; and (ii) additional resources and services needed by such populations with respect to improving community safety. (2) Privacy The report submitted to the Secretary and Division of Community Safety pursuant to this section must protect the privacy of the individuals served. All of the information gathered as part of the reporting process shall be aggregated, anonymized, and used only for the purposes listed in this section and shall not be used to initiate or contribute to any criminal, legal, immigration, or Child Protective Services actions of proceedings, except where such reporting is required by law. (h) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $4,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2024 through 2028. 202. Establishment of Community Safety Grant for Local Governments (a) Grant program established The Secretary shall award grants, on a rolling basis, to units of local government to assess safety needs, conduct research on, fund programming on, and otherwise support the development of qualified approaches to community safety. (b) Application A unit of local government seeking a grant under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require, including an assurance that the unit of local government shall develop, and submit to the Secretary, during the grant period, a safety needs assessment to guide local investments in qualified approaches to community safety. (c) Preference In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall give a preference to a unit of local government that— (1) has taken steps toward, or is submitting proposals within the application for such a grant for purposes of— (A) increasing human liberty, including through measures that reduce incarceration, pretrial detention, arrests, criminal supervision, immigration detention, and other forms of criminal justice involvement