; (2) increase awareness and knowledge of COVID–19, including countering stigma associated with COVID–19; (3) improve information on the availability of COVID–19 diagnostic testing; and (4) promote cooperation with contact tracing efforts. 3171002. Increasing understanding of and improving health literacy (a) In general The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality with respect to grants under subsection (c)(1) and through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration with respect to grants under subsection (c)(2), in consultation with the Director of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities and the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health, shall award grants to eligible entities to improve health care for patient populations that have low functional health literacy. (b) Eligibility To be eligible to receive a grant under subsection (a), an entity shall— (1) be a hospital, health center or clinic, health plan, or other health entity (including a nonprofit minority health organization or association); and (2) prepare and submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may reasonably require. (c) Use of funds (1) Agency for healthcare research and quality A grant awarded under subsection (a) through the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality shall be used— (A) to define and increase the understanding of health literacy; (B) to investigate the correlation between low health literacy and health and health care; (C) to clarify which aspects of health literacy have an effect on health outcomes