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grant authority Sec. 402. (a) Section 152(a) is amended— (1) by striking out “section 154” and inserting in lieu thereof “section 154(a)”; (2) by striking out “facilities” and inserting in lieu thereof “programs”; and 101 STAT. 854 (3) by striking out “section 102(13)” and inserting in lieu thereof “section 102(18)”. (b) Section 152 is further amended— (1) by striking out subsections (b) and (d); (2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d) and (in such subsection)— (A) by striking out “The” and inserting in lieu thereof “From amounts appropriated under section 154(a), the”; (B) by inserting “and may compete for grants under subsections (b) and (c)” before the period at the end of the second sentence; and (C) by striking out “section 102(13)” and inserting in lieu thereof “section 102(18)”; (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following news subsections: “(b) (1) (A) From amounts appropriated under section 154(b), the Secretary shall make grants of sufficient size and scope to university affiliated programs receiving grants under subsection (a) to support training projects to train personnel to address the needs of persons with developmental disabilities in areas of emerging national significance, particularly projects to train personnel in the areas of early intervention programs (as described in paragraph (2)), programs for elderly persons with developmental disabilities (as described in paragraph (3)), and community-based service programs (as described in paragraph (4)). “(B) The Secretary shall make determinations with respect to grants under this subsection based on information relating to present and projected needs for the training of personnel based on identified State, regional, or national shortages of personnel, the capacity of the university affiliated programs to train personnel, and such other information as may be determined necessary and appropriate by the Secretary. “(C) Grants under this subsection may be used by university affiliated programs to (i) assist in paying the costs of courses of training or study for personnel to provide services for persons with developmental disabilities and (ii) establish fellowships or traineeships providing such stipends and allowances as may be determined by the Secretary. “(2) Grants under this subsection for training projects with respect to early intervention programs shall be for the purpose of assisting university affiliated programs in providing training to allied health personnel and other personnel who provide, or who will provide, interdisciplinary intervention to infants, toddlers, and preschool age children with developmental disabilities. Such training projects shall include instruction on methods of working and collaborating with professionals and families of persons with developmental disabilities. “(3) Grants under this subsection for training projects with respect to programs for elderly persons with developmental disabilities shall be for the purpose of supporting the planning, design, and implementation of coordinated interdisciplinary training programs between existing aging or gerontological programs and university affiliated programs in order to prepare professional staff to provide services for elderly persons with developmental disabilities. “(4) Grants under this subsection for training projects with respect to community-based programs shall be for the purpose of providing interdisciplinary training to personnel who will provide101 STAT. 855 direct supports and services for persons with developmental disabilities, including paraprofessionals who are employed or are preparing to be employed in community-based day programs or residential programs for persons with developmental disabilities. The Secretary shall ensure that all grants under this paragraph are made only to university affiliated programs that involve local community-level direct care programs and paraprofessional training programs in the preparation of the application for such grant and shall assure that any training under the university affiliated program will be coordinated with local programs. “(c) From amounts appropriated under section 154(b), the Secretary may make grants to university affiliated programs receiving grants under subsection (a) to support one or more of the following activities: “(1) The provision of service-related training to persons with developmental disabilities, family members of such persons, professionals, volunteers, or other personnel to enable such persons, family members, professionals, volunteers, or personnel to provide services to increase or maintain the independence, productivity, and integration into the community of persons with developmental disabilities. “(2) The conduct of an applied research program designed to produce more efficient and effective methods for (A) the delivery of services to persons with developmental disabilities, and (B) the training of professionals, paraprofessionals, and parents who provide such services.”; and (4) by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: “(e) From amounts appropriated under section 154(a), the Secretary may make a grant to a university or a public or nonprofit entity which is associated with, or is an integral part of, a college or university, to study the feasibility of establishing a university affiliated program or a satellite center. Such study shall include an assessment of the needs of the area in which the university is located for such a program or center. The amount of a grant under this subsection may not exceed $35,000 for any fiscal year. A grant under this subsection may only be made in a State in which there is no university affiliated program or satellite center.”.