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 120 STAT. 1250

PUBLIC LAW 109–288—SEPT. 28, 2006 (A) by redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as subsections (h) and (i), respectively; and (B) by inserting after subsection (f) the following: ‘‘(g) SERVICE DELIVERY DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.— ‘‘(1) PURPOSE; AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.—The Secretary shall enter into a cooperative agreement with an eligible entity that meets the requirements of paragraph (2) for the purpose of requiring the entity to conduct a demonstration project consistent with this subsection under which the entity shall— ‘‘(A) identify children of prisoners in need of mentoring services who have not been matched with a mentor by an applicant awarded a grant under this section, with a priority for identifying children who— ‘‘(i) reside in an area not served by a recipient of a grant under this section; ‘‘(ii) reside in an area that has a substantial number of children of prisoners; ‘‘(iii) reside in a rural area; or ‘‘(iv) are Indians; ‘‘(B) provide the families of the children so identified with— ‘‘(i) a voucher for mentoring services that meets the requirements of paragraph (5); and ‘‘(ii) a list of the providers of mentoring services in the area in which the family resides that satisfy the requirements of paragraph (6); and ‘‘(C) monitor and oversee the delivery of mentoring services by providers that accept the vouchers. ‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph (B), an eligible entity under this subsection is an organization that the Secretary determines, on a competitive basis— ‘‘(i) has substantial experience— ‘‘(I) in working with organizations that provide mentoring services for children of prisoners; and ‘‘(II) in developing quality standards for the identification and assessment of mentoring programs for children of prisoners; and ‘‘(ii) submits an application that satisfies the requirements of paragraph (3). ‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—An organization that provides mentoring services may not be an eligible entity for purposes of being awarded a cooperative agreement under this subsection. ‘‘(3) APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.—To be eligible to be awarded a cooperative agreement under this subsection, an entity shall submit to the Secretary an application that includes the following: ‘‘(A) QUALIFICATIONS.—Evidence that the entity— ‘‘(i) meets the experience requirements of paragraph (2)(A)(i); and ‘‘(ii) is able to carry out— ‘‘(I) the purposes of this subsection identified in paragraph (1); and ‘‘(II) the requirements of the cooperative agreement specified in paragraph (4).

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