Rule 37.2.915 - CONTRACTOR ALLOTMENTS(1) From the available CSBG funds, the department shall retain 5% for cost of administration of the grant and 5% for special projects.(2) The balance of the block grant funds after any retention pursuant to (1) must be distributed to contractors that are eligible to receive such funding as follows: (a) $500,000, or if the balance of the block grant funds is less than $500,000, then the entire balance of the block grant funds must be equally divided among the eligible contractors; and(b) the balance of the block grant funds after distribution under (1) and (2) (a) must be divided among eligible contractors as follows: (i) one-half based upon the percentage of the state's population residing within the contractor's area; and(ii) one-half based upon the percentage of the state's population with income below the poverty line residing within the contractor's area.(3) General population allocation: each contractor shall receive an amount equal to the population residing in the contractor's area according to the most recent U.S. decennial census divided by the population of the state of Montana according to the most recent U.S. decennial census times the amount available for allocation according to general population distribution in (2) (b) (i).(4) Poverty population allocation: each eligible contractor shall receive an amount equal to the population residing in the contractor's area which has income below the poverty line according to the most recent U.S. decennial census divided by the population of the state of Montana which has income below the poverty line according to the most recent U.S. decennial census times the amount available for allocation according to poverty population distribution in (2) (b) (ii). If the results of the most recent U.S. decennial census are unavailable, the most current and accurate information available will be used.NEW, 1982 MAR p. 1222, Eff. 6/18/82; AMD, 1983 MAR p. 21, Eff. 1/14/83; AMD, 1983 MAR p. 754, Eff. 7/1/83; AMD, 1994 MAR p. 1725, Eff. 6/24/94; TRANS, from SRS, 2000 MAR p. 745.Sec. 53-2-201, MCA; IMP, HB 2 of the First Special Session, 1981 and Sec. 53-10-502, MCA;