; (B) a community outpatient hospital (as defined in section 1861(iii) of such Act); or (C) a critical access hospital (as defined in section 1861(mm) of such Act). ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (i) Quality improvement and compliance grants for eligible rural hospitals (1) Grants The Director may award grants to eligible rural hospitals to assist such hospitals with reporting on quality and to prepare such hospitals to transition to value-based reimbursement. (2) Applications To be eligible to receive a grant under this subsection, an eligible rural hospital shall prepare and 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— (A) how the eligible rural hospital will use the funds provided under the grant; and (B) how the project will be evaluated. (3) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year (beginning with fiscal year 2019) $12,000,000 to carry out this subsection. (j) Outreach grants for rural hospital population health (1) Grants To help eligible rural hospitals meet a specific community need identified in a community needs assessment, the Director may award grants to eligible rural hospitals. (2) Limitation on size of grants to COHs The Secretary may not award more than $650,000 each fiscal year to a community outpatient hospital that is described in subsection (b)(6)(B). (3) Applications To be eligible to receive a grant under this subsection, an eligible rural hospital shall prepare and submit to the Secretary an application, at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require, including— (A) a description of how the eligible rural hospital will use the funds provided under the grant; (B) the results of community needs assessment that identified the specific community need described in paragraph (1)