in order to complete an overall financing package: Provided further , That not less than 30 percent of the funds provided under this heading shall be for projects located in rural areas: Provided further , That for projects located in rural areas, the minimum grant size shall be $1,000,000 and the Secretary may increase the Federal share of costs above 80 percent: Provided further , That projects conducted using funds provided under this heading must comply with the requirements of subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code: Provided further , That the Secretary shall conduct a new competition to select the grants and credit assistance awarded under this heading: Provided further , That the Secretary may retain up to $25,000,000 of the funds provided under this heading, and may transfer portions of those funds to the Administrators of the Federal Highway Administration, the Federal Transit Administration, the Federal Railroad Administration, and the Maritime Administration to fund the award and oversight of grants and credit assistance made under the National Infrastructure Investments program: Provided further , That none of the funds provided in the previous proviso may be used to hire additional personnel: Provided further , That the Secretary shall consider and award projects based solely on the selection criteria from the fiscal year 2016 Notice of Funding Opportunity: Provided further , That the Secretary shall not use the Federal share or an applicant’s ability to generate non-Federal revenue as a selection criteria in awarding projects: Provided further , That the Secretary shall issue the Notice of Funding Opportunity no later than 60 days after enactment of this Act: Provided further , That the Notice of Funding Opportunity shall require application submissions 90 days after the publishing of such Notice: Provided further , That of the applications submitted under the previous two provisos, the Secretary shall make grants no later than 270 days after enactment of this Act in such