§ 5714-23. Authority to make grants for research, evaluation, demonstration, and service projects
(a)
Authorization; purposes
The Secretary may make grants to States, localities, and private entities (and combinations of such entities) to carry out research, evaluation, demonstration, and service projects regarding activities under this subchapter designed to increase knowledge concerning, and to improve services for, runaway youth and homeless youth.
(b)
Selection factors; priority
In selecting among applications for grants under subsection (a) of this section, the Secretary shall give priority to proposed projects relating to—
(2)
transportation of runaway youth and homeless youth in connection with services authorized to be provided under this subchapter;
(6)
innovative methods of developing resources that enhance the establishment or operation of runaway and homeless youth centers;
(7)
training for runaway youth and homeless youth, and staff training, related to preventing and obtaining treatment for infection by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV);
(8)
increasing access to quality health care (including behavioral health care) for runaway youth and homeless youth;
(9)
increasing access to education for runaway youth and homeless youth, including access to educational and workforce programs to achieve outcomes such as decreasing secondary school dropout rates, increasing rates of attaining a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent, or increasing placement and retention in postsecondary education or advanced workforce training programs; and
(c)
Applicant experience and diversity
In selecting among applicants for grants under subsection (a), the Secretary shall—