; partnership agreement The application submitted under paragraph (1) shall include— (A) an initial partnership agreement, entered into by the eligible agency and all members of the school partnership, that— (i) specifies the duties and responsibilities of each partner; (ii) describes the commitment of resources or materials to be provided by each partner toward the school partnership, ensuring that the business or industry partners in the school partnership provide an amount of resources, in cash or in-kind, toward the activities supported under the grant that equals or exceeds the amount contributed by the eligible agency and the amount to be provided by the grant under this section; and (B) a description of how the eligible agency will ensure the quality of the career pathways program offered under the grant, including any program that leads to an industry-certified credential. (c) Award basis In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall— (1) ensure that, to the extent practicable based on the applications received under subsection (b)— (A) not less than 15 percent of the grant funds available to carry out this section are awarded to rural eligible agencies; and (B) not less than 5 percent of the grant funds available to carry out this section are awarded to eligible agencies that serve a substantial percentage of Indian or Native Hawaiian children; and (2) except to the extent necessary to comply with paragraph (1), give priority to— (A) any eligible agency whose school partnership includes an institution of higher education offering postsecondary credits, or an entity offering a registered apprenticeship program, through the career pathways program under the grant; and (B) any eligible agency whose career pathways program— (i) at the secondary school level, offers concurrent enrollment opportunities for postsecondary credit