‘‘(C) an amount sufficient to provide for 
the reservation for quality assurance activities 
described in subsection (d). 
‘‘(b) NATIONAL DIRECT APPLICATIONS.—To be eligi-
ble to receive a grant under this section for a community 
service program, an organization shall submit an applica-
tion to the Chief Executive Officer at such time, in such 
manner, and containing such information as the Chief Ex-
ecutive Officer may require, including information that— 
‘‘(1) describes how the organization will use 
funds received under this part, including funds re-
served for quality assurance activities under sub-
section (d); 
‘‘(2)(A) describes the procedures and criteria 
the organization will use for reviewing applications 
and awarding subgrants on a competitive basis 
under section 163A to local providers for projects, 
including how the organization will give priority to 
a provider that, with respect to each project de-
scribed in the application— 
‘‘(i) offers a quality plan for or has an es-
tablished track record of carrying out the activi-
ties described in the provider’s application; 
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‘‘(ii) has a leadership position in the com-
munity from which the youth participating in 
the project will be drawn; 
‘‘(iii) proposes a project that focuses on 
service by the participants during the transition 
year before high school; 
‘‘(iv) plans to ensure that at least 50 per-
cent of the participants are low-income eligible 
youth; 
‘‘(v) proposes a project that encourages or 
enables youth to continue participating in com-
munity service throughout the school year; 
‘‘(vi) plans to involve the participants in 
the design and operation of the project, includ-
ing involving the participants in conducting a 
needs-based assessment of community needs; 
‘‘(vii) proposes a project that involves 
youth of different ages, races, sexes, ethnic 
groups, religions, disability categories, or eco-
nomic backgrounds serving together; and 
‘‘(viii) proposes a project that provides 
high quality service-learning experiences; or 
‘‘(B) if the organization will carry out the com-
munity service program directly, demonstrates that 
the organization meets the requirements of clauses 
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(i) through (viii) of subparagraph (A) with respect 
to each project described in the application; 
‘‘(3) describes the steps the organization will 
take, including the provision of ongoing technical as-
sistance described in subsection (d)(2) and training, 
to ensure that projects funded under this part will 
implement effective strategies; and 
‘‘(4) describes how the organization will evalu-
ate the projects funded under this part, which shall 
include, at a minimum— 
‘‘(A) a description of the objectives and 
benchmarks that will be used to evaluate the 
projects; and 
‘‘(B) a description of how the organization 
will disseminate widely the results of the eval-
uations, as described in subsection (d)(3)(C). 
‘‘(c) APPLICANT REVIEW.— 
‘‘(1) SELECTION CRITERIA.—The Chief Execu-
tive Officer shall evaluate applications for grants 
under this section based on the quality, innovation, 
replicability, and sustainability of the programs pro-
posed by the applicants. 
‘‘(2) REVIEW
PANELS.—The Chief Executive 
Officer shall employ the review panels established 
under section 165A in reviewing the applications. 
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