; (5) to establish, or support existing, scholarships or apprenticeships for individuals pursuing employment in the maritime workforce; (6) to support outreach about careers in the maritime workforce to— (A) secondary and postsecondary school students; or (B) underrepresented communities, as defined by the Secretary, in the maritime workforce; or (7) to otherwise enhance the maritime workforce. (d) Grant application review In reviewing and selecting eligible applicants to receive grants under this section, the Secretary shall— (1) prior to selecting among competing applications, consult, as appropriate, with representatives of the maritime workforce; (2) ensure that the grants awarded under subsection (b) will allow participation from eligible applicants in rural, suburban, and urban areas; and (3) award not less than 25 percent of the grant funds available for each fiscal year to eligible applicants located in rural areas. . (b) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 51708 of title 46, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029. (c) Clerical amendment The analysis for chapter 517 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 51708. Maritime workforce grant program. . 402. Safety standards for certain fishing vessels Section 4502 of title 46, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (i)— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking and after the semicolon; (ii) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); and (iii) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following: (B) to conduct safety and prevention training that addresses behavioral and physical health risks, to include substance use disorder and worker fatigue, facing fishing vessel operators and crewmembers; and ; (B) by striking paragraph (3); (C) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3)