner-
ship’s service area, including those pro-
grams that receive funding through sub-
grants under paragraph (2); and 
‘‘(ii) to support organizations wishing 
to add a mentoring component to the orga-
nization’s work, such as an after-school 
center, church, or school. 
‘‘(B) Undertaking significant outreach and 
recruitment efforts in support of all mentoring 
programs in the partnership’s service area, in-
cluding those mentoring programs that receive 
funding through the subgrants under paragraph 
(2), such as creating— 
‘‘(i) a new initiative targeted at a spe-
cific population of volunteers; 
‘‘(ii) an awareness-building campaign; 
or 
‘‘(iii) a targeted outreach campaign to 
partners such as lead corporations, service 
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organizations, or institutions of higher 
education that can provide wholesale access 
to volunteers. 
‘‘(C) Collecting and analyzing data on the 
subgrants under paragraph (2) and other men-
toring programs, and making subsequent rec-
ommendations for improvement, to ensure men-
toring is taking place in a high-quality way. 
‘‘(D) Carrying out special projects that— 
‘‘(i) would positively impact mentoring 
in the partnership’s service area; and 
‘‘(ii) address any mentoring needs 
specific to the service area. 
‘‘(4) NATIONAL
COORDINATION.—An eligible 
mentoring partnership receiving a grant under this 
section shall participate in the national network of 
mentoring partnerships, in order to ensure collabora-
tion and to facilitate the exchange of knowledge, as-
sistance, and support. 
‘‘(e) MATCHING REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) NEW GRANTEES.—An eligible mentoring 
partnership that receives a grant under this section 
and has not previously received such a grant shall 
provide toward the cost of the activities assisted 
under the grant, an amount equal to— 
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‘‘(A) for the first year of the grant, 10 per-
cent of the Federal funds provided under the 
grant for such year; 
‘‘(B) for the second year of the grant, 25 
percent of the Federal funds provided under the 
grant for such year; and 
‘‘(C) for the third year of the grant, 50 
percent of the Federal funds provided under the 
grant for such year. 
‘‘(2) EXPERIENCED
GRANTEES.—An eligible 
mentoring partnership that receives a grant under 
this section and has previously received such a grant 
shall provide toward the cost of the activities as-
sisted under the grant an amount equal to 50 per-
cent of the Federal funds provided under the grant. 
‘‘(3) IN
CASH
OR
IN-KIND.—A matching re-
quirement under this subsection may be provided in 
cash or in-kind, fairly evaluated. 
‘‘SEC. 167B. GRANT PROGRAM TO BUILD STATE AND NA-
TIONAL MENTORING INFRASTRUCTURE. 
‘‘(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Corporation shall 
award, on a competitive basis, 3-year grants to entities 
or a collaborative of entities to enable the entities or 
collaboratives to— 
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