; and (ii) the process for consulting with the State in order to ensure the continuity of such benefits and services for such children who will transition from receiving such benefits and services under programs carried out under a State plan under subsection (b)(2) to receiving such benefits and services under programs carried out under a plan under this subsection. (3) Payments The Secretary shall pay an Indian tribe or tribal organization with an application approved under this subsection from the allotment determined for the Indian tribe or tribal organization under paragraph (4) in the same manner as is provided in section 474(f) with respect to a State, or in such other manner as is determined appropriate by the Secretary, except that in no case shall an Indian tribe or tribal organization receive a lesser proportion of such funds than a State is authorized to receive under such section. (4) Allotment From the total amount reserved for a fiscal year under subsection (c)(4)(B), the Secretary shall allot to the Indian tribes or tribal organizations with an application approved under this subsection for that fiscal year an amount based on each Indian tribe or tribal organization’s share of the total tribal child population among all such tribes and tribal organizations with an application so approved. (5) Data and evaluation The Secretary shall consult with tribes and tribal organizations to determine the tribally relevant data needed to understand how the driving and transportation assistance program helps tribal youth and if any policies would improve tribal youth access to drivers’ licenses and, to the extent practicable, the number and demographic data of tribal youth served. (6) Matching requirement In determining the amounts expended by an Indian tribe or tribal organization for purposes of section 474(f)(1), the Secretary may take into account in-kind expenditures of the Indian tribe or tribal organization. . (h) Technical assistance Section 477(g)(2) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 677(g)(2) )