; (D) inform the quality improvement process for such programs at the State level; (E) evaluate such a program for the purposes of program improvement and providing information to the parents of children participating in such program; or (F) provide research conducted as part of a national evaluation. III Performance partnership pilot program 301. Definitions In this title: (1) Lead agency The term lead agency means the lead agency designated under section 202(a)(1). (2) Performance partnership pilot The term performance partnership pilot means a project that— (A) seeks to identify, through a demonstration, cost-effective strategies for providing services at the State, regional, or local level; (B) involves two or more Federal programs (administered by one or more Federal agencies)— (i) with related policy goals; and (ii) at least one of which is administered (in whole or in part) by a State, local government, or tribal government; (C) carries out the 2-generation approach by achieving the outcomes described in section 201(b), including making better use of budgetary resources to seek enhanced outcomes that are cost-effective for regions, communities, or vulnerable populations; and (D) consistent with this title, allows— (i) an entity participating in the project to combine multiple sources of funding acquired by the entity