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123STA T . 1 56 6 PUBLIC LA W 111 – 13 — AP R .21 , 2 0 0 9‘ ‘ (e)PERIODS;AM O UNT S .—Th e Corp or ati o ns ha l l m a k es uc h g rants f or perio d sof 5y ears , and may rene w the grants for addi - tional periods of 5 years, in amounts of not less than $1 , 0 00,000 and not more than $10,000,000 per year. ‘‘(f) EL I G I B ILIT Y .—To b e eligible to recei v e a grant under sub- section (d), an entity shall— ‘‘(1) be a covered entity; ‘‘( 2 ) propose to focus on— ‘‘(A) serving a specific local geographical area; or ‘‘( B ) addressing a specific issue area; ‘‘( 3 ) propose to focus on improving measurable outcomes relating to— ‘‘(A) education for economically disadvantaged elementary or secondary school students; ‘‘(B) child and youth development; ‘‘(C) reductions in poverty or increases in economic opportunity for economically disadvantaged individuals; ‘‘( D ) health, including access to health services and health education; ‘‘(E) resource conservation and local environmental q uality; ‘‘( F ) individual or community energy efficiency; ‘‘( G ) civic engagement; or ‘‘( H ) reductions in crime; ‘‘( 4 ) have an evidence-based decisionmaking strategy, including— ‘‘(A) use of evidence produced by prior rigorous evalua- tions of program effectiveness including, where available, well-implemented randomi z ed controlled trials; and ‘‘(B) a well-articulated plan to— ‘‘(i)( I ) replicate and e x pand research-proven initia- tives that have been shown to produce sizeable, sus- tained benefits to participants or society; or ‘‘(II) support new initiatives with a substantial likelihood of significant impact; or ‘‘(ii) partner with a research organization to carry out rigorous evaluations to assess the effectiveness of such initiatives; and ‘‘(5) have appropriate policies, as determined by the Cor- poration, that protect against conflict of interest, self-dealing, and other improper practices. ‘‘(g) A P PLI CA TION.—To be eligible to receive a grant under sub- section (d) for national leveraging capital, an eligible entity shall submit an application to the Corporation at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Corporation may specify, including, at a minimum— ‘‘(1) an assurance that the eligible entity will— ‘‘(A) use the funds received through that capital in order to make subgrants to community organizations that will use the funds to replicate or expand proven initiatives, or support new initiatives, in low-income communities; ‘‘(B) in making decisions about subgrants for commu- nities, consult with a diverse cross section of community representatives in the decisions, including individuals from the public, nonprofit private, and for-profit private sectors; and