; (2) operate transparently; (3) develop partnerships and programming to drive community redevelopment forward; and (4) access education, expertise, and research to strengthen the critical work of land banks in supporting equitable communities. 4. National land bank network (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation shall enter into a contract with a national nonprofit organization that has demonstrated and established expertise in supporting the creation, implementation, and operation of land banks, as well as expertise relating to the systems, laws, and policies that impact vacant, abandoned, and other problem properties, to establish and operate a membership-based national land bank network. (b) Duties The duties of the national land bank network established under this section shall be— (1) to provide technical assistance to rural, suburban, and urban land banks who are members of the network to support skills training, staffing support, and other operational capacity needs of such land banks; (2) to work with those rural, suburban, and urban communities that are considering whether a land bank is an appropriate tool to address vacancy, abandonment, and other problem properties in their community, and provide technical assistance in the formation of a local land bank; (3) to develop partnerships and programming to advance the work of land banks; (4) to provide land banks with access to education, expertise, and research that supports the work of land banks; (5) to develop and administer grant programs to support existing land banks and communities in the creation of new land banks, including with respect to the ability to design, develop eligibility criteria, and disperse grant funds directly; (6) to work with rural communities and land banks to ensure the specific challenges of rural areas are addressed through the grant programs, education, expertise, and research