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[CITE: 42USC300z-4]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                    CHAPTER 6A--PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
 
     SUBCHAPTER XVIII--ADOLESCENT FAMILY LIFE DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS
 
Sec. 300z-4. Grants for demonstration projects for services


(a) Priorities

    In approving applications for grants for demonstration projects for 
services under this subchapter, the Secretary shall give priority to 
applicants who--
        (1) serve an area where there is a high incidence of adolescent 
    pregnancy;
        (2) serve an area with a high proportion of low-income families 
    and where the availability of programs of care for pregnant 
    adolescents and adolescent parents is low;
        (3) show evidence--
            (A) in the case of an applicant who will provide care 
        services, of having the ability to bring together a wide range 
        of needed core services and, as appropriate, supplemental 
        services in comprehensive single-site projects, or to establish 
        a well-integrated network of such services (appropriate for the 
        target population and geographic area to be served including the 
        special needs of rural areas) for pregnant adolescents or 
        adolescent parents; or
            (B) in the case of an applicant who will provide prevention 
        services, of having the ability to provide prevention services 
        for adolescents and their families which are appropriate for the 
        target population and the geographic area to be served, 
        including the special needs of rural areas;

        (4) will utilize to the maximum extent feasible existing 
    available programs and facilities such as neighborhood and primary 
    health care centers, maternity homes which provide or can be 
    equipped to provide services to pregnant adolescents, agencies 
    serving families, youth, and children with established programs of 
    service to pregnant adolescents and vulnerable families, licensed 
    adoption agencies, children and youth centers, maternal and infant 
    health centers, regional rural health facilities, school and other 
    educational programs, mental health programs, nutrition programs, 
    recreation programs, and other ongoing pregnancy prevention services 
    and programs of care for pregnant adolescents and adolescent 
    parents;
        (5) make use, to the maximum extent feasible, of other Federal, 
    State, and local funds, programs, contributions, and other third-
    party reimbursements;
        (6) can demonstrate a community commitment to the program by 
    making available to the demonstration project non-Federal funds, 
    personnel, and facilities;
        (7) have involved the community to be served, including public 
    and private agencies, adolescents, and families, in the planning and 
    implementation of the demonstration project; and
        (8) will demonstrate innovative and effective approaches in 
    addressing the problems of adolescent premarital sexual relations, 
    pregnancy, or parenthood, including approaches to provide pregnant 
    adolescents with adequate information about adoption.

(b) Factors to be considered in making grants; special needs of rural 
        areas

    (1) The amount of a grant for a demonstration project for services 
under this subchapter shall be determined by the Secretary, based on 
factors such as the incidence of adolescent pregnancy in the geographic 
area to be served, and the adequacy of pregnancy prevention services and 
programs of care for pregnant adolescents and adolescent parents in such 
area.
    (2) In making grants for demonstration projects for services under 
this subchapter, the Secretary shall consider the special needs of rural 
areas and, to the maximum extent practicable, shall distribute funds 
taking into consideration the relative number of adolescents in such 
areas in need of such services.

(c) Duration; Federal share

    (1) A grantee may not receive funds for a demonstration project for 
services under this subchapter for a period in excess of 5 years.
    (2)(A) Subject to paragraph (3), a grant for a demonstration project 
for services under this subchapter may not exceed--
        (i) 70 per centum of the costs of the project for the first and 
    second years of the project;
        (ii) 60 per centum of such costs for the third year of the 
    project;
        (iii) 50 per centum of such costs for the fourth year of the 
    project; and
        (iv) 40 per centum of such costs for the fifth year of the 
    project.

    (B) Non-Federal contributions required by subparagraph (A) may be in 
cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, including plant, equipment, or 
services.
    (3) The Secretary may waive the limitation specified in paragraph 
(2)(A) for any year in accordance with criteria established by 
regulation.

(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XX, Sec. 2005, as added Pub. L. 97-35, 
title IX, Sec. 955(a), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 584.)
