‘‘(C) conducting an evaluation of the 
projects carried out by eligible entities within 
the school district, submitting the results of the 
evaluation to the Chief Executive Officer, and 
widely disseminating the results locally; and 
‘‘(2) which may include— 
‘‘(A) hiring staff to administer the pro-
gram carried out under this subtitle in the 
school district involved; and 
‘‘(B) using the results of the evaluation to 
compile information on best practices for such 
projects. 
‘‘(f) FEDERAL SHARE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share attrib-
utable to this subtitle of the cost of carrying out a 
program for which a grant is made under this sec-
tion may not exceed— 
‘‘(A) 90 percent of the total cost of the 
program for the first year for which the pro-
gram receives assistance under this subpart; 
‘‘(B) 80 percent of the total cost of the 
program for the second such year; 
‘‘(C) 70 percent of the total cost of the 
program for the third such year; and 
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‘‘(D) 50 percent of the total cost of the 
program, for each such year thereafter. 
‘‘(2) CALCULATION.—In providing for the re-
maining share of the cost of carrying out such a pro-
gram, each recipient of a grant under this subtitle— 
‘‘(A) shall provide for such share through 
a payment in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, 
including facilities, equipment, or services; and 
‘‘(B) may provide for such share through 
State or local sources, both public and private, 
or Federal sources (other than funds made 
available under the national service laws). 
‘‘(3) WAIVER.—The Chief Executive Officer 
may waive the requirements of paragraph (1) in 
whole or in part with respect to any such program 
in any fiscal year if the Chief Executive Officer de-
termines that such waiver would be equitable due to 
a lack of available financial resources at the State 
or local level. 
‘‘SEC. 163. SUBGRANTS TO ELIGIBLE ENTITIES. 
‘‘(a) SUBGRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible agency that re-
ceives a grant under section 162 shall use the grant 
funds to award subgrants on a competitive basis to 
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eligible entities to pay for the cost of carrying out 
service-learning projects. 
‘‘(2) PERIODS
OF
SUBGRANTS.—The eligible 
agency shall award the subgrants for periods of 3 
years. Subject to subsection (c), the eligible agency 
may renew the subgrants for additional periods of 3 
years. 
‘‘(3) AMOUNTS
OF
SUBGRANTS.—The eligible 
agency shall award such a subgrant to an eligible 
entity for a project in an amount equal to the prod-
uct obtained by multiplying $50 and a number equal 
to the number of eligible youth who will provide 
service under the project, as specified in the applica-
tion described in subsection (b). 
‘‘(b) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a 
subgrant under this section for a project, an eligible entity 
shall submit an application to the eligible agency at such 
time, in such manner, and containing such information as 
the eligible agency may require, including information 
that— 
‘‘(1) describes the manner in which the entity 
will— 
‘‘(A) recruit and engage eligible youth, in-
cluding students with disabilities and English 
language learners, as applicable; 
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‘‘(B) engage a variety of entities and indi-
viduals, such as youth organizations, elected of-
ficials, civic groups, nonprofit organizations, 
media partners, and other entities within the 
community, including participants in any other 
project carried out under the national service 
laws, to work with the entity to provide field op-
portunities as part of the project; 
‘‘(C) recruit service sponsors for field ac-
tivities carried out through the project, includ-
ing nonprofit organizations, businesses, youth 
organizations, institutions of higher education, 
and entities that carry out national service pro-
grams under the national service laws; 
‘‘(D)(i) ensure that the youth participants 
in the project engage in service-learning for a 
minimum of 70 hours over a minimum of 12 
weeks; and 
‘‘(ii) ensure that at least 24 hours of the 
minimum 70 hours are spent participating in 
field-based activities; 
‘‘(E) ensure that project activities are tied 
to, where available, State service-learning 
standards; 
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‘‘(F) provide a weekly classroom-based in-
struction component of the project, integrated 
into the regular curriculum of the school in-
volved and aligned with applicable State aca-
demic content standards; 
‘‘(G) ensure that youth participants will 
receive academic credit, for the time spent in 
the classroom and in the field for the project, 
equivalent to the academic credit for any class 
of equivalent length and with an equivalent 
time commitment; 
‘‘(H) involve youth participants in the 
project in the design and planning of the 
project; 
‘‘(I) promote leadership development and 
build an ethic of civic responsibility among the 
youth participants; 
‘‘(J) provide training, which may include 
life skills, financial education, and employment 
training, in addition to training concerning the 
specific community service to be provided 
through the project, for the youth participants; 
‘‘(K) provide team-oriented, adult-super-
vised experiences through the project; 
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