regardless of the date on which such costs were incurred: Provided further , That any regulatory waivers the Secretary may issue may be deemed to be effective as of the date a grantee began preparing for coronavirus: Provided further , That any additional activities or authorities authorized under this heading in this Act may also apply at the discretion and upon notice of the Secretary to all amounts made available under this same heading in Public Law 116–94 if such amounts are used by grantees for the purposes described under this heading: Provided further , That up to 2 percent of amounts made available under this heading in this Act may be used, without competition, to increase prior awards made to existing technical assistance providers to provide an immediate increase in capacity building and technical assistance available to grantees under this heading and under the same heading in prior Acts: Provided further , That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Community development fund For an additional amount for Community Development Fund , $15,000,000,000, for assistance under the community development block grant program under title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 ( 42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, to remain available until September 30, 2022: Provided , That up to $8,000,000,000 of the amount made available under this heading shall be distributed pursuant to section 106 of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5306 ) to grantees that received allocations pursuant to that same formula in fiscal year 2020, and that such allocations shall be made within 30 days of enactment of this Act: Provided further , That, in addition to amounts allocated pursuant to the preceding proviso, an additional $5,000,000,000 shall be allocated directly to States to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus within the State,