[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 24, Volume 3]
[Revised as of April 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 24CFR570.422]

[Page 94]
 
                 TITLE 24--HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
  CHAPTER V--OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR COMMUNITY PLANNING AND 
        DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
PART 570_COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS--Table of Contents
 
                     Subpart F_Small Cities Program
 
Sec. 570.422  Applications from joint applicants.

    Units of general local government may submit a joint application 
which addresses common problems faced by the jurisdictions, to the 
extent permitted by the NOFA. A joint application must be pursuant to a 
written cooperation agreement submitted with the application. The 
cooperation agreement must authorize one of the participating units of 
government to act as the lead applicant which will submit the 
application to HUD, and must delineate the responsibilities of each 
participating unit of government with respect to the Small Cities 
Program. The lead applicant is responsible for executing the 
application, certifications, and grant agreement, and ensuring 
compliance with all laws, regulations, and Executive Orders applicable 
to the CDBG Program. HUD reserves the right to deal exclusively with the 
lead applicant with respect to issues of program administration and 
performance, including remedial actions. In the event of poor 
performance, HUD reserves the right to deny and/or restrict future 
funding to all units of general local government that are parties to the 
cooperation agreement. The maximum amount that may be awarded pursuant 
to a joint application is the maximum single grant limit established in 
a NOFA or pursuant to Sec. 570.421(g) multiplied by the number of 
participants in the cooperation agreement, provided that for the purpose 
of determining such a multiple grant limit, and in order to receive such 
amount, a participating joint applicant must receive a substantial 
direct benefit from the activities proposed in the application, and must 
not be acting solely on behalf of, or in conjunction with, another 
jurisdiction for the sole purpose of raising the maximum grant amount 
that may be awarded. In addition, the statistics of each participant 
counted for maximum grant limits purposes shall also be used for 
purposes of the selection factors referred to in Sec. 570.421(a).