107 STAT. 806 PUBLIC LAW 103-82—SEPT. 21, 1993 of the assistance shall use the criteria described in subsections (c) and (d) when considering an application submitted by a national service program to receive a portion of such assistance or an approved national service position. "(2) CONTENTS.— The application of the State or other entity under section 130 shall contain— "(A) a certification that the State or other entity used these criteria in the selection of national service programs to receive assistance; "(B) a description of the jobs or positions into which participants will be placed using such assistance, including descriptions of specific tasks to be performed by such participcuits; and "(C) a description of the minimimi qualifications that individuals shall meet to become participants in such programs.
- (c) ASSISTANCE CRITERIA.— The criteria required to be applied
in evaluating applications submitted under section 130 are as follows: "(1) The quality of the national service program proposed to be carried out directly by the applicant or supported by a grant from the applicant. "(2) The innovative aspects of the national service program, and the feasibility of replicating the program. "(3) The sustainability of the national service program, based on evidence such as the existence— "(A) of strong and broad-based community support for the program; and "(B) of multiple funding sources or private funding for the program. "(4) The quality of the leadership of the national service program, the past performance of the program, and the extent to which the program builds on existing programs. "(5) The extent to which participants of the national service program are recruitedfi*omamong residents of the communities in which projects are to be conducted, and the extent to which participants and community residents are involved in the design, leadership, and operation of the program. "(6) The extent to which projects would be conducted in the following areas where they are needed most: "(A) Communities designated as empowerment zones or redevelopment areas, targeted for special economic incentives, or othervase identifiable as having high concentrations of low-income people. (B) Areas that are environmentally distressed. "(C) Areas adversely afiected by Federal actions related to the management of Federal lands that result in significant regional job losses and economic dislocation. "(D) Areas adversely affected by reductions in defense spending or the closure or realignment of military installations. "(E) Areas that have an unemployment rate greater than the national average unemployment for the most recent 12 months for which satisfactory data are available. "(7) In the case of applicants other than States, the extent to which the application is consistent with the application under
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