SECTION 150:85-1-6. Eligible

(a)   Eligible applicants for the Emergency Shelter Grant Program are Units of General Local Government of the State or Community Action Agencies. Shelter operators must seek sponsorship from either a Unit of General Local Government or the Community Action Agencies operating in that jurisdiction, in order to submit an application. Units of General Local Government or Community Action Agencies may retain prevention or administrative funds to carry out these activities. All funds not used by the Unit of General Local Government or Community Action Agency for prevention or administrative activities must be used by the shelter. Emergency Shelters that are owned and/or operated by a unit of local government or a Community Action Agency must submit their request for funding through their owner.

(b)   Oklahoma Department of Commerce funds only those Emergency Shelter Grant applicants located in and serving non-formula areas.

(c)   Distribution of funding to Community Action Agencies is permitted only when the Unit of General Local Government, in which the assisted project is to be located, certifies that it approves the proposed project. If the Community Action Agency intends to provide homeless assistance in a number of jurisdictions, a certification of approval must be submitted by each of the Units of General Local Government in which the project(s) are to be located.

[Source: Added at 19 Ok Reg 2637, eff 7-11-02; Amended at 21 Ok Reg 995, eff 5-13-04]