Sec. 5. Applications
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In order to receive a grant under section 4, an eligible entity shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may require. Such application shall include— a description of the program for which the eligible entity is seeking a grant, including— how the eligible entity proposes to use the grant to improve the academic and life outcomes of students in racial or socioeconomic isolation in covered schools by supporting interventions that increase diversity in such covered schools; in the case of an implementation grant, the implementation grant plan described in section 6(b)(1); and evidence, or if such evidence is not available, a rationale based on current research, regarding how the program will increase diversity; in the case of an eligible entity proposing to use any of the grant to benefit covered schools that are racially isolated, a description of how the eligible entity will identify and define racial isolation; in the case of an eligible entity proposing to use any portion of the grant to benefit high-poverty covered schools, a description of how the eligible entity will identify and define income level and socioeconomic status; a description of the plan of the eligible entity for continuing the program after the grant period ends; a description of how the eligible entity will assess, monitor, and evaluate the impact of the activities funded under the grant on student achievement and student enrollment diversity; an assurance that the eligible entity has conducted, or will conduct, robust parent and community engagement, while planning for and implementing the program, such as through— consultation with appropriate officials from Indian Tribes or Tribal organizations approved by the Tribes located in the area served by the eligible entity; consultation with other community entities, including local housing or transportation authorities; public hearings or other open forums to inform the development of any formal strategy to increase diversity; and outreach to parents and students, in a language that parents and students can understand, and consultation with students and families in the targeted district or region that is designed to ensure participation in the planning and development of any formal strategy to increase diversity; an estimate of the number of students that the eligible entity plans to serve under the program and the number of students to be served through additional expansion of the program after the grant period ends; an assurance that the eligible entity will— cooperate with the Secretary in evaluating the program, including any evaluation that might require data and information from multiple recipients of grants under section 4; and engage in the best practices developed under section 3(2); an assurance that, to the extent possible, the eligible entity has considered the potential implications of the grant activities on the demographics and student enrollment of nearby covered schools not included in the activities of the grant; and in the case of an eligible entity applying for an implementation grant, a description of how the eligible entity will— implement, replicate, or expand a strategy based on a strong or moderate level of evidence (as described in subclause
(I)or
(II)of section 8101(21)(A)(i) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801(21)(A)(i) )); or test a promising strategy to increase diversity in covered schools.
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