; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (f) Grants to States for research and evaluations (1) Authority to award grants (A) In general The Secretary shall award grants to States to carry out State-directed research and evaluations. (B) Applications To be eligible for a grant under this subsection, a State shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. (2) Requirements States awarded grants under this subsection shall agree to do the following: (A) Use of funds To use the grant funds to carry out 1 or more of the following activities in collaboration with nonprofit organizations and educational institutions: (i) Researching and evaluating culturally appropriate interventions to strengthen families and prevent children and youth from entering or re-entering foster care. (ii) Developing programs and activities that meet the requirements for promising, supported, or well-supported practices specified in section 471(e)(4)(C). (iii) Developing and evaluating kinship navigator model programs, including for purposes of determining if any such program is, or with specific modifications may be, operated in a way that meet the requirements for promising, supported, or well-supported practices specified in section 471(e)(4)(C). (iv) Developing or implementing programs or activities for 1 or more of the following purposes: (I) To combat intergenerational poverty. (II) To prevent youth from re-entering foster care and from aging out of foster care. (III) To improve the quality of services for birth parents and relatives of children and youth in foster care or at risk of entering or re-entering foster care. (IV) To increase community engagement and decision-making in child protection services. (V) To improve service delivery and community response for youth victims of labor or sex trafficking. (VI) To support children, youth, and families of color and others who experience disproportionate representation and disparities with respect