; (3) in subsection (d)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking 25 percent of the funds and acres to projects based on a State competitive process administered by the State Conservationist, with the advice of the State technical committee and inserting the following: 40 percent of the funds and acres to projects based on a State or multistate competitive process administered, as applicable, by the State Conservationist or jointly by the State Conservationists of each State participating in the multistate process, with the advice of the applicable State technical committees ; (B) by striking paragraph (2); (C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); and (D) in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated), by striking 35 percent and inserting 60 percent ; (4) in subsection (e)— (A) by striking None of the funds and inserting the following: (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (2), none of the funds ; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (2) Project development and outreach Under a partnership agreement, the Secretary may advance reasonable amounts of funding for technical assistance to eligible partners to conduct project development and outreach activities in a project area (including activities conducted before the effective date of the partnership agreement), including— (A) providing outreach and education to producers for potential participation in the project; (B) the development of a watershed or habitat plan; and (C) establishing baseline metrics to support the development of the assessment required under section 1271B(c)(1)(E).