; (2) will offer a higher quality and more rigorous summer youth employment program (which shall include a consideration of whether the program has been evaluated and, if so, the impact of the program on the youth outcomes listed in section 3(a)); (3) will offer a higher quality and more rigorous innovative approach for such program (which shall include a consideration of whether that innovative approach has been evaluated and, if so, the impact of the innovative approach on the youth outcomes listed under section 3(a)); and (4) will serve a higher number of youth historically underserved by summer youth employment programs, including youth in rural and suburban local areas. (c) Application requirements To be eligible for a grant under this section, an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, and in such manner as may be required by the Secretary, which includes a description of the plan to integrate one or more of the innovative approaches listed in subsection (d) into the summer youth employment program operated by the eligible entity. (d) Innovative approaches to summer youth employment programs An eligible entity that operates a summer youth employment program that includes the required program elements listed in section 3(d) shall use funds received under this section to integrate into such program one or more of the following innovative approaches: (1) Individualized mentoring and coaching for youth participants, under which each youth participant— (A) before and after the participant starts the program and regularly during the program, meets one-on-one with a dedicated mentor; (B) develops a comprehensive success plan with the mentor, including academic and employment goals and the steps needed to achieve such goals; (C) receives other support from the mentor, which shall include— (i) coaching to overcome barriers that could impact progress in completing the employment received under the summer youth employment program; (ii) providing letters of recommendation