42 U.S.C. § 9924 — References

Page 7966 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 9924 for youth during their participation in such activity; (3) at least one nutritious meal daily, with- out charge, for participating youth during each day of participation; (4) high quality instruction in a variety of sports (that shall include swimming and that may include dance and any other high quality recreational activity) provided by coaches and teachers from institutions of higher education and from elementary and secondary schools (as defined in section 7801 of title 20); and (5) enrichment instruction and information on matters relating to the well-being of youth, to include educational opportunities and infor- mation on study practices, education for the prevention of drug and alcohol abuse, and in- formation on health and nutrition, career op- portunities, and family and job responsibil- ities. (c) Advisory committee; partnerships The eligible service provider shall, in each community in which a program is funded under this section— (1) ensure that— (A) a community-based advisory com- mittee is established, with representatives from local youth, family, and social service organizations, schools, entities providing park and recreation services, and other com- munity-based organizations serving high- risk youth; or (B) an existing community-based advisory board, commission, or committee with simi- lar membership is utilized to serve as the committee described in subparagraph (A); and (2) enter into formal partnerships with youth-serving organizations or other appro- priate social service entities in order to link program participants with year-round services in their home communities that support and continue the objectives of this chapter. (d) Eligible providers A service provider that is a national private, nonprofit organization, a coalition of such orga- nizations, or a private, nonprofit organization applying jointly with a business concern shall be eligible to apply for a grant under this section if— (1) the applicant has demonstrated experi- ence in operating a program providing instruc- tion to low-income youth; (2) the applicant agrees to contribute an amount (in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated) of not less than 25 percent of the amount re- quested, for the program funded through the grant; (3) the applicant agrees to use no funds from a grant authorized under this section for ad- ministrative expenses; and (4) the applicant agrees to comply with the regulations or program guidelines promul- gated by the Secretary for use of funds made available through the grant. (e) Application process To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, a service provider shall submit to the Secretary, for approval, an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such in- formation as the Secretary may require. (f) Promulgation of regulations or program guidelines The Secretary shall promulgate regulations or program guidelines to ensure funds made avail- able through a grant made under this section are used in accordance with the objectives of this chapter. (g) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003 for grants to carry out this section. (Pub. L. 97–35, title VI, § 682, as added Pub. L. 105–285, title II, § 201, Oct. 27, 1998, 112 Stat. 2753; amended Pub. L. 107–110, title X, § 1076(ee), Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 2093; Pub. L. 114–95, title IX, § 9215(t), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2171.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Section 1141(a) of title 20, referred to in subsec. (b), was repealed by Pub. L. 105–244, § 3, title I, § 101(b), title VII, § 702, Oct. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1585, 1616, 1803, effective Oct. 1, 1998. However, the term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ is defined in section 1001 of Title 20, Edu- cation. PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 682 of Pub. L. 97–35 was classified to section 9910c of this title, prior to the general amend- ment of this chapter by Pub. L. 105–285. Another prior section 682 of Pub. L. 97–35 was renum- bered section 683 and was classified to section 9911 of this title, prior to the general amendment of this chap- ter by Pub. L. 105–285. Another prior section 682 of Pub. L. 97–35 was classi- fied to section 9911 of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 101–501. AMENDMENTS 2015—Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 114–95 made technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in text as reference to section 7801 of title 20. 2002—Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 107–110 substituted ‘‘7801’’ for ‘‘8801’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2015 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 114–95 effective Dec. 10, 2015, except with respect to certain noncompetitive pro- grams and competitive programs, see section 5 of Pub. L. 114–95, set out as a note under section 6301 of Title 20, Education. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2002 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 107–110 effective Jan. 8, 2002, except with respect to certain noncompetitive pro- grams and competitive programs, see section 5 of Pub. L. 107–110, set out as an Effective Date note under sec- tion 6301 of Title 20, Education. § 9924. References Any reference in any provision of law to the poverty line set forth in section 624 or 625 of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 shall be con- strued to be a reference to the poverty line de- fined in section 9902 of this title. Except as oth- erwise provided, any reference in any provision of law to any community action agency des- Page 7967 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 9925 ignated under title II of the Economic Oppor- tunity Act of 1964 shall be construed to be a ref- erence to an entity eligible to receive funds under the community services block grant pro- gram. (Pub. L. 97–35, title VI, § 683, as added Pub. L. 105–285, title II, § 201, Oct. 27, 1998, 112 Stat. 2755.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 88–452, Aug. 20, 1964, 78 Stat. 508. Title II of the Act was classified generally to subchapter II (§ 2781 et seq.) of chapter 34 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 97–35, title VI, § 683(a), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 519. Section 625 of the Act, which was subsequently re- numbered section 624 of the Act and related to the pov- erty line, was classified to section 2971d of this title, prior to repeal by section 683(a) of Pub. L. 97–35. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Ta- bles. PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 683 of Pub. L. 97–35 was classified to section 9911 of this title, prior to the general amend- ment of this chapter by Pub. L. 105–285. Another prior section 683 of Pub. L. 97–35 was renum- bered section 684, and was classified to section 9912 of this title, prior to the general amendment of this chap- ter by Pub. L. 105–285. § 9925. Demonstration partnership agreements addressing needs of poor (a) General authority (1) In order to stimulate the development of new approaches to provide for greater self-suffi- ciency of the poor, to test and evaluate such new approaches, to disseminate project results and evaluation findings so that such approaches can be replicated, and to strengthen the integration, coordination, and redirection of activities to promote maximum self-sufficiency among the poor, the Secretary may make grants from funds appropriated under subsection (e) to eligi- ble entities for the development and implemen- tation of new and innovative approaches to deal with particularly critical needs or problems of the poor which are common to a number of com- munities. Grants may be made only with respect to applications which— (A) involve activities which can be incor- porated into or be closely coordinated with el- igible entities’ ongoing programs; (B) involve significant new combinations of resources or new and innovative approaches involving partnership agreements; (C) are structured in a way that will, within the limits of the type of assistance or activi- ties contemplated, most fully and effectively promote the purposes of the Community Serv- ices Block Grant Act [42 U.S.C. 9901 et seq.]; and (D) contain an assurance that the applicant for such grants will obtain an independent, methodologically sound evaluation of the ef- fectiveness of the activities carried out with such grant and will submit such evaluation to the Secretary. (2) No grant may be made under this section unless an application is submitted to the Sec- retary at such time, in such manner, and con- taining or accompanied by such information, as the Secretary may require. (3) Initial and subsequent grant awards may fully fund projects for periods of up to 3 years. (b) Federal share; limitations (1)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), grants awarded pursuant to this section shall be used for programs and shall not exceed 50 per centum of the cost of such programs. (B) After the first funding period for which an eligible entity receives a grant under this sec- tion to carry out a program, the amount of a subsequent grant made under this section to such entity to carry out such program may not exceed 80 percent of the amount of the grant previously received by such entity under this section to carry out such program. (2) Non-Federal contributions may be in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, including but not limited to plant, equipment, or services. (3) Not more than one grant in each fiscal year may be made to any eligible entity, and no grant may exceed $350,000. Not more than 2 grants may be made under this section to an eli- gible entity to carry out a particular program. (4) No application may be approved for assist- ance under this section unless the Secretary is satisfied that— (A) the activities to be carried out under the application will be in addition to, and not in substitution for, activities previously carried on without Federal assistance; and (B) funds or other resources devoted to pro- grams designed to meet the needs of the poor within the community, area, or State will not be diminished in order to provide the match- ing contributions required under this section. (c) Programs directed to special populations (1) In addition to the grant programs described in subsection (a), the Secretary may make grants to community action agencies for the purpose of enabling such agencies to dem- onstrate new approaches to dealing with the problems caused by entrenched, chronic unem- ployment and lack of economic opportunities for urban youth. Demonstrations shall include such activities as peer counseling, mentoring, devel- opment of job skills, assistance with social skills, community services, family literacy, par- enting skills, opportunities for employment or entrepreneurship, and other services designed to assist such at-risk youth to continue their edu- cation, to secure meaningful employment, to perform community service, or to pursue other productive alternatives within the community. (2) Such grants may be made only with respect to applications that— (A) identify and describe the population to be served, the problems to be addressed, the overall approach and methods of outreach and recruitment to be used, and the services to be provided; (B) describe how the approach to be used dif- fers from other approaches used for the popu- lation to be served by the project; (C) describe the objectives of the project and contain a plan for measuring progress toward meeting those objectives; and (D) contain assurances that the grantee will report on the progress and results of the dem-