123STA T . 1 576PUBLIC LA W 111 – 13 — AP R .21 , 2 0 0 9‘ ‘ (d)AP P LICAT I ON.—Tobe e lig ible t o r e c ei v e a gra n t u nder t h i s section , an inter m ediar y non p ro f it organi z ation shall submit an application to the C orporation at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Corporation may re q uire. The intermediary nonprofit organization shall submit in the application information demonstrating that the organization has secured suffi - cient resources to meet the requirements of subsection (f). ‘‘(e) PREF ERENCE AN D CON S IDERATIONS.— ‘‘( 1 ) PREFERENCE.— I nma k ing such grants, the Corporation shall give preference to intermediary nonprofit organizations seeking to become intermediary nonprofit grantees in areas w here nonprofit organizations face significant resource hard- ship challenges. ‘‘( 2 ) CONSIDERATIONS.—In determining whether to make a grant the Corporation shall consider— ‘‘(A) the number of small and midsize nonprofit organizations that will be served by the grant
‘‘( B ) the degree to which the activities proposed to be provided through the grant will assist a wide number of nonprofit organizations within a S tate, relative to the proposed amount of the grant; and ‘‘(C) the quality of the organizational development assistance to be delivered by the intermediary nonprofit grantee, including the qualifications of its administrators and representatives, and its record in providing services to small and midsize nonprofit organizations. ‘‘(f) F EDERAL S H ARE.— ‘‘(1) IN G ENERAL.—The Federal share of the cost as ref- erenced in subsection (b) shall be 50 percent. ‘‘(2) N ON-FEDERAL SHARE.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The non-Federal share of the cost as referenced in subsection (b) shall be 50 percent and shall be provided in cash. ‘‘(B) THIRD PART Y CONTRI BU TIONS.— ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.— Ex cept as provided in clause (ii), an intermediary nonprofit grantee shall provide the non-Federal share of the cost through contributions from third parties. The third parties may include chari- table grantmaking entities and grantmaking vehicles within existing organizations, entities of corporate philanthropy, corporations, individual donors, and regional, State, or local government agencies, or other non-Federal sources. ‘‘(ii) E X CEPTION.—If the intermediary nonprofit grantee is a private foundation (as defined in section 50 9 (a) of the Internal R evenue Code of 19 86 ), a donor advised fund (as defined in section 4 966(d)(2) of such Code), an organization which is described in section 4966(d)(4)(A)(i) of such Code, or an organization which is described in section 4966(d)(4)(B) of such Code, the grantee shall provide the non-Federal share from within that grantee ’ s own funds. ‘‘(iii) M AINTENANCE OF EFFORT, PRIOR YEAR THIRD- PARTY FUNDING LE V ELS.—For purposes of maintaining private sector support levels for the activities specified by this program, a non-Federal share that includes donations by third parties shall be composed in a way
