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 123STA T .4 11 PUBLIC LA W 111 –5—FE B.1 7, 2 0 0 9the e lig i b le par t n er s hip an do ther lo c al ser v ice s u ppliers that could assist the f ir m s in meeting needs for s k illed w orkers ‘ (7) seeking , appl y ing, and disseminating best practices learned from similarly situated communities impacted by trade in the development and implementation of economic growth and revitali z ation strategies; and ‘‘( 8 ) identifying additional public and private resources to support the activities described in this subsection, which may include the option to apply for a community grant under section 2 7 5 ora C ommunity College and Career T raining G rant under section 278 (sub j ect to meeting any additional re q uirements of those sections) . ‘‘(e) G RANTP R OP O S A L S. — ‘‘( 1 ) I N GE NERAL.—The lead entity of an eligible partnership seeking to receive a S ector Partnership Grant under this section shall submit a grant proposal to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Sec - retary may require. ‘‘(2) GENERAL RE QUI RE M ENTS O F GRANT PROPOSALS.— A grant proposal submitted under paragraph (1) shall, at a min- imum— ‘‘(A) identify the members of the eligible partnership; ‘‘( B ) identify the targeted industry or sector for which the eligible partnership intends to carry out projects using the Sector Partnership Grant; ‘‘(C) describe the goals that the eligible partnership intends to achieve to promote the targeted industry or sector; ‘‘( D ) describe the projects that the eligible partnership will undertake to achieve such goals; ‘‘( E ) demonstrate that the eligible partnership has the organizational capacity to carry out the projects described in subparagraph (D); ‘‘( F )e x plain— ‘‘(i) whether— ‘‘(I) the community impacted by trade has sought or received a community grant under sec- tion 275; ‘‘(II) an eligible institution in the community has sought or received a Community College and Career Training Grant under section 278; or ‘‘(III) any other entity in the community has received funds pursuant to any other federally funded training project; and ‘‘(ii) how the eligible partnership will coordinate its use of a Sector Partnership Grant with the use of such other grants or funds in order to enhance the effectiveness of each grant and any such funds and avoid duplication of efforts; and ‘‘(G) include performance measures, developed based on the performance measures issued by the Secretary under subsection (g)(2), and a timeline for measuring progress toward achieving the goals described in subparagraph (C). ‘‘(f) A W AR D OF GRANTS.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— U pon application by the lead entity of an eligible partnership, the Secretary may award a Sector Partnership Grant to the eligible partnership to assist the