organization or joint labor-management organization, to the extent practicable. (2) Optional partners The following entities may be included as part of the partnership among the entities listed in paragraph (1): (A) One-stop operators. (B) Employers or employer associations. (C) 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. ). (D) Public agencies or community-based organizations with expertise in providing evidence-based trauma support services, counseling, or mental health care to youth, including trauma-informed and gender-responsive counseling. (E) 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. (F) 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— (A) on the basis of high school dropouts in the local area to be served by the partnership, as compared to the total number of unemployed individuals ages 16 to 24 in local areas in all States