Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024
A. The provisions of these regulations apply
to applicants for grants under the Act.
B. Use of Federal Grants. Federal grant funds
available for a project shall be applied first to the cost of construction,
acquisition, renovation, and initial capital equipment of the facility, before
a State grant is expended.
C.
Community Development Block Grants. Community development block grants are
considered as local matching funds and are not considered as federal grant
funds.
D. Limits on State Grant.
(1) For a project without federal
participation, a State grant may not be more than:
(a) 50 percent of eligible costs, unless the
project is approved for poverty funding; or
(b) 75 percent of eligible costs, if a
project is approved for poverty funding.
(2) For a project with federal participation,
a State grant may not be more than:
(a) 50
percent of the eligible costs remaining after the federal grant has been
applied, unless the project is approved for poverty funding; or
(b) 75 percent of the eligible costs
remaining after the federal grant has been applied, if a project is approved
for poverty funding.
(3)
An applicant may not be eligible for retroactive participation in the:
(a) Cost of:
(i) Acquisition;
(ii) Construction; and
(iii) Renovation; or
(b) Purchase of equipment.
(4) The grant shall include only
those expenditures incurred or contracted for after the grant award is approved
by the Board of Public Works, except as provided in §F of this
regulation.
E. Poverty
Funding. An applicant is eligible for poverty funding for a facility, if the
majority of individuals served by the facility:
(1) Are certified by a local department of
social services as eligible for Family Investment Program (FIP) or Medical
Assistance;
(2) Are eligible for
Supplemental Security Income benefits; or
(3) Have income levels which do not exceed
150 percent of the federal poverty level.
F. Application Costs.
(1) An applicant shall pay the costs
necessary to file the application, such as the costs for appraisals,
architects' fees, surveys, and test borings.
(2) If the project is recommended for funding
by the Department, the Department shall review the costs expended under
§F(1) of this regulation, and may recommend those costs to the Board of
Public Works for inclusion in the grant award.
G. Matching Funds.
(1) The applicant shall provide from other
sources matching funds equal to the total eligible cost of the project less the
State grant award.
(2) An applicant
may not expend matching funds before the State grant award, unless the Board of
Public Works approves otherwise.
(3) The Department may not consider real or
personal property, in-kind contributions, or funds expended before the date a
grant award is approved by the Board of Public Works, as matching
funds.
H. Prohibition
Against Use of Funds for Religious Purposes.
(1) A grantee may not use any portion of the
proceeds of a State grant:
(a) For the
furtherance of sectarian religious instruction; or
(b) In connection with the design,
acquisition, or construction of any building used, or to be used, as a place of
sectarian religious worship or instruction, or in connection with any program
or department of divinity for any religious denomination.
(2) Upon the request of the Board of Public
Works, the grantee shall submit evidence satisfactory to the Board that none of
the proceeds of the grant has been, or is being, used for a purpose prohibited
by the Act.
