; and (B) offers a free dental services program for underserved populations. (f) Action for Dental Health Program (1) In general The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, may award grants to or enter into contracts with eligible entities to collaborate with State, county, or local public officials and other stakeholders to develop and implement initiatives to accomplish any of the following goals: (A) To improve oral health education and dental disease prevention, including through community-wide prevention programs, through the use of dental sealants and fluoride varnish, and by increasing oral health literacy. (B) To make the health care delivery system providing dental services more accessible and efficient through the development and expansion of outreach programs that will facilitate the establishment of dental homes for children and adults, including for the aged, blind, and disabled populations. (C) To reduce geographic barriers, language barriers, cultural barriers, and other similar barriers to the provision of dental services. (D) To help reduce the use of emergency departments by individuals who seek dental services more appropriately delivered in a dental primary care setting. (E) To facilitate the provision of dental care to nursing home residents who are disproportionately affected by the lack of dental care. (2) Eligible entity In this subsection, the term eligible entity includes a State or local dental association; a State oral health program; or a dental education, dental hygiene, or postdoctoral dental education program accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation, or a community-based organization that partners with an academic institution, that— (A) is exempt from tax under section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and (B) partners with public and private stakeholders to facilitate the provision of dental services for underserved populations.