; and (2) submit an application to the Commission at such time, in such form, and containing such additional information as the Commission may require. (c) Selection of grant recipients (1) Priority In selecting covered entities to receive grants under the program, the Commission shall give priority (in such order as the Commission considers appropriate) based on the following factors: (A) A covered entity not having previously been awarded a grant under the program. (B) A covered entity proposing to use grant funds to expand educational activities described in paragraph (1)(B)(i) or (2)(A) of subsection (e) that the covered entity is carrying out at the time when the covered entity submits the application for the grant. (C) A covered entity proposing to use grant funds to build on prior expertise and activities aimed at preventing drownings. (D) A covered entity proposing to use grant funds to carry out activities in a geographic area that has a greater number per capita of drowning or entrapment incidents. (E) A covered entity proposing to use grant funds in underserved, minority, or rural communities to provide services that address and target racial, ethnic, or rural drowning disparities. (F) Such other factors as the Commission considers appropriate. (2) Geographic diversity (A) In general In selecting covered entities to receive grants under the program, the Commission shall, to the maximum extent practicable, ensure geographic diversity in the areas where activities will be carried out using grant funds. (B) Technical assistance If the Commission awards grants to two or more covered entities that will carry out activities using grant funds in the same geographic area, the Commission shall provide technical assistance to such entities regarding how such entities may collaborate in carrying out such activities. (d) Amount of grant The Commission shall determine the amount of a grant awarded under this section, and shall consider— (1) in the case of a covered entity that is a State or an Indian Tribe— (A) the