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and ‘‘( E ) encoura g ea p p l icants to submit a plan for implementation of the program that includes a partnership w ith 1 or more entities that will provide non -F ederal resources (including entities representing the fruit and vegetable industry) . ‘‘( 2 )E XCEPTION . —C lause (i) of paragraph (1)( A ) shall not apply to a State if all schools that meet the requirements of that clause have been selected and the State does not have a sufficient number of additional schools that meet the require- ment of that clause. ‘‘( 3 ) OU T R E A C H TO L O W -INCO M E S CHOOLS.— ‘‘(A) I N G ENERAL.— P rior to ma k ing decisions regarding school participation in the program , a State agency shall inform the schools within the State with the highest propor- tion of free and reduced price meal eligibility, including N ative American schools, of the eligibility of the schools for the program with respect to priority granted to schools with the highest proportion of free and reduced price eligi- bility under paragraph (1)( B ). ‘‘(B) R E Q UIREMENT.—In providing information to schools in accordance with subparagraph (A), a State agency shall inform the schools that would likely be chosen to participate in the program under paragraph (1)(B). ‘‘(e) NOTICE O F A V AILA B ILIT Y .—If selected to participate in the program, a school shall widely publici z e within the school the avail- ability of free fresh fruits and vegetables under the program. ‘‘(f) PER-STU D ENT G RANT.— T he per-student grant provided to a school under this section shall be— ‘‘(1) determined by a State agency; and ‘‘(2) not less than $50 , nor more than $ 7 5. ‘‘(g) L IMITATION.—To the ma x imum extent practicable, each State agency shall ensure that in making the fruits and vegetables provided under this section available to students, schools offer the fruits and vegetables separately from meals otherwise provided at the school under this Act or the Child Nutrition Act of 1 96 6 ( 4 2 U .S.C. 1771 et seq.). ‘‘(h) EVALUATION AND REPORTS.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct an evalua- tion of the program, including a determination as to whether children experienced, as a result of participating in the pro- gram— ‘‘(A) increased consumption of fruits and vegetables; ‘‘(B) other dietary changes, such as decreased consump- tion of less nutritious foods; and ‘‘(C) such other outcomes as are considered appropriate by the Secretary. ‘‘(2) REPORT.—Not later than September 30, 2011, the Sec- retary shall submit to the Committee on Education and Labor of the H ouse of Representatives and the Committee on Agri- culture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report that describes the results of the evaluation under paragraph (1). ‘‘(i) FUNDING.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Out of the funds made available under subsection (b)(2)(A) of section 14222 of the Food, Conservation,