‘‘(3) to educate, guide, and provide experiential 
learning opportunities that target behavioral risk 
factors including— 
‘‘(A) poor nutrition; 
‘‘(B) physical inactivity; 
‘‘(C) being overweight or obese; 
‘‘(D) tobacco use; 
‘‘(E) alcohol and substance use; 
‘‘(F) injury and violence; 
‘‘(G) risky sexual behavior; and 
‘‘(H) mental health problems; 
‘‘(4) to educate and guide regarding effective 
strategies to promote positive health behaviors with-
in the family; 
‘‘(5) to promote community wellness and aware-
ness; and 
‘‘(6) to educate and refer target populations to 
appropriate health care agencies and community- 
based programs and organizations in order to in-
crease access to quality health care services, includ-
ing preventive health services. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Each eligible entity that 
desires to receive a grant under subsection (a) shall 
submit an application to the Secretary, at such time, 
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in such manner, and accompanied by such additional 
information as the Secretary may require. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—Each application submitted 
pursuant to paragraph (1) shall— 
‘‘(A) describe the activities for which as-
sistance under this section is sought; 
‘‘(B) contain an assurance that with re-
spect to each community health worker pro-
gram receiving funds under the grant awarded, 
such program provides training and supervision 
to community health workers to enable such 
workers to provide authorized program services; 
‘‘(C) contain an assurance that the appli-
cant will evaluate the effectiveness of commu-
nity health worker programs receiving funds 
under the grant; 
‘‘(D) contain an assurance that each com-
munity health worker program receiving funds 
under the grant will provide services in the cul-
tural context most appropriate for the individ-
uals served by the program; 
‘‘(E) contain a plan to document and dis-
seminate project description and results to 
other States and organizations as identified by 
the Secretary; and 
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‘‘(F) describe plans to enhance the capac-
ity of individuals to utilize health services and 
health-related social services under Federal, 
State, and local programs by— 
‘‘(i) assisting individuals in estab-
lishing eligibility under the programs and 
in receiving the services or other benefits 
of the programs; and 
‘‘(ii) providing other services as the 
Secretary determines to be appropriate, 
that may include transportation and trans-
lation services. 
‘‘(d) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall give priority to those appli-
cants— 
‘‘(1) who propose to target geographic areas— 
‘‘(A) with a high percentage of residents 
who are eligible for health insurance but are 
uninsured or underinsured; and 
‘‘(B) with a high percentage of families for 
whom English is not their primary language. 
‘‘(2) with experience in providing health or 
health-related social services to individuals who are 
underserved with respect to such services; and 
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‘‘(3) with documented community activity and 
experience with community health workers. 
‘‘(e) COLLABORATION WITH ACADEMIC INSTITU-
TIONS.—The Secretary shall encourage community health 
worker programs receiving funds under this section to col-
laborate with academic institutions. Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to require such collaboration. 
‘‘(f) QUALITY ASSURANCE
AND COST-EFFECTIVE-
NESS.—The Secretary shall establish guidelines for assur-
ing the quality of the training and supervision of commu-
nity health workers under the programs funded under this 
section and for assuring the cost-effectiveness of such pro-
grams. 
‘‘(g) MONITORING.—The Secretary shall monitor 
community health worker programs identified in approved 
applications and shall determine whether such programs 
are in compliance with the guidelines established under 
subsection (f). 
‘‘(h) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary may 
provide technical assistance to community health worker 
programs identified in approved applications with respect 
to planning, developing, and operating programs under the 
grant. 
‘‘(i) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 
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