§ 5667e–6. Applications

     An application for assistance under this part shall include—

     (1) information on the youth expected to be served by the program;

     (2) a provision for a mechanism for matching youth with mentors based on the needs of the youth;

     (3) an assurance that no mentor will be assigned to more than one youth, so as to ensure a one-to-one relationship;

     (4) an assurance that projects operated in secondary schools will provide youth with a variety of experiences and support, including—

     (A) an opportunity to spend time in a work environment and, when possible, participate in the work environment;

     (B) an opportunity to witness the job skills that will be required for youth to obtain employment upon graduation;

     (C) assistance with homework assignments; and

     (D) exposure to experiences that youth might not otherwise encounter;

     (5) an assurance that projects operated in elementary schools will provide youth with—

     (A) academic assistance;

     (B) exposure to new experiences and activities that youth might not encounter on their own; and

     (C) emotional support;

     (6) an assurance that projects will be monitored to ensure that each youth benefits from a mentor relationship, with provision for a new mentor assignment if the relationship is not beneficial to the youth;

     (7) the method by which mentors and youth will be recruited to the project;

     (8) the method by which prospective mentors will be screened; and

     (9) the training that will be provided to mentors.

(Pub. L. 93–415, title II, § 288F, as added Pub. L. 102–586, § 2(i)(1)(C), Nov. 4, 1992, 106 Stat. 5011.)