[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: 38CFR61.54]

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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. 61.54  Awarding technical assistance grants.

    (a) Applicants will first be grouped in categories according to the 
funding priorities set forth in the NOFA, if any. Applicants will then 
be ranked, within their respective funding category if applicable. The 
highest-ranked applications for which funding is available, within 
highest priority funding category if applicable, will be conditionally 
selected to receive a technical assistance grant in accordance with 
their ranked order, as determined under Sec. 61.53 of this part. If 
funding priorities have been established and funds are still available 
after selection of those applicants in the highest priority group VA 
will continue to conditionally select applicants in lower priority 
categories in accordance with the selection method set forth in this 
paragraph subject to available funding.
    (b) In the event of a tie between applicants, VA will use the score 
from Sec. 61.53(c) of this part to determine the ranking.

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    (c) For those applicants selected to receive a technical assistance 
grant, VA will execute an agreement and make payments to the grant 
recipient in accordance with Sec. 61.61 of this part.
    (d) The amount of the technical assistance grant will be the 
estimated total operational cost of the technical assistance over the 
life of the technical assistance grant award as specified in the 
technical assistance grant agreement. Payments may be made for no more 
than 3 years. Recipients may apply again thereafter only in response to 
a Notice of Fund Availability.
    (e) The amount of a technical assistance grant under this part may 
not exceed the cost of the estimated cost of the provision of technical 
assistance.
    (f) VA will not pay for sustenance or lodging under a technical 
assistance grant.

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