Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 102 Part 1.djvu/365

 PUBLIC LAW 100-297—APR. 28, 1988

102 STAT. 327

"(D) describe the intensive and comprehensive supportive services that project planners intend to address in the development of the plan; "(E) describe the manner in which the project will be operated together with the involvement of other community groups and public agencies; "(F) specify the entities that the eligible agency intends to contact and coordinate activities with during the planning phase; "(G) identify a planning phase advisory board which includes prospective project participants, representatives of the community in which the project will be located, and individuals with expertise in the services to be offered; (H) describe the capacity of the eligible agency to raise the non-Federal share of the costs of the project; and "(I) contain such other information as the Secretary may reasonably require. "(c)(1)(A) The Secretary shall make operating grants to eligible Disadvantaged agencies selected in accordance with this section to pay the Federal persons, share of the cost of carrying out projects for intensive and comprehensive supportive services for low-income infants, young children, parents, and other family members. "(B) The Secretary shall ensure that there will be projects receiving grants under this section in rural areas. "(C) In making operating grants in a fiscal year, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities that received operating grants under this section for the preceding fiscal year. "(2)(A) To be eligible to receive an operating grant under this section, an eligible agency shall— "(i) have a planning grant application approved under subsection (b) on file with the Secretary or have experience in conducting projects similar to the projects authorized by this section, and "(ii) submit an operating grant application at such time, in such manner, and containing or accompanied by such information as the Secretary may reasonably require. "(B) Each such application shall— "(i) identify the population and geographic location to be served by the project; "(ii) provide assurances that services are closely related to the identifiable needs of the target population; "(iii) provide assurances that each project will provide directly or arrange for intensive and comprehensive support service^ '^v) identify the referral providers, agencies, and organizations that the eligible entity will use to carry out the project for which such operating grant is requested; "(v) provide assurances that intensive and comprehensive supportive services will be furnished to parents beginning with prenatal care and will be furnished on a continuous basis to infants and young children, as well as to their parents and other family members; "(vi) describe how services will be furnished at offsite locations, if appropriate; "(vii) describe the extent to which the eligible agency through its project, will coordinate and expand existing services

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