; (C) evaluates whether the demonstration project should be— (i) expanded to provide more than 5 grants; and (ii) designated as a permanent program; and (D) evaluates the benefits of expanding the demonstration project to include urban Indian organizations. (g) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $1,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2019. 724. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration grants (a) Grant applications (1) Efficiency of grant application process The Secretary, acting through the Administration, shall carry out such measures as the Secretary determines to be necessary to maximize the time and workload efficiency of the process by which Indian tribes and tribal organizations apply for grants under any program administered by the Administration, including by providing methods other than electronic methods of submitting applications for those grants, if necessary. (2) Priority for certain grants (A) In general To fulfill the trust responsibility of the United States to Indian tribes, in awarding relevant grants pursuant to a program described in subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall take into consideration the needs of Indian tribes or tribal organizations, as applicable, that serve populations with documented high suicide rates, regardless of whether those Indian tribes or tribal organizations possess adequate personnel or infrastructure to fulfill all applicable requirements of the relevant program. (B) Description of grant programs A grant program referred to in subparagraph (A) is a grant program— (i) administered by the Administration to fund activities relating to mental health, suicide prevention, or suicide-related risk factors