State not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this paragraph. (C) State selection (i) In general The Secretary shall select not more than 6 States to each carry out a pilot project in coordination with a selected sponsoring organization. (ii) Applications A State seeking to carry out a pilot project shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require, including information about the selected sponsoring organization. (iii) Priority In carrying out clause (i), the Secretary shall give priority to a State based on— (I) the level of childhood poverty in the service area of the selected sponsoring organization