‘‘(ii) other quantifiable performance 
measures that show the benefit of the net-
work activities; 
‘‘(E) a plan for sustaining the project after 
Federal support for the project has ended; 
‘‘(F) a description of how the project will 
be evaluated; 
‘‘(G) the administrative capacity to submit 
annual performance data electronically as speci-
fied by the Director; and 
‘‘(H) other such information as the Direc-
tor determines to be appropriate. 
‘‘(d) DELTA RURAL DISPARITIES AND HEALTH SYS-
TEMS DEVELOPMENT GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) GRANTS.—The Director may award grants 
to eligible entities to support reduction of health dis-
parities, improve access to health care, and enhance 
rural health system development in the Delta Re-
gion. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under this subsection, an entity shall be a 
rural public or rural nonprofit private entity, a facil-
ity that qualifies as a rural health clinic under title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act, a public or non-
profit entity existing exclusively to provide services 
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to migrant and seasonal farm workers in rural 
areas, or a tribal government whose grant-funded 
activities will be conducted within federally recog-
nized tribal areas. 
‘‘(3) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under this subsection, an eligible entity shall 
prepare and submit to the Director an application at 
such time, in such manner, and containing such in-
formation as the Director may require, including— 
‘‘(A) a description of the project that the 
eligible entity will carry out using the funds 
provided under the grant; 
‘‘(B) an explanation of the reasons why 
Federal assistance is required to carry out the 
project; 
‘‘(C) a description of the manner in which 
the project funded under the grant will meet 
the health care needs of the Delta Region; 
‘‘(D) a description of how the local com-
munity or region to be served will experience in-
creased access to quality health care services as 
a result of the activities carried out by the enti-
ty; 
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‘‘(E) a description of how health dispari-
ties will be reduced or the health system will be 
improved; 
‘‘(F) a plan for sustaining the project after 
Federal support for the project has ended; 
‘‘(G) a description of how the project will 
be evaluated including process and outcome 
measures related to the quality of care provided 
or how the health care system improves its per-
formance; 
‘‘(H) a description of how the grantee will 
develop an advisory group made up of rep-
resentatives of the communities to be served to 
provide guidance to the grantee to best meet 
community need; and 
‘‘(I) other such information as the Director 
determines to be appropriate. 
‘‘(e) SMALL RURAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDER QUAL-
ITY IMPROVEMENT GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) GRANTS.—The Director may award grants 
to provide for the planning and implementation of 
small rural health care provider quality improvement 
activities. The Director may award the grants for 
periods of 1 to 3 years. 
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‘‘(2) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible for a grant 
under this subsection, an entity— 
‘‘(A) shall be— 
‘‘(i) a rural public or rural nonprofit 
private health care provider or provider of 
health care services, such as a rural health 
clinic; or 
‘‘(ii) another rural provider or net-
work of small rural providers identified by 
the Director as a key source of local care; 
and 
‘‘(B) shall not previously have received a 
grant under this subsection for the same or a 
similar project. 
‘‘(3) PREFERENCE.—In awarding grants under 
this subsection, the Director shall give preference to 
facilities that qualify as rural health clinics under 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act. 
‘‘(4) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under this subsection, an eligible entity shall 
prepare and submit to the Director an application at 
such time, in such manner, and containing such in-
formation as the Director may require, including— 
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