; and (2) to develop a culturally and linguistically competent health care workforce providing reproductive health care that will serve unserved and underserved populations, including individuals with disabilities. (b) Awards To assist individuals with disabilities in undertaking education to enter into the reproductive health care workforce, the Secretary may award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to public or private nonprofit health or educational entities, including schools of medicine, schools of osteopathic medicine, and institutions of higher education, that offer programs, including graduate programs, in obstetrics and gynecology or programs for the training of health care providers to enable such entities to carry out the activities described in subsection (d). (c) Application To be eligible to receive an award under subsection (b), an entity described in such subsection shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. (d) Use of funds An entity shall use amounts received under an award under subsection (b) to— (1) conduct or support activities to develop a competitive applicant pool, through partnership with public or private nonprofit institutions of higher education, local educational agencies, health care providers, such as sexual and reproductive health care providers and primary care providers, or other community-based entities, and establish an education pipeline for individuals with disabilities entering the reproductive health care workforce; (2) establish, strengthen, or expand programs to support the academic performance of individuals with disabilities participating in activities funded under this section, including mentorship programs; (3) identify, recruit, enroll, and retain individuals with disabilities in education and training related to sexual and reproductive health care