California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 10 - California Health Facilities Financing Authority › Chapter 7 - Investment in Mental Health Wellness Grant Program for Children and Youth › Section 7325 - Release of Grant Funds

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Grant
				funds shall not be released until the following requirements have been met:
(1) A Grant Agreement has been executed by
				the Authority and Grantee.
(2) The
				Grantee has submitted to the Authority the following documentation, if
				available. If not available, Grantee has submitted a detailed statement
				concerning the status of obtaining any or all of this documentation to enable
				Authority Staff to determine readiness, feasibility and sustainability.
(A) For construction or renovation:
(i) Detail of building plans, costs, and
				timelines.
(ii) Executed
				construction contract.
(iii)
				Architect, design and engineering contracts, if applicable.
(iv) Building permits and conditional use
				permits, if applicable.
(v)
				Evidence of compliance with the CEQA.
(vi) Evidence of compliance with prevailing
				wage law under Labor Code Section
				1720 et.
				seq.
(vii) Evidence of property
				ownership, such as a grant deed, title report, or lease agreement and title
				report as required under Section
				7326.
(viii) In addition to subdivisions
				(a)(2)(A)(i-vii), prior to the release of Grant funds to a private nonprofit
				corporation or public agency designated by a county or Counties Applying
				Jointly for construction or renovation on real property acquired with Grant
				funds by the designated private nonprofit corporation or public agency, the
				designated private nonprofit corporation or public agency shall execute a Grant
				Agreement and agree to comply with Section
				7325.1. The Lead Grantee may
				request the Authority to release the Grant funds to the designated private
				nonprofit corporation or public agency or to the Lead Grantee for disbursement
				to the designated private nonprofit corporation or public agency. The
				designated private nonprofit corporation or public agency shall return the
				Grant funds to the Authority if the designated private nonprofit corporation or
				public agency fails to comply with Section
				7325.1.
(B) For real property acquisitions:
(i) An appraisal completed within the
				previous six months by a state certified appraiser.
(ii) Evidence of or execution plan to obtain
				legally required zoning for the Program(s).
(iii) In addition to subdivision
				(a)(2)(B)(i), prior to the release of Grant funds to a private nonprofit
				corporation or public agency designated by a county or Counties Applying
				Jointly to acquire real property, the designated private nonprofit corporation
				or public agency shall execute a Grant Agreement and agree to comply with
				Section 7325.1. The Lead Grantee may
				request the Authority to release the Grant funds to the designated private
				nonprofit corporation or public agency, or to the Lead Grantee for disbursement
				to the designated private nonprofit corporation or public agency. The
				designated private nonprofit corporation or public agency shall return the
				Grant funds to the Authority if the designated private nonprofit corporation or
				public agency fails to comply with Section
				7325.1.
(C) For acquisition of furniture and
				equipment including vehicles: A list of items to be purchased and a copy of
				related purchase orders.
(D) For
				other eligible costs: Contracts and/or purchase orders.
(3) The Authority Staff has determined the
				Project is Ready, Feasible, and Sustainable. This determination will be made by
				evaluating the Grantee's documentation addressing the evaluation criteria
				listed in Section
				7319, subdivision (a)(4) and in
				Section 7319.1, subdivision (a)(4).
(A) The determination that the Project is
				Ready, Feasible, and Sustainable may occur at the time of Initial Allocation or
				within the timeframes specified in Section
				7319, subdivision (a)(4)(H), and
				Section 7319.1, subdivision
				(a)(4)(F).
(B) If the determination
				is made after Final Allocation, the determination shall be based on updated
				information provided to the Authority by Grantee in accordance with Section
				7324, subdivision
				(a)(14).
(C) Limited extensions
				beyond the timeframes specified in Section
				7319, subdivision (a)(4)(H), and
				Section 7319.1, subdivision (a)(4)(F),
				shall be made on a case-by-case basis at the discretion of the Executive
				Director for good cause, including but not limited to reasonable delays
				associated with obtaining building and conditional use permits, obtaining CEQA
				compliance documentation, or identifying a qualified provider.
(D) Failure to demonstrate readiness,
				feasibility, and sustainability within the timeframes dictated by the Authority
				shall cancel the Grant and the Grant funds shall be made available to other
				Applicants.
(4) The
				Grantee has submitted to the Authority a completed Request for Disbursement
				Form No. CHFFA 7 CY-02 (09/2018), which is hereby incorporated by reference.
				Except for the initial submission of the Request for Disbursement Form No.
				CHFFA 7 CY-02 (09/2018), an Actual Expenditures Report Form No. CHFFA 7 CY-03,
				(09/2018), which is hereby incorporated by reference, as required by Section
				7328, subdivision (b), shall
				accompany all Requests for Disbursement Form No. CHFFA 7 CY-02
				(09/2018).