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 PUBLIC LAW 106-165—DEC. 9, 1999 113 STAT. 1797 "(i) is in the final year of a 5-year project; or "(ii) has completed a project financed under this section (or any predecessor to this section) and continues to provide assistance to women entrepreneurs. "(2) CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION.— In order to receive a sustainability grant, an organization described in paragraph (1) shall submit to the Administration an application, which Application, shall include— "(A) a certification that the applicant— "(i) is a private nonprofit organization; "(ii) employs a ftili-time executive director or program manager to manage the centcy; and "(iii) as a condition of receiving a sustainability grant, agrees— "(I) to a site visit as part of the final selection process and to an annual programmatic and financial examination; and "(II) to the maximum extent practicable, to remedy any problems identified pursuant to that site visit or examination; "(B) information demonstrating that the applicant has the ability and resources to meet the needs of the market to be served by the women's business center site for which a sustainability grant is sought, including the ability to fundraise; "(C) information relating to assistance provided by the women's business center site for which a sustainability grant is sought in the area in which the site is located, including— "(i) the number of individuals assisted; "(ii) the number of hours of counseling, training, and workshops provided; and "(iii) the number of startu]? business concerns formed; "(D) information demonstrating the effective experience of the applicant in— "(i) conducting financial, management, and marketing assistance programs, as described in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (b), designed to impart or upgrade the business skills of women business owners or potential owners; "(ii) providing training and services to a representative number of women who are both socially and economically disadvantaged; "(iii) using resource partners of the Administration and other entities, such as universities; "(iv) complying with the cooperative agreement of the applicant; and "(v) the prudent management of finances and staffing, including the manner in which the performance of the applicant compared to the business plan of the applicant and the manner in which grant funds awarded under subsection (b) were used by the applicant; and "(E) a 5-year plan that projects the ability of the women's business center site for which a sustainability grant is sought—

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