career recruitment and outreach to youth, including through career counseling and career exploration opportunities, to encourage participation in transportation sectors. (iv) Developing on-the-job training and work-based learning opportunities, including pre-apprenticeships and registered apprenticeships, with respect to a transportation sector. (v) Increasing participation of underrepresented individuals, including women, in the transportation workforce. (vi) Any other activity the Secretary determines appropriate for education or workforce development in a transportation sector. (B) Exception If a project is in the construction or maintenance sector, grant funds awarded under the Program may only be used to develop pre-apprenticeships that prepare individuals for acceptance into registered apprenticeships in such sector. (5) Applications To be eligible for a grant under this subsection, a partnership referred to in paragraph (3) shall submit to the Secretary an application in such form, at such time, and containing such information as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, which shall include, at a minimum, a description of the following: (A) How the partnership will use grant funds to assist an eligible project. (B) The roles and responsibilities of each partner in assisting the project. (C) Any prior experience or demonstrated success in workforce development of a partner. (D) The current and projected workforce shortages, if any, in the relevant transportation sector and how the project will address those shortages. (E) Any promotion of the increased participation of underrepresented individuals, including women, in the transportation workforce that the project will provide. (F) Any recognized postsecondary credentials that participants in the project will be prepared for. (G) Any registered apprenticeships, pre-apprenticeships, or other on-the-job training or work-based learning opportunities the project will provide. (6) Considerations In making a grant under the Program, the Secretary shall