§ 6381g. Award of subgrants
(a)
Selection process
(1)
In general
The State educational agency shall establish a review panel in accordance with paragraph (3) that will approve applications that—
(B)
demonstrate that the area to be served by the program has a high percentage or a large number of children and families who are in need of those services as indicated by high levels of poverty, illiteracy, unemployment, limited English proficiency, or other need-related indicators, such as a high percentage of children to be served by the program who reside in a school attendance area served by a local educational agency eligible for participation in programs under part A of this subchapter, a high number or percentage of parents who have been victims of domestic violence, or a high number or percentage of parents who are receiving assistance under a State program funded under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
(D)
demonstrate the greatest possible cooperation and coordination between a variety of relevant service providers in all phases of the program;
(2)
Priority for subgrants
The State educational agency shall give priority for subgrants under this subsection to applications that—
(b)
Duration
(2)
Startup period
The State educational agency may provide subgrant funds to an eligible recipient, at the recipient’s request, for a 3- to 6-month start-up period during the first year of the 4-year grant period, which may include staff recruitment and training, and the coordination of services, before requiring full implementation of the program.
(3)
Continuing eligibility
In awarding subgrant funds to continue a program under this subpart after the first year, the State educational agency shall review the progress of each eligible entity in meeting the objectives of the program referred to in section
6381f
(c)(1)(A) of this title and shall evaluate the program based on the indicators of program quality developed by the State under section
6381i of this title.
(4)
Insufficient progress
The State educational agency may refuse to award subgrant funds to an eligible entity if the agency finds that the eligible entity has not sufficiently improved the performance of the program, as evaluated based on the indicators of program quality developed by the State under section
6381i of this title, after—