; (3) a description of how the proposed activities meet the country’s strategic needs for advanced manufacturing; and (4) if applicable, a description of the activities of the cluster under the prior phase of the program. (f) Mentor, training, and course resources (1) Contract authority The head of each covered agency may enter into a memorandum of understanding with another Federal agency or contract with an entity outside the Federal Government to carry out the mentoring, training, and courses under each phase of the program. (2) Costs The head of each covered agency shall cover the cost of participation in mentoring, training, and courses, including necessary travel expenses, for each applicant selected under each phase of the program. (3) Limitations The head of each covered agency may restrict the number of individuals from each cluster selected under this paragraph that are allowed to participate in mentoring, training, and courses under each phase of the program to not fewer than 3 individuals. (g) Funding (1) Nonfederal funds An eligible manufacturing cluster receiving a grant under a manufacturing cluster program established pursuant to this section may accept in-kind and financial contributions from private sector entities, nonprofit organizations, and State and local governments. (2) Assessment Upon the completion of Phase 3 by an eligible manufacturing cluster, the relevant head of a covered agency shall conduct an assessment of the impact of the cluster’s activities on the regional manufacturing economy and assess the degree to which the cluster advanced the country’s strategic needs for advanced manufacturing. The head of such covered agency may decide, based on such assessment, to continue funding the cluster for an additional 5 years or terminate funding. (3) Termination If the head of a covered agency decides to terminate funding for an eligible manufacturing cluster, at any phase— (A) that cluster may continue to operate on other sources of Federal or non-Federal funding