receives a grant under this section may use the grant funds for the following activities: (A) Building effective regional collaborations with industry, nonprofit organizations, 2-year and 4-year degree granting institutions of higher education (including community colleges, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving institutions, American Indian Tribally controlled colleges and universities, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions, Predominantly Black Institutions, Native American-serving, Nontribal institutions, and other minority-serving institutions), and out-of-school providers. (B) Recruiting and hiring instructional personnel as needed, including curriculum specialists. (C) Preparations for effectively sustaining project activities after the grant period ends. (D) Disseminating information about effective practices. (3) Limitation Not more than 15 percent of a grant may be used to purchase equipment. (d) National activities The Secretary may reserve not more than 2.5 percent of funds available for grants under this section for national activities, including technical assistance, evaluation, and dissemination. (e) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section a total of $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2024 and the succeeding 4 fiscal years. 5. Reporting requirements (a) Grantee reports Each eligible entity that receives a grant under this Act shall submit to the Secretary a report, not less than twice a year during the grant period, on the use of grant funds that shall include data on the numbers of students served through activities funded under this Act, disaggregated by race (for Asian and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students using the same race response categories as the decennial census of the population), ethnicity, gender, and eligibility to receive a free or reduced price lunch under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42