programs that meet the purposes described in sec-
tion 441. 
‘‘ ‘(2) 
EXPERIENCE
WITH
MULTICITY, 
MULTISTATE PROGRAMS AND GOVERNMENT COORDI-
NATION.—The organization must have experience in 
simultaneously conducting such programs in more 
than 1 major metropolitan area in more than 1 
State and in coordinating such programs, where ap-
propriate, with State and local government agencies 
and private, nonprofit agencies (including commu-
nity-based and religious organizations), including 
State or local agencies responsible for child support 
enforcement and workforce development. 
‘‘ ‘(c) APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.—In order to be 
eligible for a grant under this section, an entity must sub-
mit to the Secretary an application that includes the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘ ‘(1) QUALIFICATIONS.—
‘‘ ‘(A) ELIGIBLE
ENTITY.—A demonstra-
tion that the entity meets the requirements of 
subsection (b). 
‘‘ ‘(B) OTHER.—Such other information as 
the Secretary may find necessary to dem-
onstrate the entity’s capacity to carry out the
project, including the entity’s ability to provide 
the non-Federal share of project resources. 
‘‘ ‘(2) PROJECT DESCRIPTION.—A description of 
and commitments concerning the project design, in-
cluding the following: 
‘‘ ‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—A detailed descrip-
tion of the proposed project design and how it 
will be carried out, which shall—
‘‘ ‘(i) provide for the project to be con-
ducted in at least 3 major metropolitan 
areas; 
‘‘ ‘(ii) state how it will address each of 
the 4 objectives specified in section 
441(b)(1); 
‘‘ ‘(iii) demonstrate that there is a suf-
ficient number of potential clients to allow 
for the random selection of individuals to 
participate in the project and for compari-
sons with appropriate control groups com-
posed of individuals who have not partici-
pated in such projects; and 
‘‘ ‘(iv) demonstrate that the project is 
designed to direct a majority of project re-
sources to activities serving low-income fa-
thers (but the project need not make serv-
ices available on a means-tested basis). 
‘‘ ‘(B) OVERSIGHT, EVALUATION, AND AD-
JUSTMENT
COMPONENT.—An agreement that 
the entity—
‘‘ ‘(i) in consultation with the eval-
uator selected pursuant to section 445, and 
as required by the Secretary, will modify 
the project design, initially and (if nec-
essary) subsequently throughout the dura-
tion of the project, in order to facilitate on-
going and final oversight and evaluation of 
project operation and outcomes (by means 
including, to the maximum extent feasible, 
random assignment of clients to service re-
cipient and control groups), and to provide 
for mid-course adjustments in project de-
sign indicated by interim evaluations; 
‘‘ ‘(ii) will submit to the Secretary re-
vised descriptions of the project design as 
modified in accordance with clause (i); and 
‘‘ ‘(iii) will cooperate fully with the 
Secretary’s ongoing oversight and ongoing 
and final evaluation of the project, by 
means including affording the Secretary
access to the project and to project-related 
records and documents, staff, and clients.
‘‘ ‘(3) ADDRESSING
CHILD
ABUSE
AND
NE-
GLECT AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.—A description of 
how the entity will assess for the presence of, and 
intervene to resolve, domestic violence and child 
abuse and neglect, including how the entity will co-
ordinate with State and local child protective service 
and domestic violence programs. 
‘‘ ‘(4) ADDRESSING
CONCERNS
RELATING
TO 
SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND SEXUAL ACTIVITY.—A com-
mitment to make available to each individual partici-
pating in the project education about alcohol, to-
bacco, and other drugs, and about the health risks 
associated with abusing such substances, and infor-
mation about diseases and conditions transmitted 
through substance abuse and sexual contact, includ-
ing HIV/AIDS, and to coordinate with providers of 
services addressing such problems, as appropriate. 
‘‘ ‘(5) COORDINATION
WITH
SPECIFIED
PRO-
GRAMS.—An undertaking to coordinate, as appro-
priate, with State and local entities responsible for 
the programs funded under parts A, B, and D of 
this title, programs under title I of the Workforce 
Investment Act of 1998 (including the One-Stop de-