12 2 STA T .68 1 PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 1 9 9 — AP R .9 , 2008 (B)haveb ee nr e l ea s e df r om a p r i son or j ail for more t han 180 da y s before the date on w hi c h the individ u als be g in participating in the grant program carried out under this section . ( 3 ) PRIO RI TY O FSE R V I C E. —G rantees shall provide a priority of service in projects funded under this section to individuals meeting the re q uirements of paragraph (1) who have been released from S tate correctional facilities. (b) AU T H ORITY TO MAK E GRA N TS.— T he Secretary of L abor may ma k e grants to nonprofit organi z ations for the purpose of providing mentoring , job training and job placement services, and other com - prehensive transitional services to assist eligible offenders in obtaining and retaining employment. (c) U SE OF F UN D S.— (1) I N G ENERA L .—A grant awarded under this section may be used for— (A) mentoring eligible offenders, including the provi- sion of support, guidance, and assistance in the community and the workplace to address the challenges faced by such offenders
(B) providing job training and job placement services to eligible offenders, including work readiness activities, job referrals, basic skills remediation, educational services, occupational skills training, on-the-job training, work e x perience, and post-placement support, in coordination with the one-stop partners and one-stop operators (as such terms are defined in section 101 of the W orkforce Invest- ment Act of 1 9 98( 2 9 U.S. C . 2801)) that provide services at any center operated under a one-stop delivery system established under section 13 4 (c) of the Workforce Invest- ment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 28 6 4(c)), businesses, and edu- cational institutions; and (C) providing outreach, orientation, intake, assess- ments, counseling, case management, and other transi- tional services to eligible offenders, including prerelease outreach and orientation. (2) LI M ITATIONS.— (A) CERTAIN SERVICES E X CLUDED.—A grant under this section may not be used to provide substance abuse treat- ment services, mental health treatment services, or housing services, except that such a grant may be used to coordinate with other programs and entities to arrange for such pro- grams and entities to provide substance abuse treatment services, mental health treatment services, or housing serv- ices to eligible offenders. (B) ADMINISTRATIVE COST LIMIT.— N ot more than 1 5 percent of the amounts awarded to a grantee under this section may be used for the costs of administration, as determined by the Secretary of Labor. (d) A P PLICATION.— (1) IN GENERAL.— (A) APPLICATION RE Q UIRED.—A nonprofit organization desiring a grant under this section shall submit an applica- tion to the Secretary of Labor at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the Secretary of Labor may require.
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