(1) Grants made under this chapter shall be used to fund an applicant's activities to implement a comprehensive education and employment skills training program.
(2) Activities eligible for assistance under this chapter include:
(a) Education and job skills training services and activities that include:
(i) Work experience and skills training, coordinated to the maximum extent feasible, with preapprenticeship and apprenticeship programs in construction and rehabilitation trades;
(ii) Services and activities designed to meet the educational needs of participants, including basic skills instruction and remedial education, bilingual education for participants with limited English proficiency, secondary education services and activities designed to lead to the attainment of a high school diploma or its equivalent, and counseling and assistance in attaining postsecondary education and required financial aid;
(b) Counseling services and related activities;
(c) Activities designed to develop employment and leadership skills;
(d) Support services and need-based stipends necessary to enable the participant to participate in the program and to assist participants through support services in retaining employment;
(e) Wage stipends and benefits provided to participants; and
(f) Administrative costs of the applicant, not to exceed five percent of the amount of assistance provided under this chapter.