(3) relevant data specific to the local jurisdic-
tions where the national intermediary intends to 
enter into partnership with local subgrantees, which 
illustrate the need for a Civic Justice Corps pro-
gram, including— 
(A) unemployment rates; 
(B) poverty rates; 
(C) crime rates; 
(D) other factors as the Attorney General, 
after consultation with appropriate agencies of 
the Government, may identify, including aver-
age household income, labor force participation, 
and educational attainment; and 
(E) additional criteria as determined by 
the Attorney General. 
(d) GRANT AND SUBGRANT PERIODS.—Each grant 
awarded to a national intermediary, and each subgrant 
awarded to a local subgrantee, under this section shall be 
for a period of 5 years. 
(e) USE OF GRANT FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each national intermediary 
receiving a grant under this section shall make at 
least ten subgrants to local subgrantees to carry out 
Civil Justice Corps programs that implement the 
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Civil Justice Corps Model described in section 4(1) 
with the funds provided under such subgrant. 
(2) RESERVATION.—Each national intermediary 
receiving a grant under this section shall reserve— 
(A) not less than 90 percent for subgrants 
to local subgrantees; and 
(B) not more than 10 percent for training 
and technical assistance to, and data collection 
from, such local subgrantees. 
(f) USE
OF SUBGRANTS.—An entity receiving a 
subgrant under this section shall use the funds made 
available through such subgrant to carry out a Civic Jus-
tice Corps program that implements the Civic Justice 
Corps Model. Such program shall include the provision of 
educational programming and support to participants, 
which may include— 
(1) basic instruction and remedial education; 
(2) language instruction for individuals with 
limited English proficiency; 
(3) secondary education services and activities, 
including dropout prevention, tutoring, and other ac-
tivities; 
(4) preparation for and access to postsecondary 
education opportunities, including counseling and as-
sistance with applying for student financial aid; 
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(5) work readiness training, which may in-
clude— 
(A) development of basic skills, such as— 
(i) arriving on time to work; 
(ii) being prepared to work; 
(iii) working independently; 
(iv) working with others; 
(v) working safely; and 
(vi) demonstrating a commitment to 
produce high-quality work; 
(B) development of job-specific occupa-
tional skills and on-the-job training; and 
(C) assessment of skills, career counseling, 
and job search assistance; and 
(6) development and monitoring of individual 
education and career plans. 
(g) RENEWAL OF GRANTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General may 
renew a grant awarded under this Act with respect 
to an eligible national intermediary if the national 
intermediary— 
(A) submits to the Attorney General an 
application for renewal at such time, in such 
manner, and containing such information as the 
Secretary may require; and 
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(B) demonstrates in such application that 
grant funds made available to the national 
intermediary were used in a manner required 
under the most recently approved application 
under this Act. A grant made under this part 
may be renewed, without limitations on the du-
ration of such renewal, to provide additional 
funds, if the Attorney General determines that 
the funds made available to the recipient were 
used in a manner required under an approved 
application and if the recipient can demonstrate 
significant progress in achieving the objectives 
of the initial application. 
(2) DURATION.—An initial renewal under this 
subsection shall, at minimum, be for a period of 3 
years. Any subsequent renewal provided thereafter 
shall be for a period of 1 year. 
(h) NO-COST EXTENSIONS.—Notwithstanding sub-
section (g), the Attorney General may extend a grant pe-
riod, without limitations as to the duration of such exten-
sion, to provide additional time to complete the objectives 
of the initial grant award. 
(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $35,000,000 
for each of the fiscal years 2020 through 2030. 
(2) AVAILABILITY.—Funds authorized to be ap-
propriated under this section may remain available 
until expended. 
(j) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—Grant funds re-
ceived under this Act shall be used to supplement and not 
supplant other Federal funds for the population estab-
lished under section 2. 
(k) GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF GRANTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—A national intermediary 
shall select at least one local subgrantee located in 
any of the geographic regions in paragraph (2). 
(2) GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS.—A national inter-
mediary applying for a grant must provide a 
subgrant to a local subgrantee in any one of the fol-
lowing geographic regions: 
(A) Region I shall comprise the States of 
Connecticut, 
Massachusetts, 
Maine, 
New 
Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 
(B) Region II shall comprise the States of 
New Jersey and New York, and the Virgin Is-
lands of the United States and Puerto Rico. 
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(C) Region III shall comprise the District 
of Columbia, and the States of Maryland, Penn-
sylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia. 
(D) Region IV shall comprise the States of 
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mis-
sissippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and 
Tennessee. 
(E) Region V shall comprise the States of 
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, 
and Wisconsin. 
(F) Region VI shall comprise the States of 
Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, 
and Texas. 
(G) Region VII shall comprise the States 
of Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska. 
(H) Region VIII shall comprise the States 
of Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South 
Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming. 
(I) Region IX shall comprise American 
Samoa, Guam, and the States of Arizona, Cali-
fornia, Hawaii, and Nevada. 
(J) Region X shall comprise the States of 
Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. 
(3) MINIMUM NUMBER OF GRANTS IN EACH RE-
GION.—The Secretary shall award not less than one 
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