holistic financial and technical support to these States and the many State departments of wildlife, State departments of agriculture, colleges and universities, and related research centers conducting scientific applied research regarding chronic wasting disease. (4) The Secretary should provide consistent, coherent, and integrated support structures and programs for the benefit of State wildlife and agricultural administrators, as chronic wasting disease can move freely between captive and wild cervids across the broad array of Federal, State, tribal, and local land management jurisdictions. (5) The Secretary can provide consistent, coherent, and integrated support systems under existing legal authorities to States and the many State departments of wildlife, State departments of agriculture, colleges and universities, and related research centers conducting scientific applied research regarding chronic wasting disease. 4. Support for State efforts to manage and control chronic wasting disease (a) Availability of Assistance The Secretary shall allocate funds made available under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (e)(1) directly to State and tribal agencies responsible for wildlife management to support State and tribal efforts to develop and implement management strategies to address chronic wasting disease. (b) Petition process A State or tribal agency shall petition the Secretary for a portion of the funds available under subsection (a). (c) Funding Priorities In determining the amounts to be allocated to State and tribal agencies under subsection (a), the Secretary shall give priority to States and tribal agencies based on the following criteria: (1) Relative scope of incidence of chronic wasting disease on lands of the State or Indian tribe, with priority given to those States and Indian tribes with the highest incidence of the disease. (2) State or tribal expenditures on chronic wasting disease management, monitoring, surveillance, and applied research, with priority given to those States and Indian