; (B) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs: (E) rural emergency hospitals providing support for critical access hospitals to convert to rural emergency hospitals to stabilize hospital emergency services in their communities; and (F) supporting certified rural health clinics for maintaining and building business operations, increasing financial indicators, addressing population health, transforming services, and providing linkages and services for behavioral health and substance use disorders responding to public health emergencies. ; (2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (7) as paragraphs (4) through (8), respectively; (3) after paragraph (2), by inserting the following new paragraph: (3) Activities to support carrying out FLEX grants The Secretary may award grants or cooperative agreements to entities that submit to the Secretary applications, at such time and in such form and manner and containing such information as the Secretary specifies, for purposes of supporting States and hospitals in carrying out the activities under this subsection by providing technical assistance, data analysis, and evaluation efforts. ; (4) in paragraph (4), as redesignated— (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting State Offices of Rural Health on behalf of eligible hospitals after award grants to ; (B) by amending subparagraph (C) to read as follows: (C) Application The State Office of Rural Health shall submit an application, on behalf of eligible rural hospitals, to the Secretary on or before such date and in such form and manner as the Secretary specifies. ; (C) by amending subparagraph (D), to read as follows: (D) Amount of grant A grant to a hospital under this paragraph shall be determined on an equal national distribution so that each hospital receives the same amount of support related to the funds appropriated.