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).)