[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 38, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 38CFR61.11]

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            TITLE 38--PENSIONS, BONUSES, AND VETERANS' RELIEF
 
          CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (CONTINUED)
 
PART 61--VA HOMELESS PROVIDERS GRANT AND PER DIEM PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 61.11  Applications for capital grants.

    (a) To apply for a capital grant, an applicant must obtain from VA a 
capital grant application package and submit to VA the information 
called for in the application package within the time period established 
in the Notice of Fund Availability under Sec. 61.60 of this part.
    (b) The capital grant application package includes exhibits to be 
prepared and submitted as part of the application process, including:
    (1) Justification for the capital grant;
    (2) Site description, site design, and site cost estimates;
    (3) Documentation on eligibility to receive a capital grant under 
this part;
    (4) Documentation on matching funds committed to the project;
    (5) Documentation on operating budget and cost sharing;
    (6) Documentation on supportive services committed to the project;
    (7) Documentation on site control and appropriate zoning, and on the 
boundaries of the area or community proposed to be served;
    (8) If capital grant funds are proposed to be used for acquisition 
or rehabilitation, documentation demonstrating that the costs associated 
with acquisition or rehabilitation are less than the costs associated 
with new construction;
    (9) If grant funds are proposed to be used for new construction, 
documentation demonstrating that the costs associated with new 
construction are less than the costs associated with rehabilitation of 
an existing building, that there is a lack of available appropriate 
units that could be rehabilitated at a cost less than new construction, 
and that new construction is less costly than acquisition of an existing 
building, (for purposes of this cost comparison, costs associated with 
rehabilitation or new construction may include the cost of real property 
acquisition);
    (10) If the proposed construction includes demolition, a demolition 
plan, including the extent and cost of existing site features to be 
removed, stored, or relocated and information establishing that the 
proposed construction is in the same location as the building to be 
demolished or that the demolition is inextricably linked to the design 
of the construction project (the cost of demolition of a building cannot 
be included in the cost of construction unless the proposed construction 
is in the same location as the building to be demolished or unless the 
demolition is

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inextricably linked to the design of the construction project);
    (11) Comments or recommendations by appropriate State (and area 
wide) clearinghouses pursuant to E.O. 12372 (3 CFR, 1982 Comp., p. 197), 
if the applicant is a State; and
    (12) Reasonable assurances with respect to receipt of a capital 
grant under this part that:
    (i) The project will be used principally to furnish to veterans the 
level of care for which such application is made; that not more than 25 
percent of participants at any one time will be nonveterans; and that 
such services will meet the requirements of this part;
    (ii) The recipient will continue to operate the project until the 
expiration of the period during which VA could seek recovery under 
Sec. 61.67;
    (iii) Title to such site or van will vest solely in the applicant 
and the applicant will insure vans to the same extent they would insure 
a van bought with their own funds;
    (iv) Adequate financial support will be available for the completion 
of the project or for the purchase and maintenance, repair, and 
operation of the van; and
    (v) The recipient will keep records and submit reports as VA may 
reasonably require, within the time frames required; and give VA, upon 
demand, access to the records upon which such information is based.
    (c) Applicants may apply for more than one capital grant.

(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501, 2002, 2011, 2012, 2061, 2064, 7721 note)