Section R. 400.19209 - Procedures; annual proposal; CSBG fundingRule 209.
(1) The executive director shall annually distribute an application detailing the nature and extent of information required of applicants pursuant to R 400.19201(3)(a). The application shall include the identification of the proposed CSBG funding allocations to eligible communities or organizations.(2) Federal CSBG funds administered by the bureau shall be allocated to eligible CAAs in accordance with the community services block grant act of 1981, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 9901 et seq., as amended, based on the following distribution requirements: (a) Eligible Entities (CAAs) Funds: Not less than 90% of the states federal CSBG allotment shall be used by the bureau to make grants for the purposes described in section 672 of the CSBG Act of 1981 to eligible entities. The formula factor for distribution to low-income persons who reside in the designated service areas of the CAAs are measured by the most recent and available United States bureau of census poverty population data.(b) State Administration Funds: Up to 5% of the state's annual CSBG allotment shall be used for state administration of the program.(c) State Discretionary Funds: Up to 5% of the states annual CSBG allotment shall be used for state discretionary programs to include, but not limited to, supporting innovative programs and activities conducted by community action agencies or other neighborhood-based organizations to eliminate poverty, promote self-sufficiency, and promote community revitalization. Discretionary fund distribution may be made on a matching basis of state funds and local share of the applicant's total project budget.(d) Other factors that the director and executive director consider appropriate after review and comment by the commission. Funding levels for other eligible nonprofit organizations shall be determined by the executive director after consultation with the director and the Michigan-commission.(3) For the purpose of these rules, entities that are eligible to receive CSBG funds include any of the following: (a) An organization that is officially designated by the bureau's executive director as a CAA under the provisions of the act and these rules.(b) Limited-purpose agencies designated under the provisions of the Community Services Block Grant Act, 42 U.S.C. 9901 et seq., as amended.(c) Any organization that receives financial assistance under the provisions of the Community Services Block Grant Act, 42 U.S.C. 9901 et seq., as amended.(4) Grantee funding shall terminate in full or be limited in part, at the discretion of the bureau, if the bureau suffers a loss of funding or termination of a grant from which it funds grantees in full or in part. If the bureau suffers a loss of funding in full or in part, grantees shall be provided written notice that shall set forth the effective date of full termination or partial funding and describe any changes necessary in the grantee's approved program budget.Mich. Admin. Code R. 400.19209