Section 7550 - Technical Assistance Grants(a) The Department may make grants for technical assistance to eligible sponsors. Technical assistance funds may be used for the following purposes: (1) Assistance, training, and supervision on self-help construction activities and techniques;(2) Assistance in project development which includes, but is not limited to, the preparation of plans for self-help housing, preparation of contracts for professional services, application for project funding, packaging households' applications for assistance, preparation of subdivision maps, review of engineering plans and specifications for construction and rehabilitation projects, and compliance with appropriate requirements of funding agencies and local government;(3) Administrative costs of providing technical assistance for the activity funded by the Department including, but not limited to, wages, salaries and fringe benefits of clerical and management personnel and payment for rent, utilities, communications, printing and travel expenses.(b) Technical assistance grants shall not be used for purchase of land, materials, tools and construction equipment, or for any costs of construction.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 25, § 7550
Note: Authority cited: Section 50697(d), Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section 50696, Health and Safety Code.