Eligible entities may receive grants made under this section by 2 or more of the Secretaries. To the extent funds are available, each Secretary shall make not fewer than 8 such grants annually. (d) Distribution of grants To the extent practicable, the Secretaries shall make grants for pilot projects that operate statewide, as well as pilot projects designed to serve specific rural, urban, and suburban areas. To the extent practicable, pilot projects for which grants are made shall be distributed among diverse administrative regions of Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Department of Agriculture. (e) Preference For purposes of making grants under this section, preference shall be given for pilot projects that— (1) serve individuals in historically under-served, high-poverty, rural and urban communities, (2) simultaneously test both HOPE Accounts and HOPE Action Plans, (3) involve low-income individuals as equal partners in project planning and implementation, (4) make additional funds available directly to low-income households through action plans, either through government payments or through nonprofit subgrantees, (5) are matched by considerable non-Federal funds without penalizing very-low income, under-served rural and urban communities that cannot provide non-Federal matching funds, (6) propose concrete plans for long-term sustainability and expansions without future Federal grant funds, (7) assist low-income households to apply for the Federal earned income tax credits and State tax credits, (8) provide resources in both English and additional languages commonly spoken in that jurisdiction, (9) prioritize client-facing, fully tested, technology and mobile device applications, (10) include a robust monitoring and evaluation planning and reporting plan, including proposed staffing and reporting for that plan, including reporting on the extent to which the pilot makes it easier, quicker, and less costly for low-income Americans to access a variety