; and (ii) a qualified intermediary. (2) New or existing The term new or existing , used with respect to a program, means a program that was new or existing, respectively, as of the day the eligible applicant involved submitted the application for the grant involved. (3) State apprenticeship agency The term State apprenticeship agency means the State apprenticeship agency (as defined in section 3), acting in coordination with the State agency with responsibility for workforce investment activities under chapters 2 and 3 of subtitle B of title I ( 29 U.S.C. 3121 et seq., 3131 et seq.). (c) Authority (1) In general The Secretary shall use the amounts appropriated under subsection (i) to award grants to eligible applicants to carry out the activities described in subsection (f). (2) Duration (A) In general The Secretary shall award grants awarded under this subsection for a period of not more than 3 years. (B) Extension The Secretary may extend the grant period for such a grant for not more than 1 additional 2-year period, if the grant recipient demonstrates to the Secretary that the recipient— (i) has effectively implemented a project described in subsection (f)(4); and (ii) has improved outcomes for, as applicable, apprentices, youth apprentices, and pre-apprentices, as demonstrated through levels on indicators referred to in subsection (h)(2)(B)(i). (d) Applications To be eligible to receive a grant under this section for a project involving a covered apprenticeship program, an eligible applicant shall submit an application to the Secretary, containing such information as the Secretary may require, including, at a minimum— (1) a designation of the member of the consortium referred to in subsection (b)(1) that will be the lead applicant, and the member of such consortium that will be the fiscal agent, for the eligible applicant