1507 - Application and approval process.

     § 1507.  Application and approval process.        (a)  Application.--An eligible applicant that wishes to     receive financial assistance under this chapter shall submit a     written application to the department on a form developed by the     department, which shall include the following:            (1)  The name and address of the applicant.            (2)  The name and telephone number of a contact person        for the applicant.            (3)  The amount and type of financial assistance        requested and the proposed use of the funds.            (4)  A statement as to the particular need for the        financial assistance.            (5)  A certified copy of a current resolution authorizing        submission of the application if the applicant is a governing        body.            (6)  Evidence satisfactory to the department of the        commitment for matching funds required under this chapter        sufficient to match the projected financial assistance        payments at the same times that the financial assistance        payments are to be provided.            (7)  Any other information the department deems necessary        or desirable.        (b)  Approval and award.--Upon determining that an applicant     has complied with this chapter, applicable rules and regulations     and any other requirement with respect to the financial     assistance requested, the department may award financial     assistance to the applicant. If the department awards financial     assistance to the applicant, the department and the applicant     shall enter into a financial assistance agreement setting forth     the terms and conditions governing the use of the financial     assistance and the timing of payment of the funds. The     department shall develop guidelines for the application for and     awarding of financial assistance under this chapter and shall     forward them to the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication     in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.        (c)  Restriction on use of funds.--Financial assistance under     this chapter shall be used only for activities set forth under     the financial assistance agreement unless the department grants     the award recipient a waiver allowing the funds to be used for a     different purpose. The department's regulations shall describe     circumstances under which it will consider waiver requests and     shall set forth all information to be included in a waiver     request. The maximum duration of a waiver shall be one year, and     a waiver request shall include a plan of corrective action to     demonstrate that the award recipient does not have an ongoing     need to use financial assistance funds for activities other than     those for which funds were originally awarded.        Cross References.  Section 1507 is referred to in sections     1513, 1514, 1515, 1516, 1517 of this title.