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42 U.S. Code § 12337. State coordination of services
(a) Authority
The Commissioner shall make grants under this section to States on a formula basis for the purpose of improving the coordination of services provided to children, youth, and families.
(b) ApplicationTo be eligible to receive a grant under this section, the chief executive officer of a State shall prepare and submit to the Commissioner an application containing a plan providing assurances that—
(1)
the independent State body is committed to interagency planning that results in statewide policies promoting systematic collaboration among agencies on behalf of young individuals as demonstrated by joint planning, joint financing, joint service delivery, common intake and assessment, and other arrangements that reduce barriers to services and promote more effective local service delivery systems for young individuals;
(2) such plan will be based on needs as identified through an analysis of updated reports (such as “State of the Child” reports) prepared by the State, including detailed information gathered by the State, to the extent practicable, on young individuals and the families of such individuals concerning—
(A)
age, sex, race, and ethnicity;
(B)
the residences of such individuals;
(C)
the incidence of homelessness among such individuals;
(D)
the composition of families of such individuals;
(E)
the economic situations of such individuals;
(F)
the incidence of poverty among such individuals;
(G)
experiences in the care of such individuals away from home;
(H)
the health of such individuals;
(I)
violence in the homes or communities of such individuals;
(J)
the nature of the attachment of such individuals to school and work;
(K)
dropout rates of such individuals from school; and
(L)
the character of the communities in which such individuals reside;