; or (ii) a rural county, meaning a county that is a Micropolitan Area, or neither a Metropolitan Area nor a Micropolitan Area, as so designated. (4) Applications To be eligible to receive a direct grant or an intermediary grant under this subsection, an entity shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require, including, for a program that includes an industry-recognized credential, a description of the program leading to the credential. (5) Use of funds An entity that receives, under this subsection, a direct grant to carry out a project described in paragraph (2) shall use the grant funds to carry out a project that provides opportunities in a pre-apprenticeship program, a registered apprenticeship program, an industry-recognized apprenticeship program, occupational skills education, on-the-job training, work experience, job referrals, basic skills remediation, educational services, behavioral health services, or work readiness activities, to eligible adults or eligible young adults. (c) Youth Reentry Employment Opportunities Program (1) Establishment The Secretary shall establish and carry out a youth Reentry Employment Opportunities Program. (2) Grants (A) Direct grants In carrying out the program, the Secretary may make direct grants to eligible entities to carry out projects described in subsection (b)(5), in geographic areas, for eligible youth. (B) Grants through intermediaries In any year for which the Secretary makes grants under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall make intermediary grants as described in subsection (b)(2)(B), except that references in that subsection to eligible entities shall be treated as references to entities described in paragraph (3). (3) Eligible entities To be eligible to receive a direct or intermediary grant under this subsection, an entity may be an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that is exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such