Program authorized

(a) Grants authorized From the total amount appropriated under section 8 for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall, for such fiscal year— (1) reserve 2 percent of such amount for program administration and evaluation and to provide technical assistance to eligible entities in operating induction programs in public schools; (2) reserve 1 percent of such amount for the Secretary of the Interior to support programs similar to induction programs for schools operated or funded by the Bureau of Indian Education; and (3) use the funds remaining after the reservations under paragraphs (1) and (2) to award grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities. (b) Required match (1) In general Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), an eligible entity receiving a grant under this section shall provide, toward the cost of the activities assisted under the grant, an amount equal to 50 percent of the amount of the grant. (2) Exemptions The matching requirement under paragraph (1) shall not apply to an eligible entity representing an outlying area or an eligible entity awarded a grant under subsection (a)(2) from the Secretary of the Interior. (3) Waiver The Secretary may waive all or part of the matching requirement described in paragraph (1) for any fiscal year for an eligible entity if the Secretary determines that applying the matching requirement to the eligible entity would be inequitable due to— (A) exceptional or uncontrollable circumstances, such as a natural disaster or a change in the organizational structure of the eligible entity; (B) a precipitous decline in the financial resources of the eligible entity; or (C) the inability to carry out the authorized activities described in section 6.