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124 STAT. 985 PUBLIC LAW 111–148—MAR. 23, 2010 ‘‘(A) not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the ENHANCED Act of 2009, not more than 20 Centers may be established; and ‘‘(B) not later than September 30, 2016, not more than 30 Centers may be established. ‘‘(3) GRANT PERIOD.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A grant awarded under this section shall be for a period of 5 years. ‘‘(B) RENEWAL.—A grant awarded under subparagraph (A) may be renewed, on a competitive basis, for 1 additional 5-year period, at the discretion of the Secretary. In deter- mining whether to renew a grant, the Secretary shall con- sider the report cards issued under subsection (e)(2). ‘‘(4) USE OF FUNDS.—Grant funds awarded under this sub- section shall be used for the establishment and ongoing activi- ties of the recipient of such funds. ‘‘(5) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.— ‘‘(A) REQUIREMENTS.—To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, an entity shall— ‘‘(i) be an institution of higher education or a public or private nonprofit research institution; and ‘‘(ii) submit an application to the Secretary at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may require, as described in subparagraph (B). ‘‘(B) APPLICATION.—An application described in subparagraph (A)(ii) shall include— ‘‘(i) evidence that such entity— ‘‘(I) provides, or is capable of coordinating with other entities to provide, comprehensive health services with a focus on mental health services and subspecialty expertise for depressive disorders; ‘‘(II) collaborates with other mental health pro- viders, as necessary, to address co-occurring mental illnesses; ‘‘(III) is capable of training health profes- sionals about mental health; and ‘‘(ii) such other information, as the Secretary may require. ‘‘(C) PRIORITIES.—In awarding grants under this sec- tion, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities that meet 1 or more of the following criteria: ‘‘(i) Demonstrated capacity and expertise to serve the targeted population. ‘‘(ii) Existing infrastructure or expertise to provide appropriate, evidence-based and culturally and linguis- tically competent services. ‘‘(iii) A location in a geographic area with dis- proportionate numbers of underserved and at-risk populations in medically underserved areas and health professional shortage areas. ‘‘(iv) Proposed innovative approaches for outreach to initiate or expand services. ‘‘(v) Use of the most up-to-date science, practices, and interventions available. ‘‘(vi) Demonstrated capacity to establish coopera- tive and collaborative agreements with community mental health centers and other community entities