; and (ii) institutions of higher education, with priority for part B institutions, Hispanic-serving institutions, and Tribal Colleges and Universities (as the 3 types of institutions are defined in clauses (i) through (iii) of section 241(1)(A) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1033(1)(A) )). (B) Use of funds An institution that receives such a grant may— (i) use the grant funds— (I) to improve the child care and early learning workforce; (II) to recruit child care and early learning teachers and other staff who want to obtain additional credentials related to child care and early learning; (III) to recruit and train professionals from diverse backgrounds to become teachers in child care and early learning programs; (IV) to promote access and affordability through direct student support, grants, scholarships, and other forms of student financial aid to students pursuing early childhood coursework and degrees in order to reduce or eliminate the need for such students to take out loans for the related costs of attendance; (V) to create seamless, articulated, teacher preparation pathways; (VI) to develop institutional policies that award credit for students’ previous postsecondary early childhood coursework and degrees as well as for demonstrated competency through— (aa) prior work experience; and (bb) apprenticeships that lead to credentials, or associate or baccalaureate degrees