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403.81—How must funds be used under the Single Parents, Displaced Homemakers, and Single Pregnant Women Program?

A State shall use funds reserved in accordance with § 403.180(b)(2)(i) for individuals who are single parents, displaced homemakers, or single pregnant women only to—

(a) Provide, subsidize, reimburse, or pay for preparatory services, including instruction in basic academic and occupational skills, necessary educational materials, and career guidance and counseling services in preparation for vocational education and training that will furnish single parents, displaced homemakers, and single pregnant women with marketable skills;

(b) Make grants to eligible recipients for expanding preparatory services and vocational education services if the expansion directly increases the eligible recipients' capacity for providing single parents, displaced homemakers, and single pregnant women with marketable skills;

(c) Make grants to community-based organizations for the provision of preparatory and vocational education services to single parents, displaced homemakers, and single pregnant women if the State determines that the community-based organizations have demonstrated effectiveness in providing comparable or related services to single parents, displaced homemakers, and single pregnant women, taking into account the demonstrated performance of such organizations in terms of cost, the quality of training, and the characteristics of the participants;

(d) Make preparatory services and vocational education and training more accessible to single parents, displaced homemakers, and single pregnant women by assisting those individuals with dependent care, transportation services, or special services and supplies, books, and materials, or by organizing and scheduling the programs so that those programs are more accessible; or

(e) Provide information to single parents, displaced homemakers, and single pregnant women to inform those individuals of vocational education programs, related support services, and career counseling.

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(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 2335(a) )

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