the Secretary, or demonstrates to the Secretary, as appli-
cable, that such unit of general local government— 
(1) has entered, or will enter into partnership 
agreements with local nonprofit organizations, com-
munity and technical colleges, organized labor orga-
nizations, and local economic development boards to 
develop and implement a coordinated, systemic, and 
sustainable strategy to promote economic develop-
ment through efforts to increase green jobs and 
technologies in low-income communities; 
(2) has engaged and consulted, or will engage 
and consult with relevant county and State agencies 
to help develop and implement a strategy to promote 
economic development through efforts to increase 
green jobs and technologies in low-income commu-
nities; 
(3) has the ability to complement and con-
tribute to national, regional, and State goals related 
to green jobs and green industries; 
(4) has a demonstrable commitment to green 
economic and workforce development; 
(5) has the ability to coordinate with activities 
identified in the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 
(29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.) and other federally spon-
sored programs; 
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(6) has a plan to engage local industry and 
small business in creating green jobs both locally 
and regionally; 
(7) is located within a 50 mile radius of a De-
partment of Energy National Energy Laboratory 
and technology centers or a research-intensive insti-
tution of higher education engaged in energy re-
search or green job creation; 
(8) has a local unemployment rate at least 1.5 
times greater than the national rate; 
(9) has at least 20 percent of the local work-
force employed in the lowest-paying economic sec-
tors; 
(10) has not less than 35 percent of households 
that have female head-of-households; 
(11) has more than 20 parolees, probationers, 
or parolees and probationers per 1,000 residents; 
(12) serves individuals in families that meet the 
lower living standard income level, as defined by the 
Department of Labor, Employment and Training 
Administration; 
(13) has a local population of which at least 8 
percent are classified as high-need with regard to 
employment opportunities; and 
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(14) meets any other criteria the Secretary de-
termines appropriate. 
(e) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—A unit of general local 
government receiving a grant under this section may use 
grant funds to— 
(1) create model curricula, education, and train-
ing opportunities to provide low-income, under-
served, or otherwise displaced program participants 
with skills necessary to acquire long-term green jobs; 
(2) provide job placement services, in partner-
ship with local green industries; 
(3) support program partners, subdivisions of 
municipal government, small business, and non-
profits for further coordination with national, State, 
and regional efforts, local industry, local small busi-
ness, and nationally sponsored activities in the 
Metro Area Green Zone to support overall program 
enhancement and expand local and regional green 
employment opportunities, including providing— 
(A) stipends; 
(B) tax credits; 
(C) financing mechanisms; and 
(D) technical and other assistance; 
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(4) provide green job creation incentives 
through support of local businesses and industry sec-
tors to create green jobs; 
(5) provide services such as childcare, alcohol 
and drug dependence treatment, and mental health 
services, as necessary, to underserved, low-income, 
displaced, hard-to-employ, and formerly incarcerated 
individuals to facilitate the use of the training and 
job placement services provided by paragraphs (1) 
and (2); 
(6) provide underserved, low-income, displaced, 
hard-to-employ, and formerly incarcerated individ-
uals with green jobs and business opportunities; and 
(7) carry out any other activity the Secretary 
considers appropriate. 
(f) NUMBER AND AMOUNT OF GRANTS.— 
(1) NUMBER.—The Secretary may make grants 
under this section to not more than 10 units of gen-
eral local government. 
(2) AMOUNT.—Subject to the availability of ap-
propriations, the Secretary shall make a grant to 
each unit of general local government selected of not 
more than $15,000,000 each fiscal year for 5 years. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated for grants under this section 
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$150,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2010 through 
2015. 
SEC. 5. MINI-METRO GREEN GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to en-
sure the participation of smaller, developing municipalities 
that are ineligible by population to receive grants under 
section 4 in activities such as the activities authorized 
under such section. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary may establish 
a competitive program to make grants to units of general 
local government eligible under subsection (c) to support 
and establish programs that engage smaller communities 
in green economic and workforce development. 
(c) ELIGIBILITY.—Grants may be made only to units 
of general local government that— 
(1) have a population of not less than 50,000 
and not more than 125,000; and 
(2) submit to the Secretary a multi-year imple-
mentation plan that provides assurances to the Sec-
retary that such unit of general local government 
will use such grant amounts to carry out the activi-
ties under subsection (e). 
(d) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this sec-
tion, the Secretary may give priority to any applicant unit 
of general local government that provides assurances to 
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the Secretary, or demonstrates to the Secretary, as appli-
cable, that such unit of general local government— 
(1) has a commitment to promoting green jobs 
and green technologies; 
(2) has a plan to engage local industry and 
small business in creating green jobs both locally 
and regionally; 
(3) has a local unemployment rate at least 25 
percent greater than the national rate, or for the 10- 
year period ending upon application for a grant 
under this section has a local unemployment rate at 
least 10 percent greater than the national rate; 
(4) serves individuals in families that meet the 
lower living standard income level, as defined by the 
Department of Labor, Employment and Training 
Administration; 
(5) has a population of which more than 20 
percent are involved in gang activity; 
(6) has a population of which more than 0.5 
percent are current parolees; 
(7) has a high school drop-out rate at least 10 
percent greater than the national average; 
(8) has at least one local publicly funded work-
force investment system; 
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(9) has been identified pursuant to State or 
Federal law as an enterprise zone; 
(10) has an existing partnership with a local 
publicly funded workforce investment system; 
(11) is a designated Environmental Protection 
Agency Nonattainment area; and 
(12) meets any other criteria the Secretary de-
termines appropriate. 
(e) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—A unit of general local 
government receiving a grant under this section may use 
grant funds to— 
(1) participate in programs and activities pro-
vided by the Metro Area Green Institute established 
under section 6; 
(2) provide job placement services, in partner-
ship with local green industries; 
(3) provide higher level job skills, and higher 
paying employment opportunities (including micro- 
enterprise business in underserved communities) to 
low-income and formerly incarcerated individuals; 
(4) provide incentives for further coordination 
with local industry and small business to expand 
local and regional green jobs; 
(5) provide services such as childcare, alcohol 
and drug dependence treatment, and mental health 
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services, as necessary, to underserved, low-income, 
displaced, hard-to-employ, and formerly incarcerated 
individuals to facilitate the use of the training, job 
placement, and employment services provided by 
paragraphs (3) and (4); and 
(6) carry out any other activity the Secretary 
considers appropriate. 
(f) NUMBER AND AMOUNT OF GRANTS.— 
(1) NUMBER.—The Secretary may make grants 
under this section to not more than 10 units of gen-
eral local government. 
(2) AMOUNT.—Subject to the availability of ap-
propriations, the Secretary shall make a grant to 
each unit of general local government selected of not 
more than $1,000,000 each fiscal year for 5 years. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated for grants under this section 
$10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2010 through 
2015. 
SEC. 6. METRO AREA GREEN INSTITUTE. 
(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to es-
tablish the Metro Area Green Institute to serve as a na-
tional center for technical assistance, training, research, 
information dissemination, and resource center to support 
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municipally based, green economic and workforce develop-
ment efforts. 
(b) GRANT OR CONTRACT AWARD.—The Secretary 
shall select one unit of general local government or non-
profit organization designated by a unit of general local 
government to establish and operate a Metro Area Green 
Institute in accordance with this section and may make 
a grant or enter into a contract under this section to pro-
vide assistance for such Institute. 
(c) GRANT OR CONTRACT AMOUNT.—The amount 
provided for a grant or contract under this section shall 
not exceed $5,000,000 each fiscal year for 5 years. 
(d) ELIGIBILITY.—The Secretary may not make a 
grant or enter into a contract under this section to an 
applicant unit of general local government or an applicant 
nonprofit organization designated by a unit of general 
local government unless the applicant provides assurances 
to the Secretary, or demonstrates to the Secretary, as ap-
plicable, that such unit or designated nonprofit organiza-
tion— 
(1) is within a 20-mile radius of at least one 
Department of Energy National Energy Laboratory 
and at least one research-intensive institution of 
higher education; 
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(2) has demonstrable experience with green 
workforce development and job creation; 
(3) has an existing green jobs collaborative in-
volving regional, local, county, State, and public and 
private stakeholders that targets low-income under-
served populations residing in metropolitan areas; 
(4) has entered into or is prepared to enter into 
a partnership agreement with a Department of En-
ergy National Energy Laboratory and a research-in-
tensive institution of higher education that are with-
in a 20-mile radius of such unit of general local gov-
ernment or the area served by such nonprofit orga-
nization designated by a unit of general local govern-
ment; and 
(5) is in a community meeting the criteria 
under paragraphs (8) to (14) of section 4(d) of this 
Act. 
(e) ACTIVITIES.—To carry out the purposes of this 
section, the Metro Area Green Institute shall— 
(1) evaluate the efficacy of programs funded 
under sections 4, 5, and 7; 
(2) sponsor workshops and conferences on 
green jobs, technology transfer, business develop-
ment, green economic development strategies for 
metropolitan economies seeking to engage low-in-
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come under-served and other displaced populations, 
and any other topics relevant to green industries; 
(3) compile for dissemination to green work-
force development and job creation programs nation-
ally, and so disseminate, information and data re-
lated to the programs under sections 4, 5, and 7, 
and other related national, regional, and local activi-
ties related to green workforce development and eco-
nomic development, including best practice data and 
green worker training techniques; 
(4) monitor and investigate green workforce de-
velopment and job creation programs nationally with 
a focus on initiatives targeting high-poverty commu-
nities and high-need communities; 
(5) assess the efficacy of green economic and 
workforce development programs; 
(6) create and maintain a certification program 
to train workers in green jobs; 
(7) encourage local and municipal governments 
to engage in workforce development and job creation 
activities in green industry; 
(8) provide capacity-building and related tech-
nical assistance to green workforce development ini-
tiatives nationally, with emphasis on communities re-
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ceiving funding under sections 4 and 5 of this Act; 
and 
(9) produce and make available to local govern-
ments, nonprofits, academic institutions, and the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development lit-
erature and media tools codifying best practice tech-
niques and supplemental metadata analysis. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated for the grant or contract 
under this section $5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 
2010 through 2015. 
SEC. 7. ALTERNATIVE GREEN ACADEMIES PROGRAM. 
(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to en-
able municipalities to partner with nonprofit organiza-
tions, local education agencies, community and technical 
colleges, trade associations, and local businesses to provide 
green job training, employment opportunities, and other 
life skills to high school drop-outs, formerly incarcerated 
youth, and individuals unable to attend traditional institu-
tions of higher education. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT
OF GRANT PROGRAM.—The 
Secretary may establish a competitive program to make 
grants to units of general local government to support and 
establish programs that— 
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(1) provide green job training, employment op-
portunities, and other life skills to high school drop- 
outs, formerly incarcerated youth, and individuals 
unable to attend traditional institutions of higher 
education; and 
(2) involve collaboration between local or mu-
nicipal governments, community or technical col-
leges, local businesses, trade associations and others. 
(c) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this sec-
tion, the Secretary may give priority to any applicant unit 
of general local government that provides assurances to 
the Secretary, or demonstrates to the Secretary, as appli-
cable, that such unit of general local government— 
(1) has a plan to engage at least one commu-
nity or technical college in green job training; 
(2) has a plan to engage local industry, trade 
associations, and small business in creating green 
jobs in underserved communities; 
(3) has projected growth, over the next five 
years, in net new jobs requiring at minimum a high 
school diploma; 
(4) has an estimated high school drop-out rate 
of greater than 35 percent based upon 2007 statis-
tical data, or 10 percent greater than the national 
rate; 
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(5) has a local unemployment rate at least 1.5 
times greater than the national rate; 
(6) has at least 20 percent of the local work-
force employed in the lowest-paying economic sec-
tors; 
(7) has not less than 35 percent of households 
that have female head-of-households; 
(8) has more than 20 parolees, probationers, or 
parolees and probationers per 1,000 residents; 
(9) has a local population of which at least 8 
percent are classified as high-need with regard to 
employment opportunities; and 
(10) meets any other criteria the Secretary de-
termines appropriate. 
(d) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—A unit of general local 
government receiving a grant under this section may use 
grant funds to collaborate with local community and tech-
nical colleges and local businesses, trade associations, and 
other entities to— 
(1) establish an inclusive education and training 
center or centers to serve as an alternative academy 
for high school drop-outs, formerly incarcerated, and 
other difficult-to-employ individuals; 
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(2) develop curricula to provide program par-
ticipants with skills necessary to achieve sustainable 
employment in green industries; 
(3) establish mentorship programs with local 
green industries and small businesses to provide pro-
gram participants with access to on-the-job training; 
(4) provide job placement services, in partner-
ship with local green industries and small busi-
nesses; 
(5) provide wage stipends to program partici-
pants receiving green job training; and 
(6) provide services such as childcare, alcohol 
and drug dependence treatment, and mental health 
services, as necessary, to underserved, low-income, 
displaced, hard-to-employ, and formerly incarcerated 
individuals to facilitate the use of the training, job 
placement, and employment provided by paragraphs 
(1) to (5). 
(e) NUMBER AND AMOUNT OF GRANTS.— 
(1) NUMBER.—The Secretary may make grants 
under this section to not more than 10 units of gen-
eral local government. 
(2) AMOUNT.—Subject to the availability of ap-
propriations, the Secretary shall make a grant to 
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each unit of general local government selected of 
$2,000,000 each fiscal year for 5 years. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated for grants under this section 
$20,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2010 through 
2015. 
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