; (2) make grants to the States, political subdivisions of the States, nonprofit organizations, and other persons; (3) enter into cooperative agreements with the States, political subdivisions of the States, nonprofit organizations, and other organizations; (4) hire and compensate staff; (5) obtain funds or services from any source, including funds and services provided under any Federal program or law, in which case the Federal share of the cost of any activity assisted using Federal funds provided for National Heritage Areas shall not be more than 50 percent; and (6) contract for goods and services. (c) Duties of local coordinating entity To further the purposes of the Heritage Area, the local coordinating entity shall— (1) prepare a management plan for the Heritage Area in accordance with section 405; (2) give priority to the implementation of actions, goals, and strategies set forth in the management plan, including assisting units of government, Tribes, and other persons in— (A) carrying out programs and projects that recognize and protect important resource values in the Heritage Area; (B) encouraging economic viability in the Heritage Area in accordance with the goals of the management plan; (C) establishing and maintaining interpretive exhibits in the Heritage Area; (D) developing heritage-based recreational and educational opportunities for residents and visitors in the Heritage Area; (E) increasing public awareness of and appreciation for the natural, historic, cultural, Tribal, scenic, and recreational resources of the Heritage Area; (F) restoring historic buildings that are— (i) located in the Heritage Area; and (ii) related to the themes of the Heritage Area; and (G) installing throughout the Heritage Area clear, consistent, and appropriate signs identifying public access points and sites of interest