; (2) to promote the deployment of zero-emission electric energy in dwelling units that are occupied by low-income persons; (3) to ensure healthy indoor environments by enhancing or expanding health and safety measures and resources available to dwellings that are occupied by low-income persons; (4) to disseminate new methods and best practices among entities providing weatherization assistance; and (5) to encourage entities providing weatherization assistance to hire and retain employees who are individuals— (A) from the community in which the assistance is provided; and (B) from communities or groups that are underrepresented in the home energy performance workforce, including religious and ethnic minorities, women, veterans, individuals with dis­a­bil­i­ties, individuals who are so­ci­o­eco­nom­i­cal­ly disadvantaged, and energy transition workers (as defined in section 511 of the Clean Energy Innovation and Deployment Act of 2020). (b) Financial assistance The Secretary shall, to the extent funds are made available, award financial assistance, on an annual basis, through a competitive process to entities receiving funding from the Federal Government or from a State, tribal organization, or unit of general purpose local government through a weatherization program under section 413 or section 414, or to nonprofit entities, to be used by such an entity— (1) with respect to dwelling units that are occupied by low-income persons, to— (A) implement measures to make such dwelling units weatherization-ready by addressing structural, plumbing, roofing, and electrical issues, environmental hazards, or other measures that the Secretary determines to be appropriate; (B) install energy efficiency technologies, including home energy management systems, smart devices, technologies that have been awarded a prize under section 128 of the Clean Energy Innovation and Deployment Act of 2020, and other technologies the Secretary determines to be appropriate