; (2) carried out by community-based organizations of the eligible entity or related covered partnerships; and (3) for eligible youth. (c) Periods of grants The Secretary shall award the grants for periods of not less than 3 years and not more than 5 years. 5. Eligible entities To be eligible to receive a grant under section 4, an entity shall— (1) (A) be a national youth-serving organization with active chapters, affiliates, or subgrant recipients, that are community-based organizations (including such organizations that are facility-based organizations) in not fewer than 35 States; and (B) provide programming focused on youth workforce readiness in an out-of-school-time program; and (2) obtain approval of an application under section 6. 6. Application To be eligible to receive a grant under section 4, an entity shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require, including— (1) a description of how the entity will implement a youth workforce readiness program in a manner that ensures an equitable geographic distribution of program activities, including an equitable distribution between urban and rural communities; (2) a description of the proposed program activities to be funded and their locations; (3) a description of populations of eligible youth to be served, including populations living in or from underserved communities or communities with employment disparities; (4) a description of the effective strategies, best practices, or evidence-based practices the workforce readiness program will use; (5) an assurance that the program will take place in safe and easily accessible facilities; (6) a demonstration of how, in implementing the proposed program activities, the entity will coordinate activities with Federal, State, and local programs and make the most effective use of public resources