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 104 STAT. 4204 PUBLIC LAW 101-625—NOV. 28, 1990 (f) APPLICATIONS. —To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, a qualified entity under subsection (b) shall submit to the Secretary an application as the Secretary may require, which shall include the following: (1) A description of the organization of the youth sports program. (2) A description of the nature of services provided by the youth sports program. (3) An estimate of the number of youth involved. (4) A description of the extent of involvement of local sports organizations or sports figures. (5) A description of the facilities used. (6) A description of plans to continue the youth sports program in the future. (7) A statement regarding the extent to which the youth sports program meets the criteria for selection under subsection (g). (8) A description of the planned schedule and activities of the youth sports program and the financial and other resources committed to each activity and service of the program. (9) A budget describing the share of the costs of the youth sports program provided by the grant under this section and other sources of funds, including funds required under subsection (e)(D. (10) Any other information that the Secretary may require. (g) SELECTION CRITERIA.—The Secretary shall select qualified entities that have applied under subsection (f) to receive grants under this section pursuant to a competition based on the following criteria: (1) The extent to which the youth sports program to be assisted with the grant addresses the particular needs of the area to be served by the program and employs methods, approaches, or ideas in the design or implementation of the program particularly suited to fulfilling such needs (whether such methods are conventional or unique and innovative). (2) The technical merit of the application of the qualified entity. (3) The qualifications, capabilities, and experience of the personnel and staff of the sports program who are critical to achieving the objectives of the program as described in the application. (4) The capabilities, related experience, facilities, techniques of the applicant for carrying out the youth sports program and achieving the objectives of the program as described in the application and the potential of the applicant for continuing the youth sports program. (5) The severity of the drug problem at the local public housing site for the youth sports program and the extent of any planned or actual efforts to rid the site of the problem. (6) The extent to which local sports organizations or sports figures are involved. (7) The extent of the support of the public housing agency for the program, coordination of proposed activities with local resident management groups or associatiojis (where such groups exist) and coordination of proposed activities with ongoing programs of the applicant that further the purposes of this section.

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