; (B) a local educational agency; (C) an institution of higher education; (D) a local board; (E) a community-based organization with experience or expertise in working with youth; (F) a public agency serving youth under the jurisdiction of the juvenile justice system or criminal justice system; (G) a State or local child welfare agency; and (H) an agency administering programs under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.). (2) Optional partners A local community partnership awarded a grant under this section may, in addition to the required partners under paragraph (1), include in the partnership— (A) one-stop centers; (B) employers or employer associations; (C) representatives of labor organizations; (D) entities that carry out programs that receive funding under the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 ( 34 U.S.C. 11101 et seq.); (E) public agencies or community-based organizations with expertise in providing counseling services, including trauma-informed and gender-responsive counseling; (F) public housing agencies, collaborative applicants, as defined in section 401 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11360 ), or private nonprofit organizations that serve homeless youth and households or foster youth; and (G) other appropriate State and local agencies. (c) Application A local community partnership desiring a grant under this section shall submit to the Secretary of Labor an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may reasonably require. At a minimum, each application shall include a comprehensive plan that— (1) demonstrates sufficient need for the grant in the local population, which need may be demonstrated with indicators including— (A) a high rate of high school dropouts and youth unemployment; and (B) a high percentage or number of low-income individuals in the local population