Section 455.30 - Allocation of funds(a) DOE will allocate available funds among the States for two purposes: to award grants to schools, hospitals, units of local government, and public care institutions and coordinating agencies representing them to implement technical assistance and energy conservation measures grant programs and to award grants to eligible States for administrative expenses, technical assistance programs, program assistance, and marketing expenses in accordance with this part.(b) DOE shall notify each Governor of the total amount allocated for grants within the State for any grant program cycle: (1) For schools and hospitals, the allocation amount shall be for technical assistance programs, subject to any limitation placed on technical assistance, and energy conservation measures;(2) For States that are eligible pursuant to § 455.91 , up to 100 percent of the funds allocated to the State by DOE may be used for technical assistance programs and/or for program assistance and up to 50 percent of the funds allocated to the State by DOE may be used for marketing as defined in § 455.2 ;(3) For States eligible under § 455.81 , a portion of the allocation may be used for a grant to the State for administrative expenses as described in § 455.120 ;(4) For unit of local government and public care institutions, the allocation amount shall be solely for technical assistance programs; and(5) For coordinating agencies, the allocation amount shall be for either technical assistance programs subject to any limitation placed on technical assistance, or energy conservation measures, or both depending on how the coordinating agency elects to operate.(c) DOE shall notify each Governor of the period for which funds allocated for a grant program cycle will be made available for grants within the State.(d) Each State shall make available up to 10 percent of its allocation for schools and hospitals in each grant program cycle to provide financial assistance, not to exceed a 90 percent Federal share, for technical assistance programs and energy conservation measures for schools and hospitals determined to be in a class of severe hardship. Such determinations shall be made in accordance with § 455.132 .