REQUIREMENTS.

SEC. 135. REQUIREMENTS. (a) In General.—The Secretary shall award grants under this subtitle to Head Start agencies and local educational agencies in both rural and urban areas. (b) Special Rule.—The Secretary shall award at least one grant to one eligible applicant in each State before the Secretary may award a second grant within any one State. (c) Consideration.—In awarding grants under this subtitle, the Secretary shall consider— (1) the commitment of the Head Start agency and local educational agency to the program for which assistance under this subtitle is requested; (2) the quality of the Head Start program operated by a Head Start agency desiring financial assistance under this subtitle, as measured by compliance with Head Start program performance standards; (3) the proportion of low-income children in the school attendance area where the program assisted under this subtitle will be located; (4) the suitability of the proposed program for replication in other locations; (5) the quality of information and plans in the application; and (6) the commitment of the community to the proposed program, as evidenced by additional resources, in cash and in kind, available to the applicant to support the program. (d) Priority.—The Secretary shall give priority to applicants that will operate a program under this subtitle at a school designated for a schoolwide project under section 1015(a) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.