; or (B) a metropolitan planning organization, a rural planning organization, or a regional council, and— (i) a State; (ii) an Indian Tribe; (iii) a State and an Indian Tribe; (iv) a community development corporation; or (v) an institution of higher education. (4) Grant program The term grant program means the comprehensive planning grant program established under subsection (b). (5) Noncore area The term noncore area means a county or group of counties that are not designated by the Office of Management and Budget as a micropolitan statistical area or metropolitan statistical area. (b) Comprehensive planning grant program established The Director shall establish a comprehensive planning grant program to make grants to eligible entities to carry out a project— (1) to coordinate locally defined planning processes across jurisdictions and agencies; (2) to identify regional partnerships for developing and implementing a comprehensive regional plan that advances the sustainability goals of the region; (3) to conduct or update assessments to determine regional needs and promote economic and community development; (4) to develop or update— (A) a comprehensive regional plan; or (B) goals and strategies to implement an existing comprehensive regional plan and other related activities