; or (ii) whose family income is at or below a set percent (as determined by the eligible recipient) of the poverty line (as that term is defined in section 673(2) of the Community Service Block Grant Act ( 42 U.S.C. 9902(2) ), including any revision required by that section) for a family of the size involved. (8) Report The Secretary shall designate a university transportation center under section 5505 to collaborate with the eligible entities receiving a grant under this subsection to collect necessary data to evaluate the effectiveness of meeting the targets described in the application of such recipient, including increased ridership and progress towards significantly closing transit equity gaps. . F Supporting Frontline Workers and Passenger Safety 2601. National transit frontline workforce training center Section 5314(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following: (2) National transit frontline workforce training center (A) Establishment The Secretary shall establish a national transit frontline workforce training center (hereinafter referred to as the Center ) and award grants to a nonprofit organization with a demonstrated capacity to develop and provide transit career ladder programs through labor-management partnerships and apprenticeships on a nationwide basis, in order to carry out the duties under subparagraph (B). The Center shall be dedicated to the needs of the frontline transit workforce in both rural and urban transit systems by providing standards-based training in the maintenance and operations occupations. (B) Duties (i) In general In cooperation with the Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration, public transportation authorities, and national entities, the Center shall develop and conduct training and educational programs for frontline local transportation employees of recipients eligible for funds under this chapter. (ii) Training and educational programs The training and educational programs developed under clause (i)