partners, including the following: (A) Marriage counseling. (B) Services for children. (C) Suicide prevention. (D) Substance abuse awareness and treatment. (E) Mental health awareness and treatment. (F) Financial counseling. (G) Employment assistance. (H) Transportation services. (I) Child care. (J) Housing counseling. (K) Preparing and updating family care plans. (L) Development of strategies for living with a veteran with post traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury. (M) Accessing emergency financial assistance through philanthropic efforts. (N) Such other services as may be appropriate to improve the well-being and address the unique needs of veteran families who live in rural or underserved areas or otherwise lack access to adequate services furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Federal Government, or State and local governments. (5) Providing direct services, described in paragraph (4), that are necessary to address the needs of the veteran families but are otherwise unavailable through existing public or private programs. (c) Agreements and grants (1) Agreements The Secretary shall carry out the pilot program by entering into partnership agreements with community partners to provide intensive community care coordination and supportive services. (2) Grants (A) In general The Secretary shall, using a competitive and merit-based process, award grants to community partners with whom the Secretary has entered into agreements under paragraph (1). (B) Use of funds The amounts of grants awarded under subparagraph (A) shall be used to provide intensive community care coordination and supportive services under the pilot program and to assess service delivery efficiencies. (C) Locations The Secretary may award grants under subparagraph (A) on an individual location basis and may award grants for the provision of certain services at locations that also provide other services. (d) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Veterans Affairs to