Section 17.710 - Notice of Fund AvailabilityWhen funds are available for grants, VA will publish a Notice of Fund Availability in the FEDERAL REGISTER. The notice will identify:
(a) The location for obtaining grant applications;(b) The date, time, and place for submitting completed grant applications;(c) The estimated amount and type of grant funding available;(d) The length of term for the grant award;(e) The minimum number of total points and points per category that an applicant or grantee must receive in order for a supportive grant to be funded;(f) The timeframes and manner for payments under the grant; and(g) Those areas identified by VA to be the "highly rural areas" in which grantees may provide transportation services funded under this rule. Authority: Sec. 307 , Pub. L. 111-163 ; 38 U.S.C. 501