and opportunities for effective patient self-man-
agement; and 
‘‘(B) may give priority to reaching high- 
risk or underserved populations. 
‘‘(4) COLLABORATION.—In carrying out this sub-
section, the Secretary shall consult and collaborate 
with stakeholders from the public, private, and non-
profit sectors with expertise relating to arthritis con-
trol, prevention, and treatment. 
‘‘(5) ELIGIBLE
ENTITY.—For purposes of this 
subsection, the term ‘eligible entity’ means a public or 
private nonprofit entity that demonstrates to the sat-
isfaction of the Secretary, in the application described 
in subsection (e), the ability of the entity to carry out 
the activities described in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(d) COMPREHENSIVE STATE GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Under the Plan, the Sec-
retary may award grants to eligible entities to pro-
vide support for comprehensive arthritis control and 
prevention programs and to enable such entities to 
provide public health surveillance, prevention, and 
control activities related to arthritis and other rheu-
matic diseases. 
‘‘(2) APPLICATION.—The Secretary may only 
award a grant under this subsection to an eligible en-
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tity that submits to the Secretary an application at 
such time, in such manner, and containing such 
agreements, assurances, and information as the Sec-
retary may require, including a comprehensive ar-
thritis control and prevention plan that— 
‘‘(A) is developed with the advice of stake-
holders from the public, private, and nonprofit 
sectors that have expertise relating to arthritis 
control, prevention, and treatment that increase 
the quality of life and decrease the level of dis-
ability; 
‘‘(B) is intended to reduce the morbidity of 
arthritis, with priority on preventing and con-
trolling arthritis in at-risk populations and re-
ducing disparities in arthritis prevention, diag-
nosis, management, and quality of care in un-
derserved populations; 
‘‘(C) describes the arthritis-related services 
and activities to be undertaken or supported by 
the entity; and 
‘‘(D) demonstrates the relationship the enti-
ty has with the community and local entities 
and how the entity plans to involve such commu-
nity and local entities in carrying out the activi-
ties described in paragraph (1). 
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‘‘(3) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity may use 
amounts received under a grant awarded under this 
subsection to conduct, in a manner consistent with 
the comprehensive arthritis control and prevention 
plan submitted by the entity in the application under 
paragraph (2)— 
‘‘(A) public health surveillance and epide-
miological activities relating to the prevalence of 
arthritis and assessment of disparities in arthri-
tis prevention, diagnosis, management, and care; 
‘‘(B) public information and education pro-
grams; and 
‘‘(C) education, training, and clinical skills 
improvement activities for health professionals, 
including allied health personnel. 
‘‘(4) ELIGIBLE
ENTITY.—For purposes of this 
subsection, the term ‘eligible entity’ means a State or 
an Indian tribe. 
‘‘(e) GENERAL APPLICATION.—The Secretary may 
only award a grant under subsection (b) or (c) to an entity 
that submits to the Secretary an application at such time, 
in such manner, and containing such agreements, assur-
ances, and information as the Secretary may require, in-
cluding a description of how funds received under a grant 
awarded under such subsection will supplement or fulfill 
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