; (B) projects that provide permanent supportive housing; and (C) domestic violence projects that maximize client choice, including transitional housing that provide services and help participants to secure permanent housing. (2) Transitional housing projects (A) In general The Secretary shall authorize any defunded transitional housing project to reapply for funding. (B) Treatment as rapid re-housing project The Secretary shall consider a program receiving funds under section 40299 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 ( 34 U.S.C. 12351 ) to be a rapid re-housing project if the program— (i) provides not less than 6 months of housing assistance to survivors; and (ii) meets other criteria established by the Secretary. (3) 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. (4) 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)(1) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11386a(b)(1) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A)— (A) by redesignating clauses (vii) and (viii) as clauses (viii) and (ix), respectively