(6) developing industry specific job training 
programs for the under and unemployed that are 
both affordable and accessible; 
(7) bridging the gap between education and life-
long learning for poor performing students through 
the discipline of craftsmanship in the visual arts; 
and 
(8) developing complimentary extended day or 
year programming in partnership with the local pub-
lic schools to help engage at-risk students by con-
necting classroom instruction with applied and expe-
riential programming in the arts. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) NATIONAL PROGRAM FOR ARTS AND TECH-
NOLOGY.—The term ‘‘national program for arts and 
technology’’ means a program that is based on the 
education and training model of Manchester Bidwell. 
(2) CENTER OF ORIGIN.—The term ‘‘Center of 
Origin’’ means Manchester Bidwell, nonprofit cor-
poration, the education and community development 
model upon which the national program for arts and 
technology is based. 
(3) QUALIFYING CENTER.— 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘qualifying 
center’’ means a private, nonprofit educational 
entity that— 
(i) is a successful model, based on the 
guidelines of the Center of Origin and 
under direction of the national program for 
arts and technology; and 
(ii) meets the requirements of sub-
paragraph (B). 
(B) REQUIREMENTS.—A qualifying cen-
ter— 
(i) operates under the guidelines and 
practices established by the national pro-
gram for arts and technology and— 
(I) provides education and train-
ing to underemployed or unemployed 
individuals in industry specific job 
skills; 
(II) is accessible to communities 
and neighborhoods that have limited 
access to transportation; 
(III) compliments the learning of 
targeted public middle school or high 
school students who are at-risk of 
dropping out of school; and 
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(IV) is housed in a facility that 
has been reclaimed and renovated to 
sustainable 
building 
standards 
or 
newly constructed as a highly efficient 
green space; and 
(ii) has a valid affiliation agreement 
with the Center of Origin and complies 
with the following: 
(I) Meets quarterly performance 
goals, which may include— 
(aa) students’ school attend-
ance and behavior; 
(bb) retention in program-
ming; 
(cc) meeting and exceeding 
recruitment 
and 
enrollment 
metrics; 
(dd) student outcomes and 
performance in training; and 
(ee) job placement. 
(II) Adheres to essential oper-
ating conditions including environ-
ment, targeted populations, and edu-
cational model. 
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(III) Participates in professional 
development opportunities for mem-
bers of the board, executives and 
staff. 
(4) INTERESTED
COMMUNITIES.—The term 
‘‘interested community’’ means a community that 
does the following: 
(A) Demonstrates to the Secretary finan-
cial support from one or more of the following: 
(i) Sectors of government. 
(ii) Education. 
(iii) Philanthropy. 
(iv) Social services. 
(v) Corporations. 
(vi) Arts organizations. 
(B) Convenes an advisory committee com-
prised of diverse community stakeholders who 
are committed to creating a qualifying center in 
their community. 
(C) Has identified potential funding that 
will be used to secure the Federal matching re-
quirements described in section 4(c). 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Education. 
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SEC. 4. GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—From the amounts ap-
propriated to carry out this Act, the Secretary shall estab-
lish and implement the national program for arts and 
technology to award grants, on a competitive basis, to 
qualifying centers (such as the Center of Origin) and in-
terested communities to— 
(1) provide financial support to the centers and 
communities to establish a new qualifying center to 
carry out the purposes described in section 2(b); and 
(2) provide management expertise to guide the 
centers and communities through the 3-phase rep-
lication protocol developed by the Center of Origin 
to ensure standardization across all qualifying cen-
ters as to performance goals and objectives, oper-
ating culture, and teaching models. 
(b) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—Federal funds 
received under this Act may not be used for capital ex-
penditures or endowment gifts. 
(c) MATCHING FUNDS REQUIRED.—To be eligible to 
receive a grant under this section, a qualifying center or 
interested community shall, for each fiscal year for which 
the grant is received, provide non-Federal contributions 
(which may include in-kind contributions) toward the 
amount of the grant in an amount equal to $1 for each 
$1 of Federal funds provided under the grant. 
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(d) APPLICATION AND ANNUAL REPORT.— 
(1) APPLICATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive 
for a grant under this Act, a qualifying center 
or interested community shall submit an appli-
cation to the Secretary at such time, in such 
manner, and containing such information as the 
Secretary may require. 
(B) CONTENT.—An application submitted 
under subparagraph (A) shall, at a minimum, 
contain— 
(i) a description of activities to be car-
ried out under the grant; 
(ii) information on specific measurable 
goals and objectives to be achieved through 
activities carried out under the grant; 
(iii) evidence of an affiliation with a 
local community; and 
(iv) evidence of a teaching model con-
sistent the Secretary’s criteria prescribed 
pursuant to regulations and that of the 
Center of Origin. 
(2) ANNUAL REPORT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Each qualifying center 
or interested community receiving a grant 
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under this Act shall submit to the Secretary an 
annual report at such time, in such manner, 
and containing such information as the Sec-
retary may require. 
(B) CONTENT.—An annual report sub-
mitted under subparagraph (A) shall, at a min-
imum, describe the degree to which progress 
has been made toward meeting the specific 
measurable goals and objectives described in the 
applications submitted under paragraph (1). 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $25,000,000 to carry out 
this Act for fiscal year 2012 through fiscal year 2016. 
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