; (3) under subsection (d), to assist rural communities in the Delta Region to reduce health disparities and to promote and enhance health system development; and (4) under subsection (e), to provide for the planning and implementation of small rural health care provider quality improvement activities. (b) Rural health care services outreach grants (1) Grants The Director of the Office of Rural Health Policy of the Health Resources and Services Administration (referred to in this section as the Director ) may award grants to eligible entities to promote rural health care services outreach by expanding the delivery of health care services to include new and enhanced services in rural areas. The Director may award the grants for periods of not more than 3 years. (2) Eligibility To be eligible to receive a grant under this subsection for a project, an entity— (A) shall be a rural public or rural nonprofit private entity, a facility that qualifies as a rural health clinic under title XVIII of the Social Security Act, a public or nonprofit entity existing exclusively to provide services to migrant and seasonal farm workers in rural areas, or a Tribal government whose grant-funded activities will be conducted within federally recognized Tribal areas; (B) shall represent a consortium composed of members— (i) that include 3 or more independently owned health care entities; and (ii) that may be nonprofit or for-profit entities; and (C) shall not previously have received a grant under this subsection for the same or a similar project, unless the entity is proposing to expand the scope of the project or the area that will be served through the project. (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 information 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