Section 498-41-4 - TECHNICAL ASSISTANCEThe Office of Community Development will use Technical Assistance funds to: conduct workshops, produce program materials, implement the CDBG Administrator's Certification Training Program, and outreach to communities.
Regional Providers will give technical assistance to units of general local government for planning, developing, and administering CDBG projects. For purposes of this paragraph the term "technical assistance" means the facilitating of skills and knowledge in planning, developing, and administering CDBG activities for entities in non-entitlement areas that may need but do not possess such skills and knowledge. This includes such things as:
1. Compiling the infrastructure needs of the non-entitlement jurisdictions so that UGLG's will know specifically what their needs are in developing CDBG applications.2. Assistance to public or nonprofit entities to increase the capacity of such entities to carry out eligible neighborhood revitalization or economic development activities,3. Provides UGLG's with explanations of the statutory requirements.4. Giving workshops on applying for and implementing CDBG programs5. Assist in identifying and locating the most appropriate additional funding resources to address the need or project.6. Assistance provided to UGLG's in affirmatively furthering fair housing. This can include assistance in preparing an analysis of impediments to fair housing.7. Technical assistance does not include application writing, Phase 2 preparation or direct grant administration without written permission from the OCD.19- 498 C.M.R. ch. 41, § 4