; or (B) activities to assist in the development and submittal of claims for veterans and veterans-related benefits; or (2) to increase the number of county or Tribal veterans service officers serving in the State by hiring new, additional such officers. (c) Application (1) To be eligible for a grant under this section, a State or Indian Tribe shall submit to the Secretary an application therefor at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. (2) Each application submitted under paragraph (1) shall include the following: (A) A detailed plan for the use of the grant. (B) A description of the programs through which the State or Indian Tribe will meet the outcome measures developed by the Secretary under subsection (j). (C) A description of how the State or Indian Tribe will distribute grant amounts equitably among counties or Tribal lands with varying levels of urbanization. (D) A plan for how the grant will be used to meet the unique needs of American Indian veterans, Alaska Native veterans, or Native Hawaiian veterans, elderly veterans, and veterans from other underserved communities. (d) Distribution The Secretary shall seek to ensure that grants awarded under this section are equitably distributed among States and Indian Tribes with varying levels of urbanization. (e) Set-Aside Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for grants under this section for any fiscal year, the Secretary shall ensure that not less than five percent is used to make grants to Indian Tribes. (f) Priority The Secretary shall prioritize awarding grants under this section that will serve the following areas: (1) Areas with a critical shortage of county or Tribal veterans service officers. (2) Areas with high rates of— (A) suicide among veterans