; (ii) not less than 1 eligible institution that receives funding under section 132 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 ( 20 U.S.C. 2352 ); and (iii) not less than 1 representative of either a local or regional business, industry, nonprofit organization, or apprenticeship program; and (B) may include other representatives of the community, including representatives of parents’ organizations, labor organizations, nonprofit organizations, employers, and representatives of local workforce development boards (established under subtitle A of title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act). (3) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Education. 4. Career exploration program development grants (a) Authorization The Secretary shall create a pilot program to support the establishment of career and technical education exploration programs. In carrying out the pilot program, the Secretary shall award grants to eligible partnerships to enable the eligible partnerships to develop middle school career and technical education exploration programs that are aligned with career and technical education programs of study described in section 122(c)(1)(A) of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 ( 20 U.S.C. 2342(c)(1)(A) ). (b) Grant duration Grants awarded under this Act shall be for a period of not more than 4 years. (c) Application An eligible partnership seeking a grant under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may require. Each application shall include— (1) a description of the partner entities comprising the eligible partnership, the roles and responsibilities of each partner, and a demonstration of each partner's capacity to support the program; (2) a description of how the eligible partnership will use grant funds to carry out each of the activities described under subsection (e)