Section 17-2026-4 - Selection of provider agencies(a) The corporation may advertise the availability of funds for programs under this chapter in a newspaper of general circulation. The legal advertisement shall, at a minimum: (1) Give the location for obtaining proposal application packages, which will provide specific application requirements and guidelines; and(2) Specify the time and the place for submitting completed proposals.(b) A provider agency applicant that applies for funding under the State homeless programs shall submit a proposal that meets the requirements of the request-for-proposal and the proposal application form, and shall be submitted within the time period established by the corporation.(c) The proposal application for funding under the State homeless programs under this chapter, at a minimum, shall require the following Information: (1) Provider agency applicant data;(2) A description of the proposed activities;(3) A description of need for the proposed activities;(4) A description of the number and characteristics of the persons who would be served by the proposed activities;(5) A description of the facility that will be used and policies and procedures on occupancy Standards, if applicable;(6) A description of the provider agency applicant's grievance procedures; and(7) The amount of funds being requested under the State homeless programs.(d) Proposals received by the deadline will be rated based on selection criteria provided in the request-for-proposal as determined by the executive director of the corporation. The selection process may consist of the following: (1) Review. Proposals may be reviewed to determine:(A) Whether the proposal is adequate in time of Submission, form, and completeness;(B) Whether the provider agency applicant and the proposed population to be served are eligible under this chapter; and(C) Whether the proposed activities are eligible for assistance under the program.(2) Obtaining additional Information. The provider agency applicant may be required by the corporation to submit additional project Information that is necessary for clarification or confirmation of the Information in the proposal, as specified by the corporation in writing to the provider agency applicant. The required additional Information shall be received in acceptable form by the deadline established by the corporation. The corporation reserves the right to remove any provider agency applicant from further consideration in the selection process, if the required additional Information is not received in acceptable form by the established deadline.(e) Proposals for funds will be assigned a rating score and placed in ranked order, based upon the criteria detailed in the proposal application. The rating criteria may consist of the following: (1) Provider agency applicant capacity,-(3) Need for the project and of the proposed target applicants to be served;(4) Project plan and effective Service delivery; and(5) Financial capacity and cost effectiveness.(f) If the corporation makes a procedural error in a funding competition that, when corrected, would Warrant funding of an otherwise eligible proposal, the corporation will select that proposal for potential funding when sufficient funds become available.(g) After a proposal has been selected for funding, any change that will significantly alter the scope, location, service area, objectives of an activity or the number of eligible persons served must be justified in writing to the corporation and approved by the corporation.(h) Each conditionally selected provider agency applicant for funding may be required to provide additional project Information to the corporation as a prerequisite to a contract award from the corporation.(i) The corporation may negotiate an alternative contract amount with provider agencies other than the amount stated in an agency's proposal, subject to available funds.(j) The corporation shall, subject to available funds and resources, address all counties in which homeless families or people congregate or reside through the programs under this chapter. There shall not be a mandatory allocation among the counties.(k) If the request-for-proposal process fails to elicit a proposal to cover any significant geographic area, the corporation reserves the right to solicit a proposal from provider agencies serving that area.[Eff NOV 15 2004] (Auth: HRS § 201G- 452(b)) (Imp: HRS § 201G-451)