[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 24, Volume 4]

[Revised as of April 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 24CFR700.145]



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                 TITLE 24--HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

 

 CHAPTER VII--OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN 

 DEVELOPMENT (HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS AND PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING 

                                PROGRAMS)

 

PART 700_CONGREGATE HOUSING SERVICES PROGRAM--Table of Contents

 

Sec.  700.145  Cost distribution.



    (a) General. (1) Grantees, the Secretary concerned, and participants 

shall all contribute to the cost of providing supportive services 

according to section 802(i)(A)(i). Grantees must contribute at least 50 

percent of program cost, participants must contribute fees that in total 

are at least 10 percent of program cost, and the Secretary concerned 

will provide funds in an amount not to exceed 40 percent.

    (2) Section 802(i)(1)(B)(ii) creates a cost-sharing provision 

between grantee and the Secretary concerned if total participant fees 

collected over a year are less than 10 percent of total program cost. 

This provision is subject to availability of appropriated grant funds. 

If funds are not available, the grantee must assume the funding 

shortfall.

    (b) Prohibition on substitution of funds and maintenance of existing 

supportive services. Grantees shall maintain existing funding for and 

provision of supportive services prior to the application date, as set 

forth in section 802(i)(1)(D). The grantee shall ensure that the 

activities provided to the project under a CHSP grant will be in 

addition to, and not in substitution for, these previously existing 

services. The value of these services do not qualify as matching funds. 

Such services must be maintained either for the time the participant 

remains in CHSP, or for the duration of CHSP grant. The grantee shall 

certify compliance with this paragraph to the Secretary concerned.

    (c) Eligible matching funds. (1) All sources of matching funds must 

be directly related to the types of supportive services prescribed by 

the PAC or used for administration of CHSP.

    (2) Matching funds may include:



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    (i) Cash (which may include funds from Federal, State and local 

governments, third party contributions, available payments authorized 

under Medicaid for specific individuals in CHSP, Community Development 

Block Grants or Community Services Block Grants, Older American Act 

programs or excess residual funds with the approval of the Secretary 

concerned),

    (ii) The imputed dollar value of other agency or third party-

provided direct services or staff who will work with or provide services 

to program participants; these services must be justified in the 

application to assure that they are the new or expanded services of CHSP 

necessary to keep the program participants independent. If services are 

provided by the state, Indian tribe, unit of general local government, 

or local nonprofit housing sponsor, IHA, PHA, or for-profit or not-for-

profit owner, any salary paid to staff from governmental sources to 

carry out the program of the grantee and any funds paid to residents 

employed by the Program (other than from amounts under a contract under 

section 700.155) is allowable match.

    (iii) In-kind items (these are limited to 10 percent of the 50 

percent matching amount), such as the current market value of donated 

common or office space, utility costs, furniture, material, supplies, 

equipment and food used in direct provision of services. The applicant 

must provide an explanation for the estimated donated value of any item 

listed.

    (iv) The value of services performed by volunteers to CHSP, at the 

rate of $5.00 an hour.

    (d) Limitation. (1) The following are not eligible for use as 

matching funds:

    (i) PHA operating funds;

    (ii) CHSP funds;

    (iii) Section 8 funds other than excess residual receipts;

    (iv) Funds under section 14 of the U.S. Housing Act of 1937, unless 

used for service coordination or case management; and

    (v) Comprehensive grant funds unless used for service coordination 

or case management;

    (2) Local government contributions are limited by section 

802(i)(1)(E).

    (e) Annual review of match. The Secretary concerned will review the 

infusion of matching funds annually, as part of the program or budget 

review. If there are insufficient matching funds available to meet 

program requirements at any point after grant start-up, or at any time 

during the term of the grant (i.e., if matching funds from sources other 

than program participant fees drop below 50 percent of total supportive 

services cost), the Secretary concerned may decrease the federal grant 

share of supportive services funds accordingly.