; (ii) expanding awareness of the availability of loans and other financial instruments from the United States Government; and (iii) coordinating access to existing trade instruments available through allies and partners in the Western Balkans region, including the European Union and international financial institutions. (3) Support for regional infrastructure projects The initiative authorized under paragraph (1) should facilitate and prioritize support for regional infrastructure projects, including— (A) transportation projects that build roads, bridges, railways and other physical infrastructure to facilitate travel of goods and people throughout the Western Balkans region; (B) technical support and investments needed to meet United States and European Union standards for air travel, including screening and information sharing; (C) the development of telecommunications networks with trusted providers; (D) infrastructure projects that connect Western Balkans countries to each other and to countries with which they share a border; (E) the effective analysis of tenders and transparent procurement processes; (F) investment transparency programs that will help countries in the Western Balkans analyze gaps and establish institutional and regulatory reforms necessary— (i) to create an enabling environment for trade and investment; and (ii) to strengthen protections against suspect investments through public procurement and privatization and through foreign direct investments; (G) sharing best practices learned from the United States and other international partners to ensure that institutional and regulatory mechanisms for addressing these issues are fair, nonarbitrary, effective, and free from corruption; (H) projects that support regional energy security and reduce dependence on Russian energy; (I) technical assistance and generating private investment in projects that promote connectivity and energy-sharing in the Western Balkans region