; (ii) a compendium of examples of hospitals, health systems, freestanding birth centers, other maternity care provider groups, and managed care entities that have low levels of racial and ethnic disparities in maternal health outcomes; and (iii) recommendations to hospitals, health systems, freestanding birth centers, other maternity care provider groups, and managed care entities for best practices in culturally congruent maternity care. 402. Grants to grow and diversify the perinatal workforce Title VII of the Public Health Service Act is amended by inserting after section 757 ( 42 U.S.C. 294f ) the following new section: 758. Perinatal workforce grants (a) In general The Secretary may award grants to entities to establish or expand programs described in subsection (b) to grow and diversify the perinatal workforce. (b) Use of funds Recipients of grants under this section shall use the grants to grow and diversify the perinatal workforce by— (1) establishing schools or programs that provide education and training to individuals seeking appropriate licensing or certification as— (A) physician assistants who will complete clinical training in the field of maternal and perinatal health; and (B) other perinatal health workers such as doulas, community health workers, peer supporters, certified lactation consultants, nutritionists and dietitians, social workers, home visitors, and navigators; and (2) expanding the capacity of existing schools or programs described in paragraph (1), for the purposes of increasing the number of students enrolled in such schools or programs, including by awarding scholarships for students. (c) Prioritization In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to any institution of higher education that— (1) has demonstrated a commitment to recruiting and retaining minority students, particularly from demographic groups experiencing high rates of maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity