; (B) demonstrate that the partnership submitting the request is an eligible community partnership described in subsection (b)(1); (C) demonstrate that the area is an eligible area described in subsection (b)(2); (D) include a comprehensive assessment of disparities in health status and health care experience by one or more communities in the area; (E) set forth— (i) a vision and a set of values for the area; and (ii) a comprehensive and holistic set of goals to be achieved in the area through designation as a health empowerment zone; and (F) include a strategic plan and an action plan for achieving the goals described in subparagraph (E)(ii). (2) Approval Not later than 60 days after the receipt of a request for designation of an area as a health empowerment zone under this section, the Secretary shall approve or disapprove the request. (d) Minimum number The Secretary— (1) shall designate not more than 110 health empowerment zones under this section; and (2) shall designate at least one health empowerment zone in each of the several States, the District of Columbia, and each territory or possession of the United States. 454. Assistance to those seeking designation At the request of any organization or entity seeking to submit a request under section 453(a), the Secretary shall provide technical assistance, and may award a grant, to assist such organization or entity— (1) to form an eligible community partnership described in section 453(b)(1); (2) to complete a health assessment, including an assessment of health disparities under section 453(c)(1)(D); or (3) to prepare and submit a request, including a strategic plan, in accordance with section 453. 455. Benefits of designation (a) Priority In awarding a grant under subsection (b), a Federal official shall give priority to any applicant that— (1) meets the eligibility criteria for the grant; (2) proposes to use the grant for activities in a health empowerment zone