123STA T . 3 6PUBLIC LA W 111 – 3 —FE B. 4, 2 0 0 9ef f orts t ha t are d es ign edtoin c rease the enro l l m ent and p artici - pation of eligi b le children u nder this title and title XI X .‘ ‘ (2)TENP E RC EN TS ET A S ID E FO R NATIONA L ENROLL M ENT CAMPAI G N. —A n amount e q ual to 10 percent of such amounts shall be used b y the S ecretary for e x penditures during such period to carry out a national enrollment campaign in accord- ance w ith subsection (h). ‘‘(b) P RIORIT Y FOR A W ARD OF G RANTS.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In awarding grants under subsection (a) , the Secretary shall gi v e priority to eligible entities that— ‘‘(A) propose to target geographic areas with high rates of— ‘‘(i) eligible but unenrolled children, including such children who reside in rural areas
or ‘‘(ii) racial and ethnic minorities and health dis- parity populations, including those proposals that address cultural and linguistic barriers to enrollment; and ‘‘( B ) submit the most demonstrable evidence required under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (c). ‘‘(2) TEN PERCENT SET ASIDE FOR O U TREAC H TO INDIAN CHILDREN.—An amount equal to 10 percent of the funds appro- priated under subsection (g) shall be used by the Secretary to award grants to Indian H ealth Service providers and urban Indian organi z ations receiving funds under title V of the Indian Health C are Improvement Act (2 5U .S.C. 1 6 51 et seq.) for outreach to, and enrollment of, children who are Indians. ‘‘(c) APPLICATION.—An eligible entity that desires to receive a grant under subsection (a) shall submit an application to the Secretary in such form and manner, and containing such informa- tion, as the Secretary may decide. Such application shall include— ‘‘(1) evidence demonstrating that the entity includes mem- bers who have access to, and credibility with, ethnic or low- income populations in the communities in which activities funded under the grant are to be conducted; ‘‘(2) evidence demonstrating that the entity has the ability to address barriers to enrollment, such as lac k of awareness of eligibility, stigma concerns and punitive fears associated with receipt of benefits, and other cultural barriers to applying for and receiving child health assistance or medical assistance; ‘‘( 3 ) specific quality or outcomes performance measures to evaluate the effectiveness of activities funded by a grant awarded under this section; and ‘‘( 4 ) an assurance that the eligible entity shall— ‘‘(A) conduct an assessment of the effectiveness of such activities against the performance measures; ‘‘(B) cooperate with the collection and reporting of enrollment data and other information in order for the Secretary to conduct such assessments; and ‘‘(C) in the case of an eligible entity that is not the State, provide the State with enrollment data and other information as necessary for the State to make necessary pro j ections of eligible children and pregnant women. ‘‘(d) D ISSEMINATION OF E NROLLMENT DATA AND INFORMATION DETERMINED F ROM EFFECTI V ENESS ASSESSMENTS; ANNUAL R EPORT.—The Secretary shall—
