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 PUBLIC LAW 101-501—NOV. 3, 1990 104 STAT. 1257 TITLE VI—AMENDMENTS RELATING TO DEMONSTRATION PARTNERSHIP AGREE- MENTS ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF THE POOR SEC. 601. PROGRAMS FOR SPECIAL POPULATIONS. Section 408 of the Human Services Reauthorization Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 9910b) is amended— (1) in subsection (e)— (A) in paragraph (2) by striking "subsection (c)" and inserting "subsection (d)", and (B) in paragraph (4) by striking "subsection (d)(2)" each place it appears and inserting "subsection (e)(2)", (2) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), (e), (f), and (g) as subsections (d), (e), (f), (g), and (h), respectively, and (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following: "(c) PROGRAMS DIRECTED TO SPECIAL POPULATIONS. — (1) In addition Grant programs. to the grant programs described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall make grants to eligible entities for the purpose of demonstrating new and innovative approaches to addressing the problems of, and providing opportunities for leadership development, community involvement, and educational success to, disadvantaged persons between the ages of 14 and 25 from populations experiencing conditions such as a high poverty rate, high unemployment, high dropout rate, low labor force participation, low enrollment in college or participation in other post high school training classes, high incidence of involvement in violence, and a high rate of incarceration. Services provided through approaches funded by such grants may include assessment and development of employability plans, remedial education, motivational activities, life skills instruction, community service, mentoring, access to information on available financial aid, campus visits, career education, cultural enrichment, and employment training, placement, and follow-up. "(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 differs from other approaches used for the population 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 demonstration at such times and in such manner as the Secretary shall require. "(3) Notwithstanding subsection (b), such grants shall not exceed 80 percent of the cost of such programs. "(4) Such grants shall be made annually on such terms and conditions as the Secretary shall specify to eligible entities that serve the populations described in paragraph (1) and that are located within those areas where such populations are concentrated.".

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