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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".07" citation="COMAR 05.11.01.07" title_num="05" subtitle_num="11" chapter_num="01" heading="Grant Terms and Conditions.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Production Grant Amounts. Production grants may be made in the following amounts:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>For projects which produce rental housing, grants may not exceed an amount equal to 1 percent of the amount of the reservation or commitment of funds the applicant has received to produce rental housing, provided that a grant may not be less than $1,500 or more than $13,000;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>For projects which produce homeownership units, grants may be in an amount equal to $100 for each unit of housing identified by a nonprofit organization in a reservation or commitment of funds the applicant has received to produce homeownership units provided that a grant may not be less than $1,000 or more than $5,000;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>For projects financed under the Group Home Financing Program, grants shall be in an amount equal to $750 for each project for which the nonprofit organization makes application for a loan provided that the total amount of grants awarded for this purpose to a single nonprofit organization in one fiscal year may not exceed $1,500; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>For nonprofit organizations which assist individuals in making applications for loans under the other special loan programs or provide lead paint testing or assessment services to individuals who apply for a lead abatement loan, a grant shall be in an amount not to exceed $150 for each individual application submitted to the Department provided that the total amount of funds awarded for this purpose to a single nonprofit organization in one fiscal year may not exceed $5,000.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Capacity Building Grant Terms. Capacity building grants shall be subject to the following terms and conditions:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The total amount of a grant may not exceed $65,000;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A grant may be disbursed over a 1-year, 2-year, or 3-year term;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Grants payable over a multi-year period are subject to limitations in the amount of disbursements in each year as established by the Department.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Contribution for Capacity Building Grants.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Nonprofit organizations shall be required to make a contribution to the activities funded by capacity building grants.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A nonprofit organization's contribution may be in the form of:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Cash;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The in-kind value of:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Office space,</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Salaries and fringe benefits for administrative and support staff, and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>A portion of general operating and administrative costs reasonably attributable to the housing development activities for which the grant is awarded; or</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Other contributions acceptable to the Department.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Production grants, technical assistance grants, or other State and federal funds administered by the Department may not be used to satisfy the contribution requirement of a nonprofit organization.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>The amount of the contribution of a nonprofit organization is as follows:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>For grants with a 1-year term, the contribution shall equal $1 to every $1 of grant funds;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>For grants with a term of more than 1 year, the contribution shall equal:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>In the first year of a grant, $1 to every $3 of grant funds,</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>In the second year of a grant, $1 for every $1 of grant funds, and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>In the third year of a grant, $2 for every $1 of grant funds.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Limitations on Capacity Building Grants.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Funding for capacity building grants with a term in excess of 1 year shall be subject to:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The availability of grant funds for each year a grant agreement is in effect; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Performance of the grantee in accordance with the grantee's plan for building its capacity to develop housing.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A recipient of a capacity building grant may receive a production grant  or technical assistance grant during the term of the capacity building grant.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Grantees shall be required to identify the housing programs for which a grant is intended to build capacity.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Only one capacity building grant, whether for a 1-year, 2-year, or 3-year term, may be made to any one nonprofit organization.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>Technical Assistance Grant Terms.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The total amount of a technical assistance grant may not exceed $50,000.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A technical assistance grant shall be disbursed over a 1-year term.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Grantees shall make a contribution to the activities funded by technical assistance grants, which may be in the form of:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Cash;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The in-kind value of:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Office space,</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Salaries and fringe benefits for administrative and support staff, and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>A portion of general operating and administrative costs reasonably attributable to the community development activities for which the grant is awarded; or</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Other contributions acceptable to the Department.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>The amount of the contribution of a grantee shall equal $1 to every $1 of grant funds.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Production grants, capacity building grants, or other State and federal funds administered by the Department may not be used to satisfy the contribution requirement of a grantee.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>A recipient of a technical assistance grant may receive a production grant or capacity building grant during the term of the technical assistance grant.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>