Notice of Funding Opportunity: Provided further , That, notwithstanding the preceding proviso, the Secretary shall not use the Federal share or an applicant’s ability to generate non-Federal revenue as a selection criteria in awarding projects: Provided further , That the Secretary shall issue the Notice of Funding Opportunity not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act: Provided further , That such Notice of Funding Opportunity shall require application submissions 90 days after the publishing of such Notice: Provided further , That of the applications submitted under the preceding two provisos, the Secretary shall make grants not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act in such amounts that the Secretary determines. National surface transportation and innovative finance bureau For necessary expenses of the National Surface Transportation and Innovative Finance Bureau as authorized by section 116 of title 49, United States Code, $15,500,000 (increased by $1,000,000), to remain available until expended: Provided, That of the amounts made available under this heading, $10,000,000 (increased by $1,000,000) shall be for planning grants to assist areas of persistent poverty: Provided further, That the term “areas of persistent poverty” means any county that has consistently had 20 percent or more of the population living in poverty during the 30-year period preceding the date of enactment of this Act, as measured by the 1990 and 2000 decennial census and the most recent annual Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates as estimated by the Bureau of the Census