Section 15.154.450. Community emergency grants.

	(a)  The Corporation will, in its discretion, make grants to a municipality, or to a nonprofit corporation designated by the municipality, to meet the emergency housing needs of homeless and near-homeless persons in an area declared to be a federal or state disaster area. The Corporation may not make more than one community emergency grant in a community during a fiscal year.  
	(b)  Community emergency grant funds may be used for both capital or operating expenses.  
	(c)  An application for a community emergency grant must include:  
		(1) a description and supporting evidence of the emergency that has adversely affected housing conditions in the applicant's community;  
		(2) a description of the applicant's experience in providing housing services;  
		(3) a narrative plan describing the services the applicant intends to provide, including the date for completion of the grant;  
		(4) a proposed budget including a statement identifying all other funding sources by amount, source and anticipated commitment dates for each source;  
		(5) the signature of a municipal official with authority to apply for the grant or, if the applicant is a nonprofit corporation, a copy of the agreement between the municipality and nonprofit corporation designating it as the municipality's representative; and  
		(6) if the applicant has previously received a grant under this section, evidence that the emergency is materially different from the emergency for which the prior grant was made.  
	(d)  Staff shall evaluate a community emergency grant application for completeness and forward the application to the Executive Director/CEO with its recommendation. The Executive Director/CEO shall make a final determination on the application.  

Authorities

18.56.088;18.56.090

Notes

Authority

AS 18.56.088 AS 18.56.090

History

Eff. 5/14/97, Register 142; am 10/20/2009, Register 193