Section Cdfa 309.04 - Administrative Requirements(a) Each application shall be submitted under the housing, public facilities, or economic development subcategory.(b) Where 2 or more types of activities are proposed, the application shall be submitted and scored in the subcategory which reflects the principal activity and for which at least 51 percent of the funds have been requested.(c) Applicants shall design and implement studies which can be completed within a 12 month period.(d) The maximum grant award of $12,000 shall be made only for feasibility studies which include architectural or engineering redesign, or economic analysis and a plan or approach to the study which has the potential for achieving the goals stated in the proposal.(e) There shall be no yearly limit on the number of feasibility grant applications which can be submitted and received.(f) The following restrictions shall apply to the funds awarded for feasibility studies:(1) Eligible administrative costs shall not exceed 20 percent, or $2,000 where the maximum of $12,000 has been awarded;(2) Consultant fees for writing and preparing grants shall qualify as administrative costs, but shall not exceed $500 per application; and(3) Any subcontract for nonadministrative services over $2,000 shall be bid in accordance with the competitive negotiation procurement process described in 24 CFR 85.36(d)(3).(g) The executive director shall give eligible municipalities and counties at least 30 days advance notice of the application deadline by first class mail.(h) Applicants shall submit 3 copies of the application.(i) Only information received before the close of business on the deadline date for applications shall be considered in the scoring process except that if authority staff request specific data to verify the information in the application, such information shall also be considered.(j) Letter(s) of commitment for matching funds shall be included as part of the application.N.H. Admin. Code § Cdfa 309.04
(See Revision Note at chapter heading for Cdfa 300) #8387, eff 6-29-05