To qualify for consideration as a HIDTA, an area must meet the following criteria:
• The area is a significant center of illegal drug production, manufacturing, importation, or distribution;
• State, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies have committed resources to respond to the drug trafficking problem in the area, thereby indicating a determination to respond aggressively to the problem;
• Drug-related activities in the area are having a significant harmful impact in the area and in other areas of the country; and
• A significant increase in allocation of Federal resources is necessary to respond adequately to drug related activities in the area.
http://www.dea.gov/ops/hidta.shtmlcould be that the state and locals have not committed the funding (or funding as prescribed)