; (iii) the cooperative extension programs of the Secretary, including the Federally Recognized Tribes Extension Program; (iv) State, regional, and Tribal departments of agriculture; and (v) eligible nonprofit organizations. (B) Authorized activities Activities carried out through the entities described in subparagraph (A) shall include— (i) regional education sessions on organic management; (ii) the development of regionally tailored resources, technical assistance programs, and teaching farms for organic producers and producers in transition to organic, including tools to promote and facilitate participation of socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers and small and mid-sized farms and ranches in organic and complementary support programs; (iii) ongoing outreach to and needs assessment of producers in transition to organic to identify barriers to organic production and mechanisms to address those barriers; (iv) the identification of priority locations to promote transition to organic, including near schools and childcare providers, residential areas, and sensitive ecosystems; (v) organic supply chain and infrastructure development; (vi) the expansion of organic and local supply chains and market opportunities, including establishing channels for producers to offer products to institutional buyers and supporting purchases through nutrition programs; and (vii) advancing food waste reduction strategies that support producer income and soil health, including— (I) closed-loop programs that connect community composting and food scrap collection operations with farms; and (II) coordination to maximize use of farm products, composting, and waste reduction. ; (8) in subsection (e) (as so redesignated)— (A) by striking including the number and inserting the following: including— (1) the number ; (B) in paragraph (1) (as so designated), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon