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ticipation would not further the goals of 
the program or would be unduly burden-
some); and 
(2) submit to the Secretary an application, at 
such time, in such manner, and containing such in-
formation as the Secretary may require, including— 
(A) a description of the targeted racial or 
ethnic population in the community to be served 
under the grant; 
(B) a description of at least 1 health dis-
parity that exists in the racial or ethnic tar-
geted population; and 
(C) a demonstration of the proven record 
of accomplishment of the coalition members in 
serving and working with the targeted commu-
nity. 
(d) PLANNING GRANTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award 
grants to eligible entities described in subsection (c) 
to support the planning and development of cul-
turally and linguistically appropriate programs that 
utilize science-based and community-driven strate-
gies to reduce or eliminate a health or healthcare 
disparity in the targeted population. Such grants 
may be used to—
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(A) expand the coalition that is rep-
resented by the entity through the identification 
of additional partners, particularly among the 
targeted community, and establish linkages with 
national and State public and private partners; 
(B) establish community working groups; 
(C) conduct a needs assessment for the 
targeted population in the area of the health 
disparity using input from the targeted commu-
nity; 
(D) participate in workshops sponsored by 
the Office of Minority Health or the Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention for technical 
assistance, planning, evaluation, and other pro-
grammatic issues; 
(E) identify promising intervention strate-
gies; and 
(F) develop a plan with the input of the 
targeted community that includes strategies 
for— 
(i) implementing intervention strate-
gies that have the most promising potential 
for reducing the health disparity in the 
target population;
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(ii) identifying other sources of rev-
enue and integrating current and proposed 
funding sources to ensure long-term sus-
tainability of the program; and 
(iii) evaluating the program, including 
collecting data and measuring progress to-
ward reducing or eliminating the health 
disparity in the targeted population that 
takes into account the evaluation model de-
veloped by the Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention in collaboration with the 
Office of Minority Health. 
(2) DURATION.—The period during which pay-
ments may be made under a grant under paragraph 
(1) shall not exceed 1 year, except where the Sec-
retary determines that extraordinary circumstances 
exist as described in section 340(c)(3) of the Public 
Health Service Act. 
(e) IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award 
grants to eligible entities that have received a plan-
ning grant under subsection (d) to enable such enti-
ty to—
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(A) implement a plan to address the se-
lected health disparity for the target population, 
in an effective and timely manner; 
(B) collect data appropriate for monitoring 
and evaluating the program carried out under 
the grant; 
(C) analyze and interpret data, or collabo-
rate with academic or other appropriate institu-
tions, for such analysis and collection; 
(D) participate in conferences and work-
shops for the purpose of informing and edu-
cating others regarding the experiences and les-
sons learned from the project; 
(E) collaborate with appropriate partners 
to publish the results of the project for the ben-
efit of the public health community; 
(F) establish mechanisms with other public 
or private groups to maintain financial support 
for the program after the grant terminates; and 
(G) maintain relationships with local part-
ners and continue to develop new relationships 
with State and national partners. 
(2) DURATION.—The period during which pay-
ments may be made under a grant under paragraph 
(1) shall not exceed 4 years. Such payments shall be
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subject to annual approval by the Secretary and to 
the availability of appropriations for the fiscal year 
involved. 
(f) EVALUATION GRANTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award 
grants to eligible entities that have received an im-
plementation grant under subsection (e) that require 
additional assistance for the purpose of rigorous 
data analysis, program evaluation (including process 
and outcome measures), or dissemination of find-
ings. 
(2) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this 
subsection, the Secretary shall give priority to— 
(A) entities that in previous funding cy-
cles— 
(i) have received a planning grant 
under subsection (d); and 
(ii) implemented activities of the type 
described in subsection (e)(1); 
(B) entities that fulfilled the goals of their 
planning grant under subsection (d) in an espe-
cially timely manner; 
(C) entities that incorporate best practices 
or build on successful models in their action
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plan, including the use of community health 
workers; and 
(D) entities that would enable the Sec-
retary to provide for an equitable distribution of 
such grants among the 5 categories for race 
and ethnicity described in the 1997 Office of 
Management and Budget Standards for Main-
taining, Collecting, and Presenting Federal 
Data on Race and Ethnicity. 
(g) MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT.—The Secretary may 
not award a grant to an eligible entity under this section 
unless the entity agrees that, with respect to the costs to 
be incurred by the entity in carrying out the activities for 
which the grant was awarded, the entity (and each of the 
participating partners in the coalition represented by the 
entity) will maintain its expenditures of non-Federal funds 
for such activities at a level that is not less than the level 
of such expenditures during the fiscal year immediately 
preceding the first fiscal year for which the grant is 
awarded. 
(h) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary may, 
either directly or by grant or contract, provide any entity 
that receives a grant under this section with technical and 
other nonfinancial assistance necessary to meet the re-
quirements of this section.