 CHAPTER 70--STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY 
                                 SCHOOLS
 
             SUBCHAPTER X--PROGRAMS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE
 
                        Part D--Arts in Education
 
     subpart 2--cultural partnerships for at-risk children and youth
 
Sec. 8103. Authorized activities


(a) In general

    Grants awarded under this subpart may be used--
        (1) to plan, develop, acquire, expand, and improve school-based 
    or community-based coordinated educational and cultural programs to 
    strengthen the educational performance and future potential of in-
    school or out-of-school at-risk children and youth through grants, 
    cooperative agreements, contracts for services, or administrative 
    coordination;
        (2) to provide at-risk students with integrated cultural 
    activities designed to develop a love of learning that fosters the 
    smooth transition of preschool children to elementary school;
        (3) to design collaborative cultural activities for students in 
    secondary or alternative schools that ensure the smooth transition 
    to job training, higher education, or full employment;
        (4) to provide child care for children of at-risk students who 
    would not otherwise be able to participate in the program;
        (5) to provide transportation necessary for participation in the 
    program;
        (6) to work with existing school personnel to develop curriculum 
    materials and programs in the arts;
        (7) to work with existing school personnel on staff development 
    activities that encourage the integration of the arts into the 
    curriculum;
        (8) for stipends that allow local artists to work with at-risk 
    children and youth in schools;
        (9) for training individuals who are not trained to work with 
    children and youth;
        (10) for cultural programs that encourage the active 
    participation of parents in the education of their children;
        (11) for programs that use the arts and culture to reform 
    current school practices, including lengthening the school day or 
    academic year;
        (12) for equipment or supplies that the Secretary determines 
    appropriate; and
        (13) for evaluation, administration, and supervision.

(b) Planning grants

                           (1) Application

        An eligible entity may submit an application to the Secretary 
    for a planning grant for an amount not to exceed $50,000. Such 
    grants shall be for periods of not more than one year.

                    (2) Limit on planning grants

        Not more than 10 percent of the amounts appropriated in each 
    fiscal year under this subpart shall be used for grants under this 
    subsection, and an eligible entity may receive not more than one 
    such planning grant.

(c) General provisions

                           (1) In general

        Each eligible entity desiring a grant under this subpart shall 
    submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, 
    and accompanied by such information as the Secretary may reasonably 
    require.

                            (2) Contents

        Each application submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall--
            (A) describe the cultural entity or entities that will 
        participate in the partnership;
            (B) describe the target population to be served;
            (C) describe the services to be provided;
            (D) describe a plan for evaluating the success of the 
        program;
            (E) in the case of each local educational agency or school 
        participating in the eligible recipient partnership, describe 
        how the activities assisted under this subpart will be 
        perpetuated beyond the duration of the grant;
            (F) describe the manner in which the eligible entity will 
        improve the educational achievement or future potential of at-
        risk youth through more effective coordination of cultural 
        services in the community;
            (G) describe the overall and operational goals of the 
        program;
            (H) describe the nature and location of all planned sites 
        where services will be delivered and a description of services 
        which will be provided at each site; and
            (I) describe training that will be provided to individuals 
        who are not trained to work with children and youth, and how 
        teachers will be involved.

(Pub. L. 89-10, title X, Sec. 10413, as added Pub. L. 103-382, title I, 
Sec. 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3835.)

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 8102, 8104 of this title.
