assessment means a measure of a community’s tree canopy coverage as a percentage of the total land area that serves as a baseline for setting community tree canopy goals and measuring progress. 4. Urban Heat Mitigation and Management Grant Program (a) In general Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, acting through the Office of Community Planning and Development, in coordination with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Chief of the Forest Service, and the Director of the Climate Program Office of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, shall establish an urban heat mitigation and management grant program to award grants to eligible entities to implement eligible projects. (b) Set-Aside Not less than 75 percent of the amounts of covered grants awarded for a fiscal year shall be awarded to eligible entities to implement projects in a covered census tract. (c) Technical assistance (1) In general Not more than 3 percent of amounts appropriated to carry out this section may be used to provide technical assistance to eligible entities applying for or implementing a covered grant. (2) Preference In providing technical assistance under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall give preference to eligible entities that intend to serve communities— (A) located in a covered census tract