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Code · BILL · 113th Congress · S. 1117 (Introduced in Senate) — To prepare disconnected youth for a competitive future. · Sec. 5

Sec. 5. Application

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An eligible entity that desires a grant under section 4 shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. An application submitted under this section shall include— a description of the eligible entity submitting the application, including a description of the fiscal agent and the administrative agent for the grant; a description of the strategy that the eligible entity will use to carry out the purpose of this Act, which shall include— a well-developed education component with an emphasis on— multiple pathways and options towards secondary school diploma and postsecondary credential attainment, which may include recuperative strategies such as competency-based instruction and credit retrieval as well as basic literacy; and the skills needed in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics; a work preparation component, which may include a hands-on internship, work experience, or national or community service, that promotes the development of applied skills such as oral and written communication, teamwork, leadership, and critical thinking; and a youth support component, including the array of comprehensive support services that will— address the challenges that caused the disconnected youth to leave school without a secondary school diploma; remove barriers to and support the attainment of— the graduation of such young people from secondary school; a postsecondary credential, including a 2-year or 4-year credential from an institution of higher education, an industry-recognized credential, or certification from a registered apprenticeship program; and success in a family-supporting career; and provide appropriate case management to ensure young people achieve the purposes described in section 2(b); a needs assessment of the community to be assisted under the grant, including— an estimate of the number of disconnected youth in the community; and an assessment of resources available in the community that can help such disconnected youth— address the challenges that caused such disconnected youth to leave school without a secondary school diploma; return to an appropriate educational setting; attain a secondary school diploma; attain a postsecondary credential, including a 2-year or 4-year credential from an institution of higher education, an industry-recognized credential, or certification from a registered apprenticeship program; and secure and succeed in a family-supporting career; a plan for identifying and engaging disconnected youth and connecting such disconnected youth with a continuum of comprehensive and coordinated resources that can help such disconnected youth attain a secondary school diploma, a recognized postsecondary credential, including a 2-year or 4-year credential from an institution of higher education, an industry-recognized credential, or certification from a registered apprenticeship program, and secure and succeed in a family-supporting career, including a description of— the needs of such disconnected youth that will be met by the eligible entity through the grant; the identities, roles, and capacity of the partners in the eligible entity to fulfill the needs described in subparagraph (A), including a description of the role to be played by— secondary schools and institutions of higher education in constructing education programming; the local workforce system, including one-stop career centers and businesses, in developing and implementing the workforce preparation activities; and systems serving young people, including the juvenile justice system, and other community-based organizations in providing outreach, support, and direct service; a plan to leverage non-Federal (including in-kind) resources and a plan for sustainability beyond the grant period; the services to be provided through the grant to carry out the strategy described in paragraph
(2)and a description of the process that will be used to award subgrants and contracts under section 8 for the provision of such services; the research and evidence base indicating why the selected strategy and selection of services will be effective in meeting the comprehensive needs of the disconnected youth identified in the community; the goals, intended outcomes, and performance measures of the eligible entity's strategy in accordance with the performance measures under section 10(b); a statement of concurrence on the application, signed by the partners in the eligible entity, that outlines the specific roles and responsibilities of the partners as the roles and responsibilities relate to the functioning of the eligible entity; and a plan to create, or include an existing, youth advisory council, that is composed of disconnected youth from the community to be served, to make recommendations regarding the services to be provided under the grant; a description of the system that will be put in place to— provide case management, counseling, intensive placement and follow-up services, adult advocacy, or mentoring to help disconnected youth and their families access the various systems, resources, and supports necessary to ensure such young people's success; and ensure that young people receiving services through the grant will receive individualized case management to ensure that the young people achieve the purposes described in section 2(b), including— an assessment of needs; coordination of appropriate services; and academic preparation and support for entry, persistence, and completion of postsecondary education; a description of how the eligible entity will ensure that every young person served under the grant receives comprehensive services, including services from each of the categories described in paragraphs
(1)through
(3)of section 8(b) until the young person— attains a secondary school diploma, a 2-year or 4-year credential or occupational certification from an institution of higher education, an industry-recognized credential, or certification from a registered apprenticeship program; and secures employment that can lead to economic self-sufficiency; a description of how the strategy to be implemented under the grant will identify, engage, and provide services to young people who— left school without a secondary school diploma and have reading, mathematics, or science skills at or below the grade 8 level; and are disconnected youth described in any of subparagraphs
(C)through
(E)of section 3(2); a description of how public and private services that exist on the date of submission of the application will be coordinated and integrated in order to implement and sustain the strategy under the grant; a description of how Federal, State, and local private and public funds will be leveraged, coordinated, and integrated in order to implement the strategy under the grant; a description of how the strategy to be implemented under the grant strengthens, and does not duplicate, efforts within the community to be served under the grant that are funded under chapter 4 of subtitle B of title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 ( 29 U.S.C. 2851 et seq. ); a description of the process to be used to review or approve the industry-recognized credentials that may be attained by the young people receiving support under the grant; and a description of how the strategy to be implemented under the grant aligns with the efforts of the local educational agency serving the community assisted under the grant to improve secondary schools, including efforts focused on— students who are off-track to an on-time graduation; and recuperative strategies. Plans, needs assessments, and strategies that have been developed by an eligible entity or the partners in the eligible entity may be used to satisfy the requirements of this section if such plans, needs assessments, or strategies— include the information required by this section, or can be modified to include the information required by this section; and are submitted to the Secretary with such modifications.
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