PUBLIC LAW 101-624—NOV. 28, 1990 104 STAT. 3803 "(ix) recruitment of authorized representatives for applicants unable to appear for certification or at authorized food stores. "(C) In selecting grant recipients, the Secretary shall take into consideration the ability of the applicants to produce useful data for evaluation purposes. "(D) In selecting grant recipients from among applicant public agencies, preference shall be given to those applicants that propose to involve nonprofit organizations in projects to be carried out with the grants. "(E) The Secretary shall provide at least one grant equal to 50 percent of the cost of the development of outreach materials aimed at the general food stamp eligible population as well as the specific target populations, including written materials and public service announcements, so that the materials may be used or adopted by other grant recipients, as appropriate. To be eligible to receive any such grant, a recipient shall provide matching funds equal to 50 percent of the cost of the development of materials described in the preceding sentence. In carrying out this subparagraph, the Secretary shall give preference to applicants that demonstrate the ability to disseminate the materials through other public and private nonprofit organizations. Not to exceed $500,000 of the funds provided under this subsection for any fiscal year shall be used for the grant. "(4)(A) The Secretary shall evaluate a sufficient number of projects to be able to determine the effectiveness of the projects and the techniques employed by the projects with respect to— "(i) success in reducing barriers to participation; "(ii) increasing overall program participation including participation among target populations; "(iii) administrative effectiveness; "(iv) program efficiency; and "(v) adequacy of administrative resource levels to conduct the activities effectively. "(B) The Secretary shall provide an interim report on the results of the evaluation carried out under subparagraph (A) not later than 1 year after a sufficient number of projects have begun and a final report not later than 3 years after a sufficient number of projects have begun to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate. "(C) The Secretary shall also examine and report on previous research regarding reasons for nonparticipation and effective methods to conduct outreach and to reduce barriers to participation. "(5) The Secretary shall— "(A) within 180 days after funds are appropriated, publish such notice as may be necessary to implement this subsection; "(B) accept proposals from organizations for projects under this subsection for 90 days following the date the notice is published; and "(C) begin to award grants under this subsection beginning no later than 180 days following the date the notice is published.". SEC. 1760. REAUTHORIZATION OF FOOD STAMP PROGRAM. Section 18 (7 U.S.C. 2027) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(l)— (A) by striking the first two sentences and inserting the following new sentence: "To carry out this Act, there are Reports. Reports. 3»-194O-91- 16:QL3Part5
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