In making grants under section 300ff–51 of this title, the Secretary shall ensure that any such grants made regarding the provision of early intervention services to individuals with hemophilia are made through the network of comprehensive hemophilia diagnostic and treatment centers.

The Secretary may, directly or through grants or contracts, provide technical assistance to nonprofit private entities regarding the process of submitting to the Secretary applications for grants under section 300ff–51 of this title, and may provide technical assistance with respect to the planning, development, and operation of any program or service carried out pursuant to such section.

The Secretary may provide planning grants to public and nonprofit private entities for purposes of—

The Secretary may provide planning grants to public and nonprofit private entities for purposes of—

(A) enabling such entities to provide early intervention services; and

(B) assisting the entities in expanding their capacity to provide HIV/AIDS-related health services, including early intervention services, in low-income communities and affected subpopulations that are underserved with respect to such services (subject to the condition that a grant pursuant to this subparagraph may not be expended to purchase or improve land, or to purchase, construct, or permanently improve, other than minor remodeling, any building or other facility).

(2) Requirement The Secretary may only award a grant to an entity under paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines that the entity will use such grant to assist the entity in qualifying for a grant under section 300ff–51 of this title.

(3) Preference In awarding grants under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall give preference to entities that provide primary care services in rural areas or to underserved populations.

A grant under paragraph (1)(A) may be made in an amount not to exceed $50,000.

(A) Early intervention services A grant under paragraph (1)(A) may be made in an amount not to exceed $50,000.

(B) Capacity development (i) Amount A grant under paragraph (1)(B) may be made in an amount not to exceed $150,000. (ii) Duration The total duration of a grant under paragraph (1)(B), including any renewal, may not exceed 3 years.

(5) Limitation Not to exceed 5 percent of the amount appropriated for a fiscal year under section 300ff–55 of this title may be used to carry out this section.

(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XXVI, § 2654, as added Pub. L. 101–381, title III, § 301(a), Aug. 18, 1990, 104 Stat. 608; amended Pub. L. 104–146, § 3(d)(3), May 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1357; Pub. L. 106–345, title III, § 312, Oct. 20, 2000, 114 Stat. 1345; Pub. L. 109–415, title III, § 302(c), title VII, § 703, Dec. 19, 2006, 120 Stat. 2807, 2820; Pub. L. 111–87, § 2(a)(1), (3)(A), Oct. 30, 2009, 123 Stat. 2885.)