Sec. 7. Selection criteria
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The Secretary shall award grants to eligible entities under section 4 based on selection criteria that includes the following: The extent to which the application submitted by an eligible entity under section 5 is rooted in documented best practices or research. The extent to which the application demonstrates the integration of multiple services into a comprehensive, coordinated continuum that meets the holistic needs of young people, including health services, mental health services, housing, civic opportunities, job readiness, work experience, school readiness, reenrollment in school, and connections to family and community.
The extent to which the application demonstrates the leadership and substantive involvement of the business community, the mayor or appropriate chief executive officers of the general purpose local government of the community to be served by the grant, each local educational agency serving the community, the public and nonprofit sectors of the community, and other individuals and entities described in section 3(2), of the community. The extent to which the application demonstrates that resources from multiple sources will be leveraged to implement the grant, and the extent to which the application demonstrates a plan for sustainability beyond the grant period.