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 PUBLIC LAW 103-230—APR. 6, 1994 108 STAT. 323 "(A) assist in paying the costs of courses of training or study for personnel to provide services for individuals with developmental disabilities and their families; and "(B) establish fellowships or traineeships providing such stipends and allowances as may be determined by the Secretary. "(5) PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES.— Grants awarded under this subsection shall not be used for administrative expenses for the university affiliated program under subsection (a). "(6) CRITERIA. —Grants awarded under this subsection shall meet the criteria described in subparagraphs (A) and (B). " (A) APPLICATION.— An application that is submitted for a grant under this subsection shall present evidence that training projects assisted by funds awarded under this section are— "(i) competency and value based; "(ii) designed to facilitate independence, productivity, and integration and inclusion for individuals with developmental disabilities; and "(iii) evaluated utilizing state-of-the-art evaluation techniques in the programmatic areas selected. "(B) GENERAL PROJECT REQUIREMENTS. — Training projects under this subsection shall— "(i) represent state-of-the-art techniques in areas of critical shortage of personnel that are identified through consultation with the consumer advisory committee described in section 153(d) and the State Developmental Disabilities Council; "(ii) be conducted in consultation with the consumer advisory committee described in section 153(d) and the State Developmental Disabilities Council; "(iii) be integrated into the appropriate university affiliated program and university curriculum; "(iv) be integrated with relevant State agencies in order to achieve an impact on statewide personnel and service needs; "(v) to the extent practical, be conducted in environments where services are actually delivered; "(vi) to the extent possible, be interdisciplinary in nature; "(vii) utilize strategies to recruit and train members from racial and ethnic minority backgrounds and individuals with disabilities; and "(viii) address the issue of cultural competence in the training provided."; (3) in subsection (c)— (A) by striking "From amounts appropriated under section 154(b)" and inserting "SUPPLEMENTAL AWARDS.— From amounts appropriated under section 156(a)"; (B) in paragraph (1)— (i) by striking "service-related training to persons" and inserting "interdisciplinary training, community training and technical assistance, community services, or dissemination of information to individuals"; (ii) by striking "integration into the community of persons with developmental disabilities" and insert-

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