; and (II) the justification and rationale for any rejection, in whole or in part, of the recommendation of the Board; and (ii) not later than 15 days after awarding a grant for which the Board submitted a recommendation, publish the statement submitted under clause (i) on the Department of Energy website. (4) Use of funds A mining school receiving a grant under paragraph (1) shall use the grant funds— (A) to recruit students to the mining school; and (B) to enhance and support programs related to, as applicable— (i) mining, mineral extraction efficiency, and related processing technology; (ii) emphasizing critical mineral and rare earth element exploration, extraction, and refining; (iii) reclamation technology and practices for active mining operations; (iv) the development of reprocessing systems and technologies that facilitate reclamation that fosters the recovery of resources at abandoned mine sites; (v) mineral extraction methods that reduce environmental and human impacts; (vi) technologies to extract, refine, separate, melt, or produce minerals, including rare earth elements; (vii) reducing dependence on foreign energy and mineral supplies through increased domestic critical mineral production; (viii) enhancing the competitiveness of United States energy and mineral technology exports; (ix) the extraction or processing of coinciding mineralization, including rare earth elements, within coal, coal processing byproduct, overburden, or coal residue; (x) enhancing technologies and practices relating to mitigation of acid mine drainage, reforestation, and revegetation in the reclamation of land and water resources adversely affected by mining; (xi) enhancing exploration and characterization of new or novel deposits, including rare earth elements and critical minerals within phosphate rocks, uranium-bearing deposits, and other nontraditional sources; (xii) meeting challenges of extreme mining conditions, such as deeper deposits or offshore or cold region mining