California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 10 - California Health Facilities Financing Authority › Chapter 5 - Investment in Mental Health Wellness Grant Program › Section 7125 - 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 and feasibility.
(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 California Environmental Quality Act.
(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 or lease agreement and title report as required
				under Section
				7126.
(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
				7125.1. 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
				7125.1.
(B) For real property acquisitions:
(i) An appraisal completed within the
				previous six months by a state certified appraiser.
(ii) 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
				7125.1. 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
				7125.1.
(C) For acquisition of supplies, furniture
				and equipment including vehicles: A list of items to be purchased and a copy of
				related purchase orders.
(D) For
				personnel costs:
(i) Staffing plan, including
				number of full time equivalent staff.
(ii) Job description or duty statement for
				each position, including minimum qualifications and any licensing or
				certification preferred or required.
(iii) Documentation of salary or hourly wage
				rate, if applicable.
(iv)
				Documentation of employer's contribution of benefits.
(v) Documentation that confirms salaries and
				benefits to be paid are consistent with the Applicant's compensation
				policies.
(E) For other
				eligible costs: Contracts and/or purchase orders.
(3) The Authority Staff has determined the
				Project is ready and feasible.
(A) The
				determination that the Project is ready and feasible may occur at the time of
				Initial Allocation or within nine months following Final Allocation.
(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
				7124(a)(14).
(C) Limited extensions beyond nine months as
				set forth in subdivision (3)(A) shall be made on a case-by-case basis at the
				discretion of the Executive Director for good cause, such as reasonable delays
				associated with obtaining building and conditional use permits, obtaining
				California Environmental Quality Act compliance documentation, or identifying a
				qualified provider.
(D) Failure to
				demonstrate readiness and feasibility 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 MH-02 (Rev.06/2014). Except for the initial submission of the
				Request for Disbursement Form No. CHFFA 7 MH-02 (Rev.06/2014), a status report
				and Actual Expenditures Report Form No. CHFFA 7 MH-03, (Rev.06/2014) as
				required by Section
				7128, subdivisions (a)(1) and
				(a)(2) shall accompany all Requests for Disbursement Form No. CHFFA 7 MH-02
				(Rev.06/2014).