; (B) support the development of Federal, State, tribal, and local policies that reinforce and promote the inclusion of individuals with disabilities and older adults in Federal, State, tribal, and local community preparation for disasters; and (C) support research that— (i) tracks, in the short-term and long-term, the effects of disasters on individuals with disabilities and older adults; (ii) identifies evidence-based practices that enhance inclusion of individuals with disabilities and older adults to participate in and lead preparation for disasters at Federal, State, tribal, and local levels; (iii) leads to the creation of strategies and procedures to implement community level practices that decrease deaths, injuries, and harm resulting from disasters to individuals with disabilities and older adults; (iv) contributes to the protection of the rights of individuals with disabilities and older adults to be free from discrimination on the basis of disability or age in programs and activities, and self-determination of those individuals and adults, while also promoting their safety and well-being during and following disasters; (v) contributes to the development of Federal, State, tribal, and local policies that enhance collaboration among governmental entities, VOADs, and other nongovernmental entities to improve the inclusion of individuals with disabilities and older adults in preparation for, response to, recovery from, and mitigation of disasters; and (vi) contributes to other efforts, as determined by the Secretary, to advance the purposes of this section. (2) Amount, quantity, and duration In awarding grants or entering into contracts or cooperative agreements under this section, the Secretary shall— (A) to the extent practicable, ensure that each such grant, contract, or cooperative agreement is for an amount that is not less than $500,000 and not more than $2,000,000; (B) award or enter into not less than 4 grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements