In many cases, yes, but not in every case. In some of the individual projects at the community level, the communities were free to put forward proposals for funding from the national council. In many cases they were approved, provided they came within the guidelines and the criteria established by the council. It was a bottom-up process or a community-level process, as well as a top-down process.
On November 1st, 2011. See this statement in context.