; and (2) may use funds for any of the following activities: (A) To establish or expand partnerships with organizations that provide program participants access to financial planning, mentoring, and supportive services that are necessary to enable an individual to participate in and complete a program under the national apprenticeship system. (B) To conduct outreach and recruitment activities, including assessments of potential participants for, and enrollment of participants in, a program under the national apprenticeship system. (C) To conduct outreach, engagement, recruitment, and coordination of activities with employers, industry associations, labor and joint labor-management organizations, qualified intermediaries, education and training providers, State or local workforce agencies, potential sponsors, community-based organizations, communities with high numbers or percentages of nontraditional apprenticeship populations, small- and medium-sized businesses, or rural communities to establish or expand industry or sector partnerships and opportunities under the national apprenticeship system. (D) To carry out grant requirements, including program evaluation and reporting requirements. (E) To conduct any activities as described in the application that would advance the purposes of the grant. (F) To support the transition to virtual or remote learning or training, as necessary and as approved by the registration agency. (b) Additional uses of funds (1) Creation or expansion activities (A) Apprenticeship program creation An eligible entity that receives funds under section 201(a)(1)(A)(i) shall use such funding to create and implement an apprenticeship program, which may include— (i) creating and providing training and related instruction based on employer engagement; (ii) applying apprenticeship frameworks as described in section 111(b)(5)(C) to the State or local labor market and employer needs; (iii) aligning the new program with existing apprenticeship programs