Code of Maine Rules › 19 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT › 498 - OFFICE OF TOURISM AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 14 - ADMINISTRATION OF 1995 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT SMALL CITIES PROGRAM › Section 498-14-5 - REDISTRIBUTION OF GRANT FUNDS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
This section describes the methods by which any funds not
				  distributed, disencumbered funds, additional funds received from HUD, and
				  program income may be redistributed by the State.
A. ADMINISTRATIVE REDISTRIBUTION OF GRANT
				FUNDS
1. Local Government Grants from the
				State: Local governments receiving grants as a result of the 1995 CDBG program
				but unable to have their projects substantially underway (staff hired,
				environmental review complete, program costs obligated) within twelve months of
				the grant award, shall have their grant canceled by the State. Unexpended grant
				funds may be added to any open CDBG contract, used to make additional awards in
				any 1995 CDBG program, or added to the available monies for the 1996
				competition.
Unexpended funds remaining in the grantee's CDBG account at
				  grant closeout, funds remaining in a grantee's award but not drawndown upon
				  grant closeout and funds returned to the State because of disallowed costs may
				  be added to any open CDBG contract, used to make additional awards in any 1995
				  CDBG program or added to the available monies for the 1996 competition.
2. Unallocated State Grants To
				Local Governments: Unallocated grant funds resulting from lack of adequate
				program competition or demand in the Housing Assistance, Public
				Facilities/Infrastructure, Public Service, Urgent Need, Development Fund,
				multi-jurisdictional Assistance, Micro-Loan, Economic Development
				Infrastructure, Phase II Planning, General Purpose Planning, Quality Main
				Street Strategy may be added to any open CDBG contract, used to make additional
				awards in any 1995 CDBG program or added to the available monies for the 1996
				competition.
3. State Grants from
				HUD: Additional HUD allocations to the state of Maine may be added to any open
				CDBG contract, used to make additional awards in any 1995 CDBG program or added
				to the available monies for the 1996 competition.
4. Basis for Redistribution: The decision on
				how to redistribute the types of funds described in Paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 above
				will be made after staff evaluation of the following: the total funds
				available, requests for additional funding from current CDBG grantees, any
				applicants that received scores above the 85 point threshold in 1995
				competitions but did not receive funding and the possibility of holding
				additional competitions during the 1995 Program. Additional competitions will
				be held only as a last resort, and be limited to Housing Assistance, Public
				Facility/Infrastructure, Public Service, Micro-Loan, and Economic Development
				Infrastructure. In all cases, these additional competitions and the subsequent
				programs developed, will be subject to the applicable section(s) of this 1995
				Program Statement or amendments thereto.
In the case of funds added to open grant (s) , redistribution
				  will give priority to grants needing additional CDBG funds in order to complete
				  the activities described in their application to the State and secondly to
				  grants for additional activities which meet the State and local community
				  development objectives. In no case will the total of the original grant award
				  and any redistributed funds to that grant, exceed the maximum grant award for
				  that program as set forth in this Program Statement.
All staff recommendations regarding redistribution of funds
				  in the 1995 CDBG program will be subject to approval by the Director of the
				  OCD.