; (B) provides that, for purposes of scoring applicants in the notice of funding availability for the Continuum of Care program authorized under subtitle C of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11381 et seq.) in any fiscal year, the Secretary shall give equal consideration to— (i) rapid re-housing projects; (ii) projects that provide permanent supportive housing; and (iii) domestic violence projects that maximize client choice, including transitional housing; (C) authorizes any defunded transitional housing project to reapply for funding; and (D) authorizes rapid re-rehousing projects to provide not less than 6 months and not more than 24 months of assistance. (2) Evaluation The Secretary shall develop— (A) measurable criteria upon which applicants are evaluated to demonstrate their collaboration with victim service providers to develop local policy priorities focused on survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, including survivor-centered coordinated entry processes that appropriately assess and prioritize those survivors and take into account the safety and confidentiality needs of those survivors; and (B) mechanisms that promote the provision of technical assistance and support for programs to improve outcomes instead of reallocating or not awarding funds. (3) Research agenda The Secretary shall develop a research agenda that focuses on survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking and the housing modalities that best support them, especially the critical safety concerns and the link between trauma and residential stability. 4. Increasing access to safe housing for survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking Section 427(b) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11386a(b) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(F)— (A) in clause (i), by striking or at the end; (B) in clause (ii), by striking and and the end and inserting or