low-income persons attain housing assistance and (iii) prior programs no outstanding audits findings; (4) the proposed program will be undertaken in non-Metropolitan Statistical Areas identified by RHS as having populations below 10,000 or in remote parts of other rural areas, (i.e., rural areas contained in Metropolitan Statistical Areas with less than 5,000 population); (5) the program will minimize the use of grant funds for administrative purposes, i.e., less than 20 percent of grant funds; (6) the program will alleviate overcrowding in rural residences inhabited by very low and low- income families; and (7) if an existing grantee has met the objectives of its current grant. Twenty-First Century Community Learning Centers 322 TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Project Grants. USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: Projects funded under this program must be for the purpose of meeting the needs of the residents of rural and inner city communities, through the creation or expansion of community learning centers. Centers must include not less than four of the activities listed in Section 10905 of Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA). Priority will be given to those applications that provide expanded learning opportunities for children and youth in a safe and drug-free environmental and engage the support of citizens in those efforts. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
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