The Department shall determine the amount of money available for grants under the Cord Blood Transplant Center Support Fund annually. Each year the Program shall consider awarding a grant to at least one qualified medical institution. The Program shall convene a grant evaluation committee to review the grant applications. Members of the evaluation committee may include one or more external individuals with expertise in cord blood transplantation. The evaluation committee shall review grant applications based on criteria stated in the Request for Proposals. The Program shall recommend a grant application to the Secretary for approval based on: The evaluation committee's recommendations for awarding the grants; and The availability of funds. The Secretary shall: Consider the grant award recommendations of the Program; and Make the final determination on which grant applications to approve. A grant period expires 1 year from the date of award of the grant.