Illinois Administrative Code › Title 47 - HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT › Part 160 - EMERGENCY SHELTER GRANTS PROGRAM › Section 160.60 - Application Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
An application must include the following information:
a) Project Summary - A description of the
			 proposed project and the purpose for the funding request. The summary should
			 include a brief history of the not-for-profit organization's experience in
			 providing services to the homeless. It must also identify the types of clients
			 to be served, the type of services to be provided, and how those services will
			 address the needs of the homeless.
b) Needs Statement - A statement which
			 describes the need for the proposed project. The statement should include an
			 estimate, if available, of the number of homeless persons in need of assistance
			 in the area and the estimated number to be served by the proposed project. Area
			 services available to the homeless must be identified and an explanation
			 provided as to how the proposed project would complement existing services or
			 provide services that are currently unavailable.
c) Project Activity Description - A
			 description of activities to be performed under the project, the amount and
			 source of funding for each activity, and a schedule for the implementation of
			 those activities (include beginning and ending dates). If rehabilitation is
			 identified as an activity, the type of work to be done must be detailed and
			 estimates of cost must be attached. Also tasks necessary to achieve expected
			 results must be detailed (e.g., building or zoning permits).
d) Project Costs - A breakdown of all project
			 costs by source of funding for eligible activities.
e) Application Documentation - The following
			 documentation must accompany an application:
1) If funds are to be used for major
			 rehabilitation or conversion of a building, certification that the building
			 will remain a shelter for a period not less than ten years.
2) If funds are to be used for eligible
			 activities specified in 24 CFR 575.21(a)(1) and (3) (1987), certification that
			 the building will be maintained as a shelter for not less than three
			 years.
3) Letters documenting the
			 shelter facility has been inspected and meets the state and local requirements
			 or standards relating to health and safety or copies of waivers of such
			 requirements from the responsible agency.
4) A letter of transmittal and certification
			 of local government approval.
5)
			 Certification that any building improvements accomplished with grant funds do
			 not affect historic property or jeopardize an endangered species.
6) Certification that any building
			 improvements accomplished with grant funds will not be made to buildings
			 located in an area identified as having special flood hazards in accordance
			 with HUD Emergency Shelter Grants Program rules ( 24 CFR 575.33(b)(4)(i)(B)
			 (1987) ).
7) Letters of support
			 and/or agreements with social service agencies.
8) Certification by the local government that
			 its proposed project will be administered in compliance with the requirements
			 of HUD Emergency Shelter Grants Program rules ( 24 CFR 575.59(1987)
			 ).