The Administration shall:
(1) Solicit grant applications from prospective Program applicants;
(2) Award grants to qualified Program applicants;
(3) Ensure that the grants awarded under item (2) of this section are distributed among Program applicants to provide door–to–door transportation in the following areas:
(i) The Baltimore Metropolitan Area;
(ii) The Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area;
(iii) Western Maryland;
(iv) Southern Maryland; and
(v) The Eastern Shore; and
(4) Ensure, to the extent practicable, that at least one grant is awarded to Program applicants to provide door–to–door transportation in each of the following areas:
(i) A rural area;
(ii) An urban area; and
(iii) A suburban area.