; and (B) the number of eligible individuals that the State plans to recruit, train, and employ under the plans described in subparagraph (A); (3) the specific strategies for recruiting, placement, and employment of eligible individuals from or residing within the communities in which they will work, including— (A) plans for the recruitment of eligible individuals to serve in contact tracing or pandemic response positions, including dislocated workers, individuals with barriers to employment, veterans, new entrants in the workforce, self-employed individuals who are unemployed as a result of COVID–19, or underemployed or furloughed workers, who are from or reside in or near the locality in which they will serve, and who, to the extent practicable— (i) have experience or a background in industry sectors and occupations such as public health, social services, customer service, case management, or occupations that require related qualifications, skills, or competencies, such as strong interpersonal and communication skills, needed for contact tracing or pandemic response positions; or (ii) seek to transition to public health and public health related occupations upon the conclusion of employment in contact tracing or pandemic response positions; and (B) how such strategies will take into account the diversity of such community, including racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, linguistic, or geographic diversity; (4) the amount, timing, and mechanisms for distribution of funds provided to local units of government or through subgrants as described in subsection (d)(2)(A) or (e); (5) for eligible entities described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection (a)(4), a description of how the eligible entity will ensure the equitable distribution of funds with respect to— (A) geography (such as urban and rural distribution); (B) medically underserved populations; (C) health professional shortage areas; and (D) the racial and ethnic diversity of the area