PUBLIC LAW 107-110-^AN. 8, 2002 115 STAT. 1771 center, a description of how the eligible entity will encourage and use appropriately qualified seniors to serve as the volunteers; and "(N) such other information and assurances as the State educational agency may reasonably require. "(c) APPROVAL OF CERTAIN APPLICATIONS. —The State educational agency may approve an application under this part for a program to be located in a facility other than an elementary school or secondary school only if the program will be at least as available and accessible to the students to be served as if the program were located in an elementary school or secondary school. " (d) PERMISSIVE LOCAL MATCH. — "(1) IN GENERAL.—^A State educational agency may require an eligible entity to match funds awarded under this part, except that such match may not exceed the amount of the grant award and may not be derived from other Federal or State funds. "(2) SLIDING SCALE. —The amount of a match under paragraph (1) shall be established based on a sliding fee scale that takes into account— "(A) the relative poverty of the population to be targeted by the eligible entity; and "(B) the ability of the eligible entity to obtain such . matching funds. "(3) IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS.— Each State educational agency that requires an eligible entity to match funds under this subsection shall permit the eligible entity to provide all or any portion of such match in the form of in-kind contributions. "(4) CONSIDERATION. —Notwithstanding this subsection, a State educational agency shall not consider an eligible entity's ability to match funds when determining which eligible entities will receive awards under this part. "(e) PEER REVIEW. —In reviewing local applications under this section, a State educational agency shall use a peer review process or other methods of assuring the quality of such applications. "(f) GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY.—To the extent practicable, a State educational agency shall distribute funds under this part equitably among geographic areas within the State, including urban and rural communities. "(g) DURATION OF AWARDS. —Grants under this part may be awarded for a period of not less than 3 years and not more than 5 years. "(h) AMOUNT OF AWARDS.—^A grant awarded under this part may not be made in an amount that is less than $50,000. " (i) PRIORITY. — "(1) IN GENERAL.— In awarding grants under this part, a State educational agency shall give priority to applications— "(A) proposing to target services to students who attend schools that have been identified as in need of improvement under section 1116; and "(B) submitted jointly by eligible entities consisting of not less than 1— "(i) local educational agency receiving funds under part A of title I; and "(ii) community-based organization or other public or private entity.
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