; (G) to increase scientific capacity to support the planning, monitoring, and research activities necessary to carry out coordinated restoration and protection activities; and (H) to provide technical assistance to carry out restoration and protection activities relating to the New River. 5. Grants and assistance (a) In general In carrying out the program, the Administrator shall provide grants and technical assistance to State and local governments, nonprofit organizations, and institutions of higher education, in both the United States and Mexico, to carry out the purposes of the program. (b) Criteria The Administrator, in consultation with the organizations described in section 4(c), shall develop criteria for providing grants and technical assistance under this section to ensure that such activities accomplish one or more of the purposes identified in section 4(d)(2) and advance the implementation of priority actions or needs identified in the New River-wide strategy adopted under section 4(b)(2). (c) Cost sharing (1) Federal share The Federal share of the cost of a project for which a grant is provided under this section shall not exceed 55 percent of the total cost of the activity, as determined by the Administrator. (2) Non-Federal share The non-Federal share of the cost of a project for which a grant is provided under this section may be provided in the form of an in-kind contribution of services or materials. (d) Administration (1) In general The Administrator may enter into an agreement to manage the implementation of this section with the North American Development Bank or a similar organization that offers grant management services. (2) Funding If the Administrator enters into an agreement under paragraph (1), the organization selected shall— (A) for each fiscal year, receive amounts to carry out this section in an advance payment of the entire amount on October 1, or as soon as practicable thereafter, of that fiscal year; (B) invest and reinvest those amounts for the benefit of the program