§  400.6   Distribution of grant funds.

   (a) Funding allocation. Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this
   section—

   (1) Grant funds for each State that meets the certification
   requirements set forth in § 400.4 will be allocated—

   (i) 50 percent in the ratio which the population of the State bears to
   the total population of all the States, as shown by the latest
   available Federal census; and

   (ii) 50 percent in the ratio which the public road mileage in each
   State bears to the total public road mileage in all States, as shown by
   the latest available Federal Highway Administration data.

   (2) Grant funds for each Tribal Organization that meets the
   certification requirements set forth in § 400.4 will be allocated—

   (i) 50 percent in the ratio to which the population of the Tribal
   Organization bears to the total population of all Tribal Organizations,
   as determined by the most recent population data on American
   Indian/Alaska Native Reservation of Statistical Area; and

   (ii) 50 percent in the ratio which the public road mileage in each
   Tribal Organization bears to the total public road mileage in tribal
   areas, using the most recent national tribal transportation facility
   inventory data.

   (3) Supplemental project budgets. As set forth in § 400.4(a)(3) and
   (b)(3), the ICO reserves the right to allocate additional funds based
   on supplemental project budgets.

   (b)(1) Minimum distribution. The distribution to each qualifying State
   under paragraph (b) of this section shall not be less than $500,000,
   except that the distribution to American Samoa, Guam, the Northern
   Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands shall not be less than
   $250,000.

   (2) Tribal Organization set-aside. Up to 2 percent of grant funds
   available under this part will be set aside for distribution to
   qualifying Tribal Organizations for a 911 grant. The distribution to
   each qualifying Tribal Organization shall not be more than $250,000.
   Any remaining funds after distribution to qualifying Tribal
   Organizations under this subparagraph will be released for distribution
   to the States consistent with paragraph (a) of this section.

   (c) Additional notices of funding opportunity. Grant funds that are not
   distributed under paragraph (a) of this section may be made available
   to States and Tribal Organizations through subsequent Notices of
   Funding Opportunity.

   [ 83 FR 38059 , Aug. 3, 2018, as amended at  83 FR 40156 , Aug. 14, 2018]