; and (B) strengthening the capacity of units of local government and economic, community, and cooperative development organizations to implement community and economic development activities. (3) Priority for AmeriCorps participants from a rural area In selecting AmeriCorps participants for the Rural Future Corps established under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall give priority to any individual who resides, or who has resided, in the area in which the individual seeks to serve. (4) Partnerships In carrying out the Rural Future Corps established under paragraph (2), the Secretary, in coordination with the Corporation for National and Community Service, may enter into partnerships with private entities to build regional capacity, recruit participants, and engage in workforce development activities. (5) Retention On completion of service of an AmeriCorps participant in the Rural Future Corps, the Secretary shall encourage the retention of the participant in the applicable area in which the participant served. (6) Relationship to national service programs Notwithstanding section 122(a) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 12752(a) ), for purposes of that Act, the approved national service positions provided under the agreement for the Rural Future Corps program will be considered to be used to support a national service program under section 122(b) of that Act ( 42 U.S.C. 12572(b) ). (d) Map The Secretary, in coordination with the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Agriculture, shall make publicly available on a website a map of areas represented by Councils, including, with respect to each area, the members of the Council. (e) Technical assistance partners The Secretary may enter into a cooperative agreement under section 607(b)(4) of the Rural Development Act of 1972 ( 7 U.S.C. 2204b(b)(4) ) with an eligible technical assistance provider to provide technical assistance to the Secretary and Councils in carrying out the Fund. 385I. Evaluation and reporting (a) Evaluations Not