‘‘(vi) a home-based or community- 
based long-term care facility or program; 
or 
‘‘(vii) a health care facility adminis-
tered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 
‘‘(5) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under this subsection, an entity shall submit 
an application to the Secretary at such time, in such 
manner, and containing such information as the Sec-
retary may require, including, at a minimum— 
‘‘(A) a proposal to use the grant funds to 
establish or expand a training program in order 
to train covered workers for employment as 
health care professionals (including paraprofes-
sionals); 
‘‘(B) information demonstrating the need 
for the training and support services to be pro-
vided through the program; 
‘‘(C) information describing the manner in 
which the entity will expend the grant funds, 
and the activities to be carried out with the 
funds; 
‘‘(D) information demonstrating that the 
entity meets the requirements of paragraph (4); 
and 
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‘‘(E) with respect to training programs 
carried out by the applicant, information— 
‘‘(i) on the graduation rates of the 
programs involved; 
‘‘(ii) on the retention measures car-
ried out by the applicant; 
‘‘(iii) on the length of time necessary 
to complete the training programs of the 
applicant; and 
‘‘(iv) on the number of qualified cov-
ered workers that are refused admittance 
into the training programs because of lack 
of capacity. 
‘‘(6) SELECTION.—In making grants under 
paragraph (3), the Secretary, after consultation with 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
shall— 
‘‘(A) consider the information submitted by 
the eligible entities under paragraph (5)(E); 
and 
‘‘(B) select— 
‘‘(i) eligible entities submitting appli-
cations that meet such criteria as the Sec-
retary of Labor determines to be appro-
priate; and 
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‘‘(ii) among such entities, the eligible 
entities serving the covered communities 
with the greatest need for the grants and 
the greatest potential to benefit from the 
grants. 
‘‘(7) USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—An entity that re-
ceives a grant under this subsection shall use 
the funds made available through the grant for 
training and support services that meet the 
needs described in the application submitted 
under paragraph (5), which may include— 
‘‘(i) increasing capacity, subject to 
subparagraph (B), at an educational insti-
tution or training center to train individ-
uals for employment as health profes-
sionals, such as by— 
‘‘(I) expanding a facility, subject 
to subparagraph (B); 
‘‘(II) expanding course offerings; 
‘‘(III) hiring faculty; 
‘‘(IV) providing a student loan 
repayment program for the faculty; 
‘‘(V) establishing or expanding 
clinical education opportunities; 
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‘‘(VI) 
purchasing 
equipment, 
such as computers, books, clinical 
supplies, or a patient simulator; or 
‘‘(VII) conducting recruitment; 
or 
‘‘(ii) providing support services for 
covered workers participating in the train-
ing, such as— 
‘‘(I) providing tuition assistance; 
‘‘(II) establishing or expanding 
distance education programs; 
‘‘(III) providing transportation 
assistance; or 
‘‘(IV) providing child care. 
‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—To be eligible to use 
the funds to expand a facility, the eligible entity 
shall demonstrate to the Secretary in an appli-
cation submitted under paragraph (5) that the 
entity can increase the capacity described in 
subparagraph (A)(i) of such facility only by ex-
panding the facility. 
‘‘(8) FUNDING.—Of the amounts appropriated 
to, and available at the discretion of, the Secretary 
or the Secretary of Health and Human Services for 
programmatic and administrative expenditures, a 
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