dren and prevent the further involvement of such 
children in delinquent activities; 
‘‘(9) coordinate funds received under this sub-
part with other local, State, tribal, and Federal 
funds available to provide services to participating 
children and youth, such as funds made available 
under title I of Public Law 105–220, and vocational 
and technical education funds; 
‘‘(10) coordinate programs operated under this 
subpart with activities funded under the Juvenile 
Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 and 
other comparable programs, if applicable; and 
‘‘(11) work with local partners to develop train-
ing, curriculum-based youth entrepreneurship edu-
cation, and mentoring programs for children and 
youth. 
‘‘(f) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—At the request of an 
Indian tribe that receives assistance under this subpart, 
the Secretary of the Interior may, to the extent resources 
are available, provide technical assistance— 
‘‘(1) to improve the performance of a program 
funded under this subpart; 
‘‘(2) to recruit and retain qualified educational 
professionals to assist in the delivery of services 
under such program; and 
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‘‘(3) to perform the program evaluations re-
quired by section 1441. 
‘‘SEC. 1433. EDUCATIONAL ALTERNATIVES TO DETENTION. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are— 
‘‘(1) to decrease the number of incarcerated In-
dian children and youth; 
‘‘(2) to decrease the rate of high school drop-
outs among Indian youth; 
‘‘(3) to provide educational alternatives to in-
carceration for at-risk Indian children and youth; 
and 
‘‘(4) to increase community and family involve-
ment in the education of at-risk Indian children and 
youth. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—In this section, the term 
‘eligible entity’ means— 
‘‘(1) an Indian tribe, tribal education agency, or 
tribal organization; 
‘‘(2) a Bureau-funded school, as defined in sec-
tion 1141 of the Education Amendments of 1978 
(25 U.S.C. 2021); 
‘‘(3) a correctional facility, in consortium with 
a tribe, tribal education agency, or tribal organiza-
tion; or 
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‘‘(4) a State educational agency or local edu-
cational agency in consortium with a tribe, tribal 
education agency or tribal organization, as defined 
in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and 
Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b). 
‘‘(c) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
the Secretary is authorized to award grants to eligi-
ble entities having applications approved under this 
section to enable such entities to carry out the ac-
tivities described in subsection (d). 
‘‘(2) CONTRACTS.—At the request of an Indian 
tribe, the Secretary shall transfer program funding 
to the Secretary of the Interior, who shall enter into 
a contract under the Indian Self-Determination and 
Education Assistance Act with the tribe for oper-
ation of a program under this section in lieu of mak-
ing a grant to such tribe. 
‘‘(3) DURATION.—Grants awarded under this 
section shall be for a period of not less than 3 years 
and not more than 5 years. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—Grant funds under 
this section shall be used for activities to provide edu-
cational alternatives for Indian youth who have been sen-
tenced to incarceration or juvenile detention, in a manner 
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consistent with the purposes of this section. Such activities 
may include— 
‘‘(1) half- or full-day alternative education pro-
grams for disruptive youth who are temporarily sus-
pended; 
‘‘(2) school-based drug and substance abuse 
prevention programs; 
‘‘(3) truancy prevention programs; 
‘‘(4) multi-year alternative educational pro-
grams; and 
‘‘(5) home or community detention programs. 
‘‘(e) APPLICATION.—Each eligible entity desiring a 
grant under this section shall submit an application to the 
Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied 
by such information as the Secretary may require. Each 
such application shall include the following: 
‘‘(1) A description of the program that will be 
assisted with grant funds under this subpart. 
‘‘(2) A description of any formal agreements re-
garding the program, between the Indian tribe and, 
as appropriate— 
‘‘(A) 1 or more local educational agencies; 
‘‘(B) 1 or more schools funded by the Bu-
reau of Indian Education; 
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