; (B) increasing the number of market-relevant credentials and certificates awarded to students in rural communities; (C) meeting the employment needs of regional employers; (D) strengthening the regional economy of a rural area; (E) utilizing Labor Market Information data to determine regional job growth opportunities and connect that information to education and other partners; and (F) creating shared data systems accessible to all partners. (f) Match As part of the application, each eligible partnership applying for a grant under this section shall secure and document commitments of matching funds, in cash or in kind, totaling not less than 20 percent of the amount of grant funding that the eligible partnership is requesting in the application. Matching funds may be contributed from any non-Federal source, including a State, local, private, nonprofit, or philanthropic source. (g) Use of funds An eligible partnership that receives a grant under this section shall use grant and matching funds to carry out not less than 2 of the following 4 activities: (1) Improving postsecondary enrollment rates for rural secondary school students by providing supports to students, beginning as early as middle school, but in no case later than grade 11, and continuing through completion of postsecondary education. Such supports may include— (A) providing students and families with counseling related to applying for postsecondary education, and Federal and State financial assistance for postsecondary education; (B) providing students at rural high schools, and their families, with exposure and access to campuses, courses, programs, and internships of institutions of higher education, including covering the cost of transportation to and from such institutions; (C) providing students of rural high schools exposure and access to courses offering dual or concurrent enrollment that will earn credits towards postsecondary degrees, credentials, or certificates