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ii. Ten percent (10%) of the general implementation grant funds will be allocated for projects that benefit both the upper and the lower watersheds in the Santa Ana Funding Area and selected by the process in the OWOW Plan. In the event that selected projects that benefit both the upper and the lower watersheds in the Santa Ana Funding Area do not expend any portion of the 10% allocation, any unexpended funds shall be allocated as follows: thirty-four percent (34%) of any unexpended funds will be allocated to projects selected through the OC Plan as determined under Section 2.a. above, and sixty-six percent (66%) to projects selected through the OWOW for the upper watershed (area in San Bernardino County or Riverside County). iii. Sixty percent (60%) of the general implementation grant funds will be allocated to projects in the upper watershed selected by the process in the OWOW Plan. The Parties agree that projects so selected will not be challenged for funding under this agreement on the basis that the project will increase recycling or groundwater recharge in the upper watershed. In the event that a portion of an allocation is not expended in one funding round of a multi -round process, any unexpended funds shall be rolled over and added to the sixty percent allocation for the next round. iv. Disadvantaged Community (DAC) implementation funds, as defined by DWR, shall be treated separately and will be allocated by the process in the OWOW Plan to projects based on their direct and entire benefit to disadvantaged communities. DAC-supported projects from North and Central Orange County submitted to OWOW seeking DAC implementation funds will be eligible for this grant funding subject to the selection process in the OWOW Plan and will not count as part of the thirty percent (30%) OC Plan funding allocation as required under 2.b.i. c. As agreed upon by the OWOW Steering Committee and SAWPA Commission, ten percent (10%) of the total general implementation grant funding allocated to projects that benefit the Santa Ana Funding Area under 2.b.ii, projects in the upper watershed under 2.b.iii, and DAC projects under 2.b.iv will be allocated to small budget projects that requested grant funding less than or equal to $500,000. d. SAWPA will administer the OWOW program and project grant contracting with DWR and the funded projects' lead agencies. i. In selecting and submitting projects per Section 2.a above, the Orange County Parties will comply with a mutually agreed upon schedule and information requirements for submittals to be included in State -led processes related to IRWM funding such as grant applications, workshops and site visits. ii. Five percent (5%) of DWR Proposition 1 IRWM grant funds assigned to the Santa Ana Funding Area will be used for SAWPA's administration of IRWM funding. 55A-13