(a) Each program for which grants are made under this subchapter
shall provide for a thorough evaluation of the effectiveness of the
program in achieving its purposes, which evaluation shall be
conducted by such public or private organizations as the Secretary
in consultation with existing grantees familiar with programs
carried out under the Community Services Block Grant Act [42 U.S.C.
9901 et seq.] may designate, and all or part of the costs of
evaluation may be paid from funds appropriated to carry out this
part. In evaluating the performance of any community development
corporation funded under part A of this subchapter, the criteria
for evaluation shall be based upon such program objectives, goals,
and priorities as are consistent with the purposes of this
subchapter and were set forth by such community development
corporation in its proposal for funding as approved and agreed upon
by or as subsequently modified from time to time by mutual
agreement between the Secretary and such community development
corporation.
(b) The Secretary shall conduct, either directly or through
grants or other arrangements, research and demonstration projects
designed to suggest new programs and policies to achieve the
purposes of this subchapter in such ways as to provide
opportunities for employment, ownership, and a better quality of
life for low-income residents.
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