; (B) improvements in family caregiver capacity to care for older adults; (C) patient outcome data demonstrating an improvement in older adult health status or care quality; and (D) reports on how the applicant will implement specific innovations with the target audience to improve older adults’ health status or the quality of care. (5) Equitable geographic distribution The Secretary may award grants and contracts under paragraph (1) in a manner which will equitably distribute such grants among the various regions of the United States. (6) Qualifications In awarding grants and contracts under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall consider programs that— (A) have the goal of improving and providing comprehensive coordinated care of older adults, including medical, dental, and psychosocial needs; (B) demonstrate coordination with other programmatic efforts funded under this program or other public or private entities; (C) support the training and retraining of faculty, preceptors, primary care providers, and providers in other specialties to increase their knowledge of geriatrics and gerontology; (D) provide clinical experiences across care settings, including ambulatory care, hospitals, post-acute care, nursing homes, federally qualified health centers, and home and community-based services; (E) emphasize education and engagement of family caregivers on disease self-management, medication management, and stress reduction strategies; (F) provide training to the health care workforce on disease self-management, motivational interviewing, medication management, and stress reduction strategies; (G) provide training to the health care workforce on social determinants of health in order to better address the geriatric health care needs of diverse populations with cultural and linguistic competency; (H) integrate geriatrics competencies and interprofessional collaborative practice into health care education and training curricula for residents, fellows, and students