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North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 97 - ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY › Subchapter C - COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM › Section .0100 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 97C .0104 - DEFINITIONS

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For the purpose of this Subchapter, the following
					 definitions apply:
(1) "Act" means the
				  Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981, which is incorporated by reference,
				  including subsequent amendments and editions, and available for free at
				  https://www.congress.gov/bill/97th-congress/house-bill/3982,under which the
				  Community Services Block Grant Program was established.
(2) "Community Action Agency (CAA)" means an
				  agency designated and funded by the Community Services Administration in
				  Federal Fiscal Year 1981 for the purpose of operating an anti-poverty project
				  and that was funded by the North Carolina Office of Economic Opportunity in
				  fiscal year 1985 to administer a Community Services Block Grant ("CBSG")
				  anti-poverty project or any agency designated by the Governor or his or her
				  designee and determined to be eligible by the Division of Social
				  Services.
(3) "Local Administering
				  Agency" means entities carrying out activities that are referenced in
				  42 U.S.C
				  9907(b)(1) which is
				  incorporated by reference, including subsequent amendments and editions and are
				  available for free at
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PLAW-105publ285/pdf/PLAW-105publ285.pdf
.Local
				  Administering Agencies may include CAAs.
(4) "The Office of Community Services (OCS)"
				  means the agency established in the U.S. Department of Health and Human
				  Services and is charged with the responsibility of administering
				  CSBG.
(5) "Persons in poverty"
				  means:
(a) For the purpose of the allocation
				  of CSBG fund, persons in poverty is defined as the number of persons whose
				  income is below the poverty threshold established by the U.S. Census Bureau.
				  The number of persons in poverty will be based on the most recent Small Area
				  Income Poverty Estimates produced for school districts, counties, and states
				  and released electronically by the U.S. Census Bureau, and available at the
				  time of allocation determination. The Small Area Income Poverty Estimates is
				  incorporated by reference, including subsequent amendments and editions and
				  available for free at
www.census.gov
.
(b) For the purpose of program eligibility,
				  persons in poverty is defined as the persons who fall below the poverty
				  guidelines updated periodically by the U.S. Department of Health and Human
				  Services, which are incorporated by reference, including subsequent amendments
				  and editions and available for free at
www.hhs.gov
and released by the Division for
				  use.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 97 - ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY › Subchapter C - COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM › Section .0100 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 97C .0105 - ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES

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Activities funded under this Subchapter may include only
					 those projects which:
(1) provide a
				  range of services and activities having a measurable and potentially major
				  impact on the causes of poverty in the state's communities, or those areas of
				  the state's communities, where poverty is a particularly acute
				  problem;
(2) provide activities
				  designed to assist low-income participants, including the elderly poor:
(a) to secure and retain meaningful
				  employment;
(b) to attain an
				  adequate education;
(c) to obtain
				  and maintain adequate housing and a suitable living environment;
(d) to make better use of available
				  income;
(e) to obtain emergency
				  assistance through loans or grants to meet immediate and urgent individual and
				  family needs, including the need for health services, nutritious food, housing,
				  and employment-related assistance;
(f) to remove obstacles and solve problems
				  which block the achievement of self-sufficiency;
(g) to achieve greater participation in the
				  affairs of the community; and
(h)
				  to make more effective use of other programs related to the purposes of the
				  CSBG;
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 97 - ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY › Subchapter C - COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM › Section .0100 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 97C .0106 - ELIGIBLE GRANT RECIPIENTS

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Eligible grant recipients for CSBG funds include:
(1) Community action agencies as defined in
				  Rule .0104(2) of this Section. In any geographic area of the State not served
				  by a CAA, the Governor may decide to serve the new area by:
(a) Requesting an existing CAA that is
				  located and provides services in an area bordering the new area to serve the
				  new area.
(b) If no existing CAA is
				  located and provides services in an area bordering the new area, requesting the
				  CAA located closest to the area to be served or an existing CAA serving an area
				  within proximity of the new area that does not prevent the CAA from providing
				  services in the new area.
(c)
				  Designating any existing CAA or any private non-profit organization that has a
				  board meeting the requirements of
				  42 U.S.C.
				  9910 to serve the new area. The Governor's
				  designation of an organization that has a board meeting the requirements of
				  42 U.S.C.
				  9910 or a political subdivision or public
				  organization of the State to serve the new area shall qualify the organization
				  as a CAA.
(d) If no private
				  nonprofit organization is identified or determined to be qualified to serve the
				  unserved geographic area as an CAA, a political subdivision or public
				  organization of the State may be designated to serve as an CAA for the area. In
				  order to serve as the CAA for that area, the political subdivision or public
				  organization shall have a board or other mechanism as required under U.S.C. 42
				  9910.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 97 - ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY › Subchapter C - COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM › Section .0100 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 97C .0108 - ALLOCATION OF CSBG FUNDS

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(a) Funds
				  allocated to North Carolina under the CSBG Program shall be used as follows:
(1) No less than 90 percent of the funds
				  allocated for contracting with CAAs as defined in Rule .0104(2) of this Section
				  that are re-certified as eligible agencies each fiscal year by the Division of
				  Social Services. The amount of the funds allocated to each eligible grant
				  recipient shall be based on the following method of distribution:
(A) Funds shall be allocated based on the
				  ratio (percentage) of persons in poverty in the county (counties) served by the
				  CAA compared to the number of persons in poverty in the total area (counties)
				  served by all CAAs.
(B) No CAA
				  shall receive less than whichever is higher:
(i) An allocation of one hundred twenty
				  thousand dollars ($120,000); or
(ii) An allocation totaling 80 percent of the
				  CAAs Federal Fiscal Year 1982 allocation, if the CAA has maintained designation
				  for all counties it was designated in Federal Fiscal Year 1982.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 97 - ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY › Subchapter C - COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM › Section .0100 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 97C .0109 - REQUIREMENTS/GOVERNING BODIES OF GRANT RECIPIENTS

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(a) Each
				  private non-profit grant recipient funded under Rule .0108(a)(1) of this
				  Section shall have a board of directors consisting of at least 15 members and
				  not more than 51 members.
(b) The
				  board of directors of private non-profit grant recipients funded under Rule
				  .0108(a)(1) of this Section shall be constituted so as to assure compliance
				  with 42 USC
				  9910(a)(2)(A) through (C),
				  which is incorporated by reference, including subsequent amendments and
				  editions and available for free at
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PLAW-105publ285/pdf/PLAW-105publ285.pdf
.
(c) Each public grant recipient funded under
				  Rule .0108(a)(1) of this Section shall administer the community services block
				  grant in compliance with 42
				  USC 9910(b)(1) and (2),
				  which is incorporated by reference, including subsequent amendments and
				  editions and available for free at
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PLAW-105publ285/pdf/PLAW-105publ285.pdf
.
(d) All committees of the board of directors
				  of grant recipients funded under Rule .0108(a)(1) of this Section shall reflect
				  the tripartite and geographical composition of the board.
(e) In addition to the general powers granted
				  under its Articles of Incorporation, the board of directors of the private
				  grant recipients shall possess the following specific powers:
(1) to appoint the executive director of the
				  agency;
(2) to determine personnel,
				  organization, fiscal, and program policies;
(3) to determine overall program plans and
				  priorities for the agency, including provisions for evaluating
				  progress;
(4) to make final
				  approval of all program proposals and budgets;
(5) to enforce compliance with all conditions
				  of the Division of Social Services grants; and
(6) to oversee the participation of the poor
				  in the program of the agency.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 97 - ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY › Subchapter C - COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM › Section .0100 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 97C .0110 - AUTHORITY OF PRIVATE GRANT RECIPIENTS

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The grant recipient's charter or articles of incorporation
					 and its by-laws shall provide sufficient legal authority to:
(1) receive and disburse funds;
(2) sue and be sued, complain and defend, in
				  its corporate name;
(3) elect or
				  appoint officers and agents of the corporation, and define their duties and fix
				  their compensation;
(4) purchase,
				  receive, lease, take by gift, or otherwise deal in and with, real or personal
				  property or any interest therein, wherever situated;
(5) make contracts and incur liabilities,
				  borrow money, and secure any of its obligations by mortgage or pledge of all or
				  any of its property and income; and
(6) administer one or more programs that
				  directly address the objectives of the Act.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143B-10;
					 143B-276;
					 143B-277;
					 143-323(d);
Eff. December 1, 1983;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. April 25,
					 2015.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 97 - ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY › Subchapter C - COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM › Section .0100 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 97C .0112 - APPLICABLE LAWS AND REGULATIONS

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Grant recipients receiving funds under the CSBG program are
					 subject to the authorizing federal legislation, applicable federal and state
					 laws and regulations, including the requirements set forth in the State of
					 North Carolina's Administrative Procedures Manual for Federal Block Grant Funds
					 (NCAC Title I, Chapter 33, October 1, 1982).
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143-323(d);
					 143B-10;
					 143B-276;
					 143B-277;
					 42 U.S.C.
					 9901-12;
Eff. October 1,
					 1984;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. April 25,
					 2015.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 97 - ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY › Subchapter C - COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM › Section .0100 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 97C .0113 - ADMINISTRATION COSTS

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(a) Eligible grant
				  recipients may expend CSBG funds for the administration of agency programs.
				  Such programs must have purposes consistent with those of the Community
				  Services Block Grant.
(b) The
				  maximum amount of CSBG funds that may be used for agency programs shall be
				  limited to ten percent of the total annual budget of the eligible grant
				  recipient, as certified in the prior year's audit.
(c) Administration costs shall include direct
				  and indirect costs associated with general management and support functions of
				  a specific program, project or agency. Such costs must:
(1) be necessary and reasonable for the
				  proper and efficient administration of the program, project or
				  agency;
(2) conform to any
				  limitations or exclusions set forth in this Subchapter;
(3) be accorded consistent treatment through
				  application of generally accepted accounting principles appropriate to the
				  circumstances; and
(4) not be
				  included as a cost to any other program financed with federal, state, or local
				  funds in either the current or a prior period.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 97 - ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY › Subchapter C - COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM › Section .0200 - PLANNING AND BUDGETING › Section 97C .0201 - GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR THE GRANT WORK PLAN

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(a) The Grant
				  Work Plan, hereinafter referred to as the Community Anti-Poverty Plan, shall
				  consist of five distinct parts:
(1) The
				  Planning Process Narratives;
(2)
				  The Agency Strategy for Eliminating Poverty;
(3) One-Year Work Plan;
(4) Budget; and
(5) Plan of Monitoring, Assessment and
				  Evaluation.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 97 - ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY › Subchapter C - COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM › Section .0200 - PLANNING AND BUDGETING › Section 97C .0203 - PLANNING PROCESS NARRATIVE

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The agency shall develop a narrative description of the
					 process which it will use to develop the Agency Strategy for Eliminating
					 Poverty. At a minimum, this document shall contain a description of:
(1) The methods and criteria to be used to
				  determine the poverty causes and their priority ranking.
(2) The methods and criteria used to
				  determine those services and activities that will have a measurable and
				  potentially major impact on the poverty causes in the community or those areas
				  of the community where poverty is a particularly acute problem.
(3) How the agency will involve the poor in
				  the development of the agency's strategy.
(4) How the agency will provide ample
				  opportunity and sufficient time for public review of the action.
(5) How the agency will coordinate and
				  establish linkages with other governmental and social service programs to
				  assure the effective delivery of services to low-income individuals.
(6) How the agency will, where appropriate,
				  coordinate with emergency energy crisis intervention program.
(7) How the agency will encourage the private
				  sector to participate in efforts to eliminate the causes of poverty.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143B-10;
					 143B-276;
					 143B-277;
					 143-323(d);
Eff. December 1, 1983;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. April 25,
					 2015.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 97 - ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY › Subchapter C - COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM › Section .0200 - PLANNING AND BUDGETING › Section 97C .0204 - AGENCY STRATEGY FOR ELIMINATING POVERTY

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The Agency Strategy for Eliminating Poverty is the agency's
					 statement of the poverty-related problems within the community and its overall
					 plan of action to eliminate or have a measurable and potentially major impact
					 on one or more of the poverty causes. It sets forth the goals and strategy. The
					 Agency Strategy for Eliminating Poverty shall:
(1) describe the poverty cause in the
				  community with appropriate statistical data (and sources);
(2) rank the poverty causes;
(3) analyze the resources used in current and
				  past efforts to solve each problem; and the resources that are needed and can
				  be utilized effectively to eliminate or have a major impact on the poverty
				  cause;
(4) formulate the goals with
				  at least one for each poverty cause; and
(5) describe for each goal alternative
				  strategies and the strategy which was selected.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143B-10;
					 143B-276;
					 143B-277;
					 143-323(d);
Eff. December 1, 1983;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. April 25,
					 2015.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 97 - ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY › Subchapter C - COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM › Section .0200 - PLANNING AND BUDGETING › Section 97C .0205 - ONE YEAR WORK PLAN

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Using the Agency Strategy for Eliminating Poverty, the
					 agency shall develop its One-Year Work Plan which shall meet the following
					 requirements:
(1) each project which
				  the agency proposes to undertake shall be aimed at solving a cause of poverty
				  identified in the agency strategy;
(2) the agency shall establish at least one
				  objective for each project which it proposes to undertake. The agency shall
				  relate each objective, project, and strategy to its goal for the poverty cause
				  such that the agency will achieve the goal set forth in the agency strategy;
				  and
(3) the agency shall list the
				  activities which it proposes to undertake in order to reach its objective(s)
				  for each project.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143B-10;
					 143B-276;
					 143B-277;
					 143-323(d);
Eff. December 1, 1983;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. April 25,
					 2015.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 97 - ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY › Subchapter C - COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM › Section .0200 - PLANNING AND BUDGETING › Section 97C .0206 - BUDGET

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(a) Each agency shall submit a financial plan
				  for carrying out the One-Year Work Program.
(b) When the One-Year Work Program
				  encompasses two or more projects, the budget shall be subdivided to show the
				  planned cost of each project and the composite budget.
(c) The cost principles in Section .0600 in
				  this Subchapter will govern those items of cost requiring prior
				  approval.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143B-10;
					 143B-276;
					 143B-277;
					 143-323(d);
Eff. December 1, 1983;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. April 25,
					 2015.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 97 - ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY › Subchapter C - COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM › Section .0200 - PLANNING AND BUDGETING › Section 97C .0207 - PLAN OF MONITORING: ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION

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The plan for monitoring, assessment and evaluation shall
					 meet the following requirements:
(1)
				  Describe the specific structures and methods that will be used including the
				  role and responsibilities of the board of directors, committees, the poor,
				  program participants, agency staff, and others in the community as may be
				  appropriate.
(2) Describe how the
				  agency will monitor project administrative policies, procedures and
				  practices.
(3) Describe how the
				  agency will assess whether progress is being made toward meeting its
				  objectives. At least one performance measure must be developed for each
				  objective.
(4) Describe how the
				  agency will determine the extent to which its programs, projects, and
				  activities are meeting the agency's goals. The evaluation methodology must
				  include impact measures and measures of efficiency.
(5) Explain the use of the products,
				  including how the board will review and act upon the monitoring, assessment,
				  and evaluation reports and how the information will be used to develop the next
				  Agency Strategy for Eliminating Poverty.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143B-10;
					 143B-276;
					 143B-277;
					 143-323(d);
Eff. December 1, 1983;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. April 25,
					 2015.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 97 - ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY › Subchapter C - COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM › Section .0200 - PLANNING AND BUDGETING › Section 97C .0208 - BUDGET REVISIONS TO THE GRANT AGREEMENT

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(a) A grant
				  recipient having an approved budget shall obtain prior approval for all budget
				  amendments. A budget amendment is defined as any change in the budget which:
(1) involves the transfer of amounts budgeted
				  for direct cost to absorb increases in indirect costs;
(2) involves transfer of amounts for items
				  requiring prior approval;
(3)
				  involves the transfer of amounts because of changes in the work
				  program;
(4) involves the transfer
				  of funds from the inception to the termination of the grant agreement between
				  projects in excess of an aggregate of five percent of the total amount of the
				  grant agreement; or
(5) results in
				  award of additional funds or decrease in total funds.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 97 - ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY › Subchapter C - COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM › Section .0200 - PLANNING AND BUDGETING › Section 97C .0209 - PROGRAM AMENDMENTS TO THE GRANT AGREEMENT

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(a)
				  Whenever a substantive change in the grant recipient's approved Community
				  Anti-Poverty Plan is proposed, the grant agreement must be amended, according
				  to provisions of this Subsection.
(b) A substantive change is one in which:
(1) a new or amended state or federal statute
				  or regulation requires a new provision, or conflicts with any existing plan
				  provision;
(2) a court decision
				  changes the interpretation of a statute or regulation;
(3) the grant recipient proposed to add,
				  substantially modify, or delete any project(s); or
(4) the Office requires further
				  amendments.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 97 - ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY › Subchapter C - COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM › Section .0200 - PLANNING AND BUDGETING › Section 97C .0210 - THE STATE PLAN FOR THE CSBG PROGRAM

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(a) The
				  State Plan for the CSBG Program, hereinafter referred to as the State Plan, is
				  North Carolina's plan for carrying out this block grant program in the state.
				  The State Plan contains provisions required by the Act, implementing
				  regulations and commitments that the Office will administer activities funded
				  under this Act in accordance with all federal requirements.
(b) The State Plan includes the following
				  topics:
(1) poverty needs;
(2) goals and objectives;
(3) functions and responsibilities of the
				  Office;
(4) designation of eligible
				  agencies;
(5) allocation of
				  funds;
(6) fiscal controls and
				  procedures; and
(7) how the state
				  will carry out all the assurances set forth of the Act.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 97 - ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY › Subchapter C - COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM › Section .0200 - PLANNING AND BUDGETING › Section 97C .0211 - PUBLIC REVIEW OF THE STATE PLAN

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(a) Public
				  hearings on the proposed State Plan are conducted by the General Assembly in
				  accordance with the Act.
(b) The
				  Office submits annually a copy of the State Plan to the State Clearinghouse and
				  each board of county commissioners in the state and grant recipients.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143B-10;
					 143B-276;
					 143B-277;
					 143-323(d); 45
					 C.F.R., Parts 16, 74, and 96;
Eff. December 1, 1983;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. April 25,
					 2015.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 97 - ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY › Subchapter C - COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM › Section .0300 - APPLICATION › Section 97C .0301 - GENERAL PROVISIONS

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Only agencies certified as eligible by the Division may
					 receive funds from the Office. To obtain this status, an agency must submit to
					 the Office an Application for Certification of Eligibility, which must be
					 approved by the Office. The Certification of Eligibility must be obtained prior
					 to submitting a Community Anti-Poverty Plan.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143B-10;
					 143B-276;
					 143B-277;
					 143-323(d);
Eff. December 1, 1983;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. April 25,
					 2015.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 97 - ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY › Subchapter C - COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM › Section .0300 - APPLICATION › Section 97C .0302 - REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY

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Eligible agencies as defined in Rule .0106 of this
					 Subchapter, shall submit an Application for Certification of Eligibility which
					 shall contain three copies of the following documents:
(1) Letter of Application. The letter of
				  application must be signed by the chairman of the board of directors of the
				  agency and include a statement that the enclosed documents reflect the current
				  status, policies, and procedures of the agency.
(2) Certification of Board.
(a) Composition and Powers. The agency must
				  certify that the composition of the board of directors meets the requirements
				  set forth in Rule .0109 of this Subchapter.
(b) The agency must also certify that
				  agency's charter or articles of incorporation and by-laws meet the requirements
				  set forth in Rule .0110 of this Subchapter. Copies of the articles of
				  incorporation and by-laws must be submitted for review by the Office.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 97 - ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY › Subchapter C - COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM › Section .0300 - APPLICATION › Section 97C .0303-.0306 - EXPIRED

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Authority
					 G.S.
					 143B-10;
					 143B-276;
					 143B-277;
					 143-323(d);
Eff. December 1, 1983;
Amended Eff. October 1, 1984;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rules Expired May 1,
					 2015.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 97 - ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY › Subchapter C - COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM › Section .0300 - APPLICATION › Section 97C .0307 - SUBMISSION: REVIEW: APPROVAL COMMUNITY ANTI POVERTY PLAN

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(a)
				  Three copies of the Community Anti-Poverty Plan shall be submitted to the
				  Office 60 days prior to the planned starting date set forth in the One-Year
				  Work Program. The application must be received by the Department's
				  administrative offices in Raleigh before 5:00 p.m. on the submission date. The
				  Department shall notify the grant recipient in writing as to whether or not the
				  Community Anti-Poverty Plan has been approved or disapproved within 45 calendar
				  days after receipt.
(b) The
				  Community Anti-Poverty Plan will be reviewed by the Office to determine if the
				  Community Anti-Poverty Plan meets the following requirements:
(1) The Planning Process Narrative meets all
				  the requirements set forth in Rule .0203 of this Subchapter.
(2) The Agency Strategy for Eliminating
				  Poverty meets all of the requirements set forth in Rule .0204 of this
				  Subchapter.
(3) The One-Year Work
				  Plan meets all the requirements set forth in Rule .0205 of this
				  Subchapter.
(4) The budget meets
				  all the requirements set forth in Rule .0206 of this Subchapter.
(5) The Plan of Monitoring, Assessment and
				  Evaluation meets all the requirements set forth in Rule .0207 of this
				  Subchapter.
(6) The proposed
				  projects are eligible activities as set forth in Rule .0105 of this
				  Subchapter.
(7) The cost of the
				  proposed project appears to be an efficient use of resources.
(8) The proposed project appears to be
				  effective in having an impact on a poverty-related problem.
(9) The Community Anti-Poverty Plan must
				  include:
(A) a statement indicating each board
				  of county commissioners was sent a copy of the plan;
(B) a copy of comments received from each
				  board of county commissioners; and
(C) a copy of the minutes of each public
				  hearing.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 97 - ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY › Subchapter C - COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM › Section .0300 - APPLICATION › Section 97C .0308 - REVISIONS/AMENDMENTS TO COMMUNITY ANTI POVERTY PLAN

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(a) Budget
				  amendments and revisions to the Community Anti-Poverty Plan can be made only in
				  accordance with Rule .0208 of this Subchapter.
(b) Program amendments will be made in
				  accordance with Rule .0209 of this Subchapter.
(c) All amendments to the approved Community
				  Anti-Poverty Plan which require prior approval pursuant to Paragraphs (a) and
				  (b) of this Rule, may also require public hearings as set forth in Rule .0403
				  of Subchapter 97B.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143B-10;
					 143B-276;
					 143B-277;
					 143-323(d);
Eff. December 1, 1983;
Amended Eff. October 1, 1984;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. April 25,
					 2015.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 97 - ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY › Subchapter C - COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM › Section .0400 - ACCOUNTING STANDARDS › Section 97C .0401 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

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Grant recipients must establish and maintain an accounting
					 system for properly handling funds received from the Office and for recording
					 all pertinent transactions. The system must meet generally accepted accounting
					 standards as determined by a Certified Public Accountant and the requirements
					 set forth in these Rules.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143B-10;
					 143B-276;
					 143B-277;
					 143-323(d);
Eff. December 1, 1983;
Amended Eff. October 1, 1984;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. April 25,
					 2015.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 97 - ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY › Subchapter C - COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM › Section .0400 - ACCOUNTING STANDARDS › Section 97C .0402 - FINANCE OFFICER

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Each grant recipient shall appoint a finance officer who
					 must be someone other than the Executive Director and who is responsible for
					 the organization's financial affairs. The duties of the finance officer shall
					 include:
(1) Maintaining the accounts
				  in accordance with generally accepted principles applicable for the type of
				  grant recipient.
(2) Disbursing all
				  funds in compliance with the budget or financial plan.
(3) Receiving and depositing all moneys
				  received by the organization or supervise the receipt and deposit of money by
				  other duly authorized employees.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143B-10;
					 143B-276;
					 143B-277;
					 143-323(d);
Eff. December 1, 1983;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. April 25,
					 2015.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 97 - ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY › Subchapter C - COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM › Section .0400 - ACCOUNTING STANDARDS › Section 97C .0403 - FIDELITY BOND REQUIREMENTS

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(a) Grant
				  recipients shall carry fidelity bond coverage pursuant to the "Administrative
				  Procedures Manual for Federal Block Grant Funds", published by the Department
				  of Administration in October of 1982.
(b) For the purposes of this Section, a
				  fidelity bond is defined as a bond indemnifying the grant recipient against
				  losses resulting from fraud or lack of integrity, honesty, or fidelity of one
				  or more employees, officers or other persons.
(c) A grant recipient is required:
(1) to bond its finance officer for an amount
				  to be fixed by the governing board, not less than ten thousand dollars
				  ($10,000) nor more than two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000);
				  and
(2) to bond each officer,
				  employee, or agent that handles, has custody of or access to assets valued at
				  one hundred dollars ($100.00) or more.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 97 - ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY › Subchapter C - COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM › Section .0400 - ACCOUNTING STANDARDS › Section 97C .0404 - MINORITY OWNED BANKS

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Consistent with the national and state goal of expanding
					 opportunities for minority business enterprises, grant recipients are
					 encouraged to use minority-owned banks within the service area. Upon request,
					 the Office will furnish a list of minority-owned banks.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143B-10;
					 143B-276;
					 143B-277;
					 143-323(d);
Eff. December 1, 1983;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. April 25,
					 2015.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 97 - ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY › Subchapter C - COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM › Section .0500 - AUDIT STANDARDS › Section 97C .0501 - AUDIT PROCEDURE

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(a) The audit of
				  the CSBG program shall be performed in conjunction with the regular annual
				  independent audit of the grant recipient and shall contain an examination of
				  all financial aspects of the CSBG program as well as a review of the procedures
				  and documentation supporting the recipient's compliance with applicable
				  statutes and regulations.
(b) CSBG
				  program funds may only be used to pay for the CSBG portion of the audit
				  costs.
(c) The annual audit shall
				  be completed and submitted to the Office within six months after the end of the
				  grant recipient's fiscal year.
(d)
				  The Office may require separate closeout audits to be prepared by the recipient
				  in accordance with Rule .1302 of this Subchapter.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143B-10;
					 143B-276;
					 143B-277;
					 143-323(d);
Eff. December 1, 1983;
Amended Eff. June 1, 1985; October 1,
					 1984;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. April 25,
					 2015.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 97 - ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY › Subchapter C - COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM › Section .0500 - AUDIT STANDARDS › Section 97C .0502 - AUDIT REQUIREMENTS

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Audits of grant recipients shall comply with the
					 requirements set forth as follows:
(1)
				  Audits will include, at a minimum, an examination of the systems of internal
				  control, systems established to ensure compliance with laws and regulations
				  affecting the expenditure of grant funds, financial transactions and accounts,
				  and financial statements and reports of recipient organizations;
(2) Financial statements shall include
				  footnotes, comments which identify the statements examined, the period covered,
				  identification of the various projects under which the recipient received CSBG
				  funds, and the amount of the awards received;
(3) The audit shall include the auditor's
				  opinion as to whether the financial statements are fairly presented in
				  accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(4) The auditors' comments on compliance and
				  internal control should:
(a) include comments
				  on weaknesses in and noncompliance with the systems of internal control,
				  separately identifying material weaknesses;
(b) identify the nature and impact of any
				  noted instances of noncompliance with the terms of agreements and those
				  provisions of state or federal laws and regulations that could have a material
				  effect on the financial statements and reports;
(c) contain an expression of positive
				  assurance with respect to compliance with requirements for tested items, and
				  negative assurance for untested items;
(d) comment on the accuracy and completeness
				  of financial reports and claims for advances or reimbursement to the Office and
				  other agencies; and
(e) comment on
				  corrective action taken or planned by the grant recipient;
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 97 - ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY › Subchapter C - COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM › Section .0500 - AUDIT STANDARDS › Section 97C .0503 - GRANT RECIPIENT'S RESPONSE TO ANNUAL AUDIT FINDINGS

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(a)
				  Grant recipients shall respond in writing to observations and recommendations
				  in annual audit reports when requested to do so by the Office. Unless an
				  extension of time is expressly granted, the response shall be submitted to the
				  Office within 30 calendar days from the date the Office notifies the grant
				  recipient of findings and recommendations.
(b) In the response, the grant recipient may
				  take exception to particular findings and recommendations. The basis for such
				  exceptions should be clearly set out in the response. The response should point
				  out corrections already made and state what action is proposed and the
				  estimated completion date of such action. All documentation supporting
				  corrections must be available for review during later audits by the
				  Division.
(c) The Office will
				  consider the grant recipient's response and any additional requested
				  information in determining whether specific expenditures of program funds would
				  be disallowed. If any are disallowed, the Office will send the grant recipient
				  written notice of the determination to disallow expenditures. Unless the grant
				  recipient appeals the determination within 30 calendar days after the date of
				  the notice, the determination will become final.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143B-10;
					 143B-276;
					 143B-277;
					 143-323(d);
Eff. December 1, 1983;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. April 25,
					 2015.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 97 - ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY › Subchapter C - COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM › Section .0500 - AUDIT STANDARDS › Section 97C .0504 - APPEALS OF AUDIT DISALLOWANCES

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(a) If
				  the grant recipient wishes to appeal disallowed expenditures of CSBG funds, the
				  appeal shall be made in writing within 30 days of notification of disallowed
				  expenditures and shall contain a clear statement of the issue or issues which
				  the grant recipient wishes to have considered in the appeal. The grant
				  recipient may include with the appeal statements any supporting facts or
				  arguments which the grant recipient feels should be considered. Appeals should
				  be addressed to the Office.
(b) The
				  Director of the Office shall designate an official to review the appeal,
				  together with any comments submitted by the Office (a copy of which shall be
				  simultaneously sent to the grant recipient). In his/her discretion, the
				  reviewing official may offer the grant recipient an informal hearing at which
				  Office officials may also be heard. The decision shall be made within 30 days
				  of the hearing, or within 30 days of receipt of the appeal by the reviewing
				  official if there is no hearing, and shall be final unless the grant recipient
				  wishes to appeal the decision.
(c)
				  If the grant recipient wishes to appeal the ruling, the grant recipient may
				  appeal in writing to the Secretary of the Department. The appeal must be made
				  within 30 days after the decision of the hearing described in this Rule in
				  Paragraph (b). The hearing on the appeal will be conducted in accordance with
				  the provisions set forth in
				  15 NCAC
				  01B Section .0200.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143B-10;
					 143B-276;
					 143B-277;
					 143-323(d);
Eff. December 1, 1983;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. April 25,
					 2015.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 97 - ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY › Subchapter C - COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM › Section .0500 - AUDIT STANDARDS › Section 97C .0505 - SATISFACTION OF FINAL AUDIT DISALLOWANCE

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(a) Unless
				  the grant recipient receives written notice from the Office granting an
				  extension, all final disallowances shall be satisfied within 60 days of the
				  date on which the disallowance becomes final. Grant recipients shall satisfy
				  final disallowance through cash payments to the Office unless they have
				  received written notice allowing an alternative means of
				  satisfaction.
(b) Failure by the
				  grant recipient to satisfy a final disallowance or take corrective action to
				  remedy deficiencies in its accounting system and internal controls determined
				  by the Office after audit may result in suspension, termination, or other
				  remedial action. The Office may take appropriate action to recover the amounts
				  in question.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143B-10;
					 143B-276;
					 143B-277;
					 143-323(d);
Eff. December 1, 1983;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. April 25,
					 2015.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 97 - ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY › Subchapter C - COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM › Section .0500 - AUDIT STANDARDS › Section 97C .0506 - USE OF SMALL AND MINORITY OWNED AUDIT FIRMS

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Small audit firms and audit firms owned and controlled by
					 socially and economically disadvantaged individuals shall have the maximum
					 practicable opportunity to participate in the performance of contracts awarded
					 with CSBG funds. Recipients shall take the following affirmative action to
					 further this goal.
(1) Assure that
				  small audit firms and audit firms owned and controlled by socially and
				  economically disadvantaged individuals as defined in
				  P.L.
				  95-507 are used to the fullest extent
				  practicable;
(2) Make information
				  on forthcoming opportunities available, and arrange timing for the audit so as
				  to encourage and facilitate participation by small or disadvantaged
				  firms;
(3) Consider in the contract
				  process whether firms competing for larger audits intend to subcontract with
				  small or disadvantaged firms;
(4)
				  Encourage contracting with small or disadvantaged audit firms which have
				  traditionally audited government programs, and in such cases where this is not
				  possible, assure that these firms are given consideration for audit
				  subcontracting opportunities;
(5)
				  Encourage contracting with consortiums of small or disadvantaged audit firms
				  when a contract is too large for an individual small or disadvantaged audit
				  firm; and
(6) Use the services and
				  assistance, as appropriate, of the Small Business Administration, and the
				  Minority Business Development Agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce in the
				  solicitation and utilization of small or disadvantaged audit firms.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143B-10;
					 143B-276;
					 143B-277;
					 143-323(d);
Eff. December 1, 1983;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. April 25,
					 2015.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 97 - ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY › Subchapter C - COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM › Section .0500 - AUDIT STANDARDS › Section 97C .0507 - AUDITS BY THE DEPARTMENT

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The provisions of this Section do not limit the authority
					 of the Department to make audits of grant recipients.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143B-10;
					 143B-276;
					 143B-277;
					 143-323(d);
Eff. December 1, 1983;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. April 25,
					 2015.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 97 - ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY › Subchapter C - COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM › Section .0600 - REIMBURSEMENT STANDARDS › Section 97C .0601 - OBLIGATION OF FUNDS

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(a) The approval
				  and acceptance of a grant agreement officially obligates funds for a given
				  period. Obligations establish a ceiling for awarded funds as distinguished from
				  actual expenditures or payments of such funds. In order to secure all obligated
				  funds, the grant recipient must expend and earn the awarded funds in accordance
				  with the approved grant agreement. The ceiling in the grant agreement applies
				  to the total of new and carry-over funds.
(b) The Department and its grant recipients
				  may not officially obligate a fiscal year's funds prior to the beginning of
				  that fiscal year. Grant agreements may be executed prior to the beginning date
				  of the budget period only if they do not become effective until the beginning
				  date and contain a statement to that effect.
(c) No funds available to a grant recipient
				  may be transferred to another grant recipient. However, within the same fiscal
				  year in which the funds are awarded, a grant recipient's funds can be reduced
				  or terminated and then awarded to another grant recipient by the
				  Department.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143B-10;
					 143B-276;
					 143B-277;
					 143-323(d);
Eff. December 1, 1983;
Amended Eff. October 1, 1984;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. April 25,
					 2015.