In awarding grants under the program, the board shall give priority to applicants that propose to:
(1) enhance or leverage existing degree programs that graduate professionals described by § 61.9991;
(2) establish or maintain a program that serves a rural or underserved area;
(3) partner with:
(A) another institution of higher education to develop a joint program; or
(B) a public school to implement early recruitment in high school;
(4) establish or maintain a program that incentivizes professionals described by § 61.9991 to serve in their field or a related field of study for at least three consecutive years following graduation in an inpatient or outpatient behavioral health facility or program that receives state funding;
(5) establish or maintain a degree or certificate program to educate professionals in specialties that face significant workforce shortages, including those described by § 61.601; or
(6) establish or maintain psychiatric fellowship programs that serve correctional facilities or inpatient psychiatric facilities.