; (B) mid-phase grants to fund implementation and a rigorous evaluation of a practice, program, or intervention that has been successfully implemented under an early phase grant described in subparagraph (A) or another effort meeting similar criteria, for the purpose of measuring (using existing administrative data where possible) the impact and cost-effectiveness of the practice, program, or intervention; and (C) expansion grants to fund implementation and a rigorous replication evaluation of a practice, program, or intervention that has been found to produce sizable, important impacts under a mid-phase grant described in subparagraph (B) or another effort meeting similar criteria, for the purposes of— (i) determining whether such impacts can be successfully reproduced and sustained over time; and (ii) identifying the conditions in which the practice, program, or initiative is most effective. (d) Application An eligible entity desiring a grant under this section shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require, including a description of the outcome measures that the eligible entity will use to evaluate the success of the grant. (e) Priority In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities that— (1) propose to serve the largest number of students; or (2) serve a high proportion of students from one or more school districts with a school district locale code of 31, 32, 33, 41, 42, or 43, as determined by the Secretary. (f) Evaluations Each recipient of a grant under this section shall conduct, and submit to the Secretary, a rigorous, independent evaluation of— (1) the effectiveness of the practice, program, or initiative carried out under such grant; (2) the outcomes achieved by such grant, based on the outcome measures described in the application under subsection (d)