; (2) to leverage non-Federal financial and technical resources; (3) to complete comprehensive predevelopment activities and planning; (4) to create public-private partnerships and attract private investment; (5) to support eligible operational activities, including staffing, of the eligible applicants, except that a for-profit entity may not use the grant funds for the purpose described in this paragraph; (6) to provide capital to existing or new projects, subject to the condition that not more than 50 percent of the grant funds may be used for that purpose; (7) to support regional projects and initiatives; (8) to address economic recovery from emergencies and natural or man-made disasters; and (9) to develop strategic community investment plans described in section 379H(d) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act ( 7 U.S.C. 2008v(d) ). (f) Ineligible activities An eligible applicant described in subsection (d) that receives a grant under subsection (a) may not use the grant funds— (1) to fund operational activities, including staffing, at a for-profit institution; (2) to purchase or lease real property; or (3) to support a non-rural area. (g) Selection criteria In awarding grants under subsection (b), the Secretary shall give priority to an eligible applicant described in subsection (d) that proposes to serve— (1) a rural area with a significant change in population; (2) a rural area with significant workforce changes or changes in major employers; (3) an economically distressed rural area, as determined by the Secretary; (4) a rural area that has historically received minimal Federal funding, as determined by the Secretary