; (B) improving the collection, analysis, and application of State- or regional multi-State-level data on maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity; and (C) promoting and executing innovation in maternal health service delivery, such as improving access to maternal health care services, identifying and addressing workforce needs, including maternal health provider shortages; identifying and addressing implicit and explicit bias based on race or ethnicity; or supporting postpartum and inter-pregnancy care services; or (2) to provide support to entities receiving assistance under paragraph (1), and other initiatives of the Department of Health and Human Services to improve maternal health outcomes as the Secretary determines appropriate, States, multi-State regions and other stakeholders working to reduce and prevent maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity through activities which may include— (A) providing capacity-building assistance to such entities to implement innovative and evidence-informed strategies