(a) Of the funds made available for the program, NRCS will allocate:
- (1) Fifty percent of the funds to projects based on a State or multistate competitive process; and
- (2) Fifty percent of the funds to projects for the CCAs designated by the Secretary.
- (b) NRCS will allocate funds under the funding pools identified under paragraph (a) of this section to projects selected on a competitive basis pursuant to partnership agreement proposals submitted under the requirements of subpart B of this part.