; (B) supporting entrepreneurship as a part of career pathways in secondary school and postsecondary academic and career programs; (C) developing strategies to address transportation and internet connectivity gaps that create barriers to employment opportunities in rural areas; (D) designing and implementing marketing efforts to attract employers and talent to the region or community; or (E) developing strategies to identify start-up funding for local entrepreneurs. (h) Technical assistance The Secretary may reserve not more than 5 percent of funds authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section to provide technical assistance to assist eligible partnerships in preparing and submitting successful applications, and to support grantees in the successful implementation of grant awards under this section. (i) Research, evaluation, and dissemination of promising practices (1) Ongoing data collection and research The Secretary shall reserve not less than 10 percent of the amount appropriated to carry out this section for the purpose of— (A) ongoing data collection and research to— (i) identify innovative practices that improve attainment of market-relevant credentials, certificates, and degrees for rural students; or (ii) enhance rural economic development that results in employment opportunities for graduates of postsecondary education in rural areas; and (B) dissemination of the findings related to that data collection and research on a regular basis throughout the duration of the grant period. (2) Data collection and research by grantees At the Secretary’s discretion, data collection and research under this subsection may be conducted by eligible partnerships. (3) Purpose