Grants for training, research, and technical assistance

On the application of an eligible recipient, the Secretary may make grants for training, research, and technical assistance, including grants for program evaluation and economic impact analyses, that would be useful in alleviating or preventing conditions of excessive unemployment or underemployment. Grants under paragraph (1) may be used for— In the case of a project assisted under this section that is national or regional in scope, the Secretary may waive the provision in section 3122(6)(A)(vi) of this title requiring a nonprofit organization or association to act in cooperation with officials of a political subdivision of a State. In providing research and technical assistance under this section, the Secretary, in addition to making grants under subsection (a), may— In accordance with subsection (a)(2)(D), the Secretary may make grants to institutions of higher education to serve as university centers. The Secretary shall ensure that the network of university centers established under this subsection provides services in each State. To the maximum extent practicable, a university center established under this subsection shall— In making grants under this subsection, the Secretary shall consider—