[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 45, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

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

[CITE: 45CFR96.10]



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                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE

 

                    SUBTITLE A--DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

                           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 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



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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]