; (2) consumption of nutritional foods; (3) rates of crime; (4) air, water, and soil quality; (5) risk or rate of injury; (6) accessibility to health-promoting goods and services; (7) chronic disease rates; (8) community design; (9) housing; or transportation options; and (10) other factors, as the Secretary determines appropriate. (b) Applications A public agency or private nonprofit institution desiring a grant under this section shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such agreements, assurances, and information as the Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator, may require. (c) Research The Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator, shall support, through grants awarded under this section, research that— (1) uses evidence-based research to improve the built environment and human health; (2) examines— (A) the scope and intensity of the impact that the built environment (including the various characteristics of the built environment) has on the human health; or (B) the distribution of such impacts by— (i) location; and (ii) population subgroup; (3) is used to develop— (A) measures and indicators to address health impacts and the connection of health to the built environment; (B) efforts to link the measures to transportation, land use, and health databases; and (C) efforts to enhance the collection of built environment surveillance data; (4) distinguishes carefully between personal attitudes and choices and external influences on behavior to determine how much the association between the built environment and the health of residents, versus the lifestyle preferences of the people that choose to live in the neighborhood, reflects the physical characteristics of the neighborhood; and (5) (A) identifies or develops effective intervention strategies focusing on enhancements to the built environment that promote increased use physical activity, access to nutritious foods, or other health-promoting activities by residents