(b)(1) To the extent that funds are available, grants shall be awarded to multipurpose service centers that offer job counseling, job training, financial management, employment referral and any other services that the department may require. Priority in the award of grants shall be afforded to those multipurpose service centers that received State assistance during the 1998-1999 fiscal year.

(2) Qualified multipurpose service centers shall apply for grants in the form and manner required by the department.

(1) Has worked in the home, providing unpaid household services for family members.

(2) Is underemployed.

(3) Has had or is having difficulty securing employment.

(4) Has been dependent on the income of another family member but is no longer supported by such income, has been dependent on government assistance or is supported as the parent of minor children by government assistance or other support.

“Multipurpose service center.” A community-based organization, school district, joint school district or intermediate unit, postsecondary school, institution of higher learning or area career and technical education school that provides job counseling services; job training, education and placement services; financial management services, outreach information services with respect to Federal and State employment and education, health and unemployment assistance programs to displaced homemakers and single parents.