1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Childhood Outcomes Need New Efficient Community Teams or the CONNECT Act . 2. Authority to award competitive grants to enhance collaboration between State child welfare and juvenile justice systems Subpart 1 of part B of title IV of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 621 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 429A. Grants to States to enhance collaboration between State child welfare and juvenile justice systems (a) Purpose The purpose of this section is to authorize the Secretary, in collaboration with the Attorney General and the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention of the Department of Justice, to make grants to State child welfare and juvenile justice agencies to collaborate in the collection of data relating to dual status youth and to develop practices, policies, and protocols to confront the challenges presented and experienced by dual status youth. (b) Authority To award grants (1) In general The Secretary shall award competitive grants jointly to a State child welfare agency and a State juvenile justice agency to facilitate or enhance collaboration between the child welfare and juvenile justice systems of the State in order to carry out programs to address the needs of dual status youth and their families. (2) Funding Of the amount appropriated under section 425 for a fiscal year that exceeds $270,000,000, the Secretary shall reserve up to $30,000,000 of such excess amount for grants under this section. (3) Length of grants (A) In general A grant shall be awarded under this section for a period of not less than 2, and not more than 5, fiscal years, subject to subparagraph (B). (B) Extension of grant On application of the grantee, the Secretary may extend for not more than 2 fiscal years the period for which a grant is awarded under this section. (c) Additional requirements (1) Application In order for a State to be eligible for a grant under this section, it shall submit an application, to be