; and (2) subject only to the availability of amounts provided in appropriation Acts, make annual grants of amounts made available pursuant to section 146(b)(1) for the establishment and operation of the National Center. (b) Activities The National Center shall— (1) collaborate with institutions of higher education as partners to create a best practices sharing network to support the programs and activities carried out with resilience grants; (2) coordinate with any other relevant centers and entities throughout the Federal Government on efforts relating to improving community resilience; (3) collect and disseminate research and other information about evidence-based and promising practices related to resilience to inform the efforts of research partners and to support the programs and activities carried out with resilience grants; (4) increase the public's knowledge and understanding of effective practices to improve regional and community resilience throughout the United States