; (B) (i) have permanent staff, led by an independent accountability official, to conduct compliance reviews and dispute resolutions and perform advisory functions; and (ii) maintain a roster of experts to serve such roles, to the extent needed; and (C) hold a public comment period lasting not fewer than 60 days regarding the initial design of the accountability mechanism. (c) Internal accountability The Foundation shall establish an ombudsman position at a senior level of executive staff as a confidential, neutral source of information and assistance to anyone affected by the activities of the Foundation. (d) Annual review The Secretary shall, periodically, but not less frequent than annually, review assistance provided by the Foundation for the purpose of implementing section 3(b) to ensure consistency with the provisions under section 620M of Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2378d ). 7. Projects and grants (a) Project funding requirements (1) In general The Foundation shall— (A) provide grants to support eligible projects described in paragraph (3) that advance its mission to enable effective management of primarily protected and conserved areas and their contiguous buffer zones in eligible countries; (B) advance effective landscape or seascape approaches to conservation that include buffer zones, wildlife dispersal and corridor areas, and other effective area-based conservation measures; and (C) not purchase, own, or lease land, including conservation easements, in eligible countries. (2) Eligible entities Eligible entities shall include— (A) not-for-profit organizations with demonstrated expertise in protected and conserved area management and economic development; (B) governments of eligible partner countries, as determined by subsection (b), with the exception of governments and government entities that are prohibited from receiving grants from the Foundation pursuant to section 8