; or (2) as the Attorney General considers appropriate, use a portion of the funds available under this Act for a grant program under this Act to provide assistance to an eligible entity to conduct a validated evaluation of the effectiveness of the activities carried out through such grant program by each of the grant recipients. (b) Applications (1) Submission To be eligible to receive a grant under this Act, an entity shall submit an application to the Attorney General at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Attorney General may require, which shall include— (A) a proposal for the evaluation required in accordance with subsection (a)(1); and (B) the amount of assistance under subsection (a)(2) the entity is requesting, if any. (2) Review and assistance (A) In general An employee of the Department of Justice, after consultation with an employee of the Department of Health and Human Services with expertise in evaluation methodology, shall review each application described in subsection (b) and determine whether the methodology described in the proposal under paragraph (1)(A) is adequate to gather meaningful information. (B) Denial If the reviewing employee determines the methodology described in such proposal is inadequate, the reviewing employee shall recommend that the Attorney General deny the application for the grant, or make recommendations for how the application should be modified. (C) Notice to applicant If the Attorney General denies the application on the basis of such proposal, the Attorney General shall inform the applicant of the reasons the application was denied, and offer assistance to the applicant in modifying the proposal.