123STA T .407PUBLIC LA W 111 –5—FE B. 17 , 200 9butonlywi t hresp e c tto a pro g ra m o f fere d by the institution that can be completed in not more than 2 years .‘ ‘ ( 2 )SECR E TA R Y . —T he term ‘Secretary ’ means the Secretary of L abor. ‘‘(c) G RA N T P R OP O S A L S.— ‘‘( 1 ) I N G ENERAL.— A n eligible institution see k ing to recei v e a grant under this section shall submit a grant proposal to the Secretary at such time , in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may re q uire. ‘‘(2) G UID ELINES.— N ot later than J une1,2 0 0 9 , the Sec - retary shall— ‘‘(A) promulgate guidelines for the submission of grant proposals under this section
and ‘‘( B ) publish and maintain such guidelines on the website of the D epartment of Labor. ‘‘( 3 ) ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall offer assistance in preparing a grant proposal to any eligible institution that requests such assistance. ‘‘( 4 ) GENERAL RE Q UIRE M ENTS F OR GRANT PROPOSALS.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A grant proposal submitted to the Secretary under this section shall include a detailed description of— ‘‘(i) the specific pro j ect for which the grant proposal is submitted, including the manner in which the grant will be used to develop, offer, or improve an educational or career training program that is suited to workers eligible for training under section 23 6
‘‘(ii) the e x tent to which the project for which the grant proposal is submitted will meet the educational or career training needs of workers in the community served by the eligible institution who are eligible for training under section 236; ‘‘(iii) the extent to which the project for which the grant proposal is submitted fits within any overall strategic plan developed by an eligible community under section 2 7 6; ‘‘(iv) the extent to which the project for which the grant proposal is submitted relates to any project funded by a Sector Partnership Grant awarded under section 279A; and ‘‘(v) any previous experience of the eligible institu- tion in providing educational or career training pro- grams to workers eligible for training under section 236. ‘‘(B) A B SENCE OF E X PERIENCE.—The absence of any previous experience in providing educational or career training programs described in subparagraph (A)(v) shall not automatically disqualify an eligible institution from receiving a grant under this section. ‘‘( 5 ) C OMMUNITY OUTREAC H REQUIRED.—In order to be considered by the Secretary, a grant proposal submitted by an eligible institution under this section shall— ‘‘(A) demonstrate that the eligible institution— ‘‘(i) reached out to employers, and other entities described in section 276(a)(2)(B) to identify— Webposting.D e adl ine.
