; (B) a community-based organization; (C) a State, local, or municipal government; (D) a tribally designated housing authority; (E) a private entity, as determined by the Secretary; and (F) a consortium of 2 or more entities described in subparagraphs (A) through (E). (2) Produced and assembled in the United States The term produced and assembled in the United States , with regard to wood materials, means that— (A) the wood materials, if manufactured, were manufactured entirely in the United States; and (B) if the wood materials were produced, all production occurred entirely in the United States. (3) Public agency The term public agency means a department, agency, other unit, or instrumentality of Federal, State, Tribal, or local government. (4) Rural The term rural has the meaning given the term in section 343(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1991(a) ). (5) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Under Secretary for Rural Development, in consultation with the Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment. (b) Grant program (1) In general The Secretary shall award grants to eligible entities to carry out pilot projects to demonstrate the use of innovative wood products, systems, and technologies, such as mass timber, in the construction and renovation of rural infrastructure and building projects. (2) Applications To be eligible to receive a grant under this subsection, an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. (c) Project requirements A pilot project carried out using a grant received under subsection (b)(1) shall— (1) be not longer than 5 years; (2) include collaboration between 1 or more eligible entities and 1 or more public agencies; (3) primarily use for construction materials wood products that are manufactured and prefabricated offsite and assembled onsite as a kit-of-parts or by assembling finished modules