; and (C) that agrees to consult with the State Medicaid agency of the State (or each State) served by the grant on the grant activities, to the extent that such agency (or each such agency) is not the eligible entity. (2) Project participant The term project participant means an individual participating in a project or activity assisted with a grant under this chapter, including (as applicable for the category of the grant) a direct care professional or an individual training to be such a professional. (3) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Health and Human Services. (4) Supportive services The term supportive services means services that are necessary to enable an individual to participate in activities assisted with a grant under this chapter, such as transportation, child care, dependent care, housing, workplace accommodations, employee benefits such as paid sick leave and child care, workplace health and safety protections, wages and overtime pay, and needs-related payments. 202. Authority to award grants (a) Grants (1) In general Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the Secretary of Labor, and the Secretary of Education, shall award grants described in paragraph (2) to eligible entities. A grant awarded under this section may be in more than 1 category described in such paragraph. (2) Categories of grants The categories of grants described in this paragraph are each of the following: (A) Direct care professionals grants Grants to eligible entities to create and carry out projects for the purposes of recruiting, retaining, or providing advancement opportunities for direct care professionals who are not described in subparagraph (B), (C), or (D), including through education or training programs for such professionals or individuals seeking to become such professionals. (B) Direct care professional managers grants Grants to eligible entities to create and carry