[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 45, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 45CFR96.10]

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                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE
 
                           AND HUMAN SERVICES
 
PART 96--BLOCK GRANTS--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart B--General Procedures
 
Sec. 96.10  Prerequisites to obtain block grant funds.


    (a) Except where prescribed elsewhere in this rule or in authorizing 
legislation, no particular form is required for a State's application or 
the related submission required by the statute. For the maternal and 
child health block grant, the application shall be in the form specified 
by the Secretary, as provided by section 505(a) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 705(a)).
    (b) The certifications required by the community services, primary 
care, preventive health and health services, alcohol and drug abuse and 
mental

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health services, and low-income home energy assistance block grant 
statutes to be made by the State's chief executive officer must be made 
by that individual personally, or by an individual authorized to make 
such certifications on behalf of the chief executive officer.
    (c) Effective beginning in fiscal year 2001, submission dates for 
applications under the social service and low-income home energy 
assistance block grant programs are:
    (1) for the social services block grant, States and territories 
which operate on a Federal fiscal year basis, and make requests for 
funding from the Department, must insure that their applications (pre-
expenditure reports) for funding are submitted by September 1 of the 
preceding fiscal year unless the Department agrees to a later date. 
States and territories which operate their social services block grant 
on a July 1-June 30 basis, must insure that their applications are 
submitted by June 1 of the preceding funding period unless the 
Department agrees to a later date.
    (2) for the low-income home energy assistance program, States and 
territories which make requests for funding from the Department must 
insure that their applications for a fiscal year are submitted by 
September 1 of the preceding fiscal year unless the Department agrees to 
a later date.
    (d) Effective beginning in fiscal year 2001, for the low-income home 
energy assistance program, States and territories which make requests 
for funding from the Department must insure that all information 
necessary to complete their applications is received by December 15 of 
the fiscal year for which they are requesting funds unless the 
Department agrees to a later date.

[47 FR 29486, July 6, 1982, as amended at 64 FR 55856, Oct. 15, 1999]