; (5) a project contributes to geographic diversity among grant recipients, including to achieve a balance between urban, suburban, and rural communities; (6) a project serves low-income communities, including areas of persistent poverty; and (7) a project uses pavement materials that demonstrate reductions in greenhouse gas emissions through sequestration or innovative manufacturing processes. (i) Funding (1) Maximum amount The maximum amount of a grant under the Program shall be $25,000,000. (2) Technical assistance Of the amounts made available to carry out the Program, the Secretary may use up to 1 percent to provide technical assistance to applicants and potential applicants. (j) Treatment of projects (1) Federal requirements The Secretary shall, with respect to a project funded by a grant under this section, apply— (A) the requirements of this title to a highway project; (B) the requirements of chapter 53 of title 49 to a public transportation project; and (C) the requirements of section 22905 of title 49 to a passenger rail or freight rail project. (2) Multimodal projects (A) In general Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, if an eligible project is a multimodal project, the Secretary shall— (i) determine the predominant modal component of the project; and (ii) apply the applicable requirements of such predominant modal component to the project. (B) Exceptions (i) Passenger or freight rail component For any passenger or freight rail component of a project, the requirements of section 22907(j)(2) of title 49 shall apply. (ii) Public transportation component For any public transportation component of a project, the requirements of section 5333 of title 49 shall apply. (C) Buy America In applying the Buy American requirements under section 313 of this title and sections 5320, 22905(a), and 24305(f) of title 49 to a multimodal project under this paragraph, the Secretary shall— (i) consider the various modal components of the project