; and (9) any other criteria the Secretary determines to be appropriate. 498D. Assistance to progress period institutions (a) In general The Secretary shall provide grants and technical assistance to covered progress period institutions in accordance with this section. (b) Authorized activities Grants and assistance provided under this section shall be used to improve student achievement (as described in section 4965(a)(5)(A)) at covered progress period institutions. (c) Duration Grants and assistance may be provided under this section for a period of not less than one year and not more than three years. (d) Conditions (1) Benchmarks (A) In general To continue to receive support under this section after the first year in which such support is provided, an institution must show progress, as determined by the Secretary, toward meeting the standards for student achievement established by the relevant accrediting agency or association pursuant to section 496(a)(5)(A). (B) Considerations In determining the progress of an institution under subparagraph (A), the Secretary may take into consideration extenuating circumstances that may have contributed to the poor performance of the institution in the first year of the review period. (2) Deadline for compliance An institution that does not achieve an adjusted cohort default rate of less than 10 percent after receiving support under this section for three consecutive years shall be ineligible to receive further support under this section. (3) Prohibition An institution shall be ineligible to receive further support under this section if, while the institution was receiving such support, the total enrollment of low-income students (as such term is defined in section 419N(b)(7)) at the institution decreased by 10 percent or more. (e) Covered progress period institution In this section, the term covered progress period institution means— (1) a public institution of higher education that is determined to be in progress period status