; (6) securing materials and resources for professional learning opportunities; and (7) other activities related to the establishment, expansion, and scaling of services and processes needed to fully implement the prime sponsor’s child care and early learning program and enable the prime sponsor to meet the national program standards. (c) Purposes The Secretary may provide the supplemental financial assistance to a prime sponsor that meets the requirements of subsection (a) and has difficulty in providing a non-Federal share because the prime sponsor serves an area with a high concentration of families with a family income of not more than, or slightly above, 200 percent of the poverty line, for the purposes of increasing the Federal share of the costs described in section 121(c)(2)(A). 152. Special grants to States (a) Grants On approving an application submitted by any State, the Secretary is authorized to provide a grant to the State for carrying out activities described in subsection (b). (b) Use of funds A State that receives a grant under subsection (a) may use the grant funds for— (1) identifying child care and early learning services goals and needs within the State; (2) furnishing child care providers with start-up funding and technical assistance; (3) supporting compensation for the child care and early learning workforce comparable to compensation for the primary education workforce, which may include retention or bonus awards; (4) establishing or expanding the operation of community or neighborhood-based family child care networks by providing grants and contracts for training; (5) supporting the recruitment, training, and professional development of the child care and early learning workforce; (6) assisting in the establishment of Child Care and Early Learning Councils and strengthening the capability of such Councils to effectively advise on the child care and early learning programs