§ 664.810 - How does a Local Board or other entity become eligible to receive a Youth Opportunity Grant?

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A Local Board is eligible to receive a Youth Opportunity Grant if it serves a community that:

Has been designated as an empowerment zone (EZ) or enterprise community (EC) under section 1391 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;

Is located in a State that does not have an EZ or an EC and that has been designated by its Governor as a high poverty area; or

Is one of two areas in a State that has been designated by the Governor as an area for which a local board may apply for a Youth Opportunity Grant, and that meets the poverty rate criteria in section 1392 (a)(4), (b), and (d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

An entity other than a Local Board is eligible to receive a grant if that entity:

Is a WIA Indian and Native American grant recipient under WIA section 166; and

Serves a community that:

Meets the poverty rate criteria in section 1392(a)(4), (b), and (d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and

Is located on an Indian reservation or serves Oklahoma Indians or Alaska Native villages or Native groups, as provided in WIA section 169 (d)(2)(B). (WIA sec. 169(c) and (d).)