§ 1807.302 - Restrictions on use of a CMF Award.  


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  • § 1807.302 Restrictions on use of a CMF Award.

    (a) The Recipient may not use its CMF Award for the following:

    (1) Political activities;

    (2) Advocacy;

    (3) Lobbying, whether directly or through other parties;

    (4) Counseling services (including homebuyer Homebuyer or financial counseling);

    (5) Travel expenses;

    (6) Preparing or providing advice on tax returns;

    (7) Emergency shelters (including shelters for disaster victims);

    (8) Nursing homes;

    (9) Convalescent homes;

    (10) Residential treatment facilities;

    (11) Correctional facilities; or

    (12) Student dormitories Dormitories.

    (b) The Recipient shall not use the CMF Award to finance or support Projects that include:

    (1) The operation of any private or commercial golf course, country club, massage parlor, hot tub facility, suntan facility, racetrack or other facility used for gambling, or any store the principal business of which is the sale of alcoholic beverages for consumption off premises, or any of the businesses of activities set forth in 13 CFR 120.110(c) through (p), or any other businesses deemed inconsistent with the general purpose the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 (12 U.S.C. 4701 et seq.); or

    (2) Farming activities (within the meaning of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) section 2032A(e)(5)(A) or (B)), if, as of the close of the taxable year of the taxpayer conducting such trade or business, the sum of the aggregate unadjusted bases (or, if greater, the fair market value) of the assets owned by the taxpayer that are used in such a trade or business, and the aggregate value of the assets leased by the taxpayer that are used in such a trade or business, exceeds $500,000.

    (c) In any given application round, no For each individual CMF Award, the Recipient may not use more than 30 percent of a its CMF Award may be used for Economic Development Activities, if such use is approved in its applicable Assistance Agreement.

    (d) Any Recipient that uses its CMF Award for a Loan Guarantee or Loan Loss Reserves must ensure the underlying that loan(s) are made to support pursuant to a Loan Guarantee or Loan Loss Reserves finance Affordable Housing Activities and/or Economic Development Activities. The Affordable Housing resulting from the Recipient's Loan Guarantee or Loan Loss Reserve shall be tracked for 10 years, during the Affordability Period for compliance with the affordability requirements as set forth in subpart D of this part.

    (e) If loans that are made pursuant to a Loan Guarantee or Loan Loss Reserves are repaid during the Investment Period, the Recipient must use the repaid funds for Loan Guarantees or Loan Loss Reserves targeted to the income population (Extremely Low-Income, Very Low-Income, Low-Income) funds made available by the loan repayment as Program Income as set forth in the Recipient's Assistance Agreement, for the duration of the Investment Period.

    (f) The Recipient may not use more than five (5) percent of its CMF Award for Direct Administrative Expenses or Feasibility Determination Expenses at amounts set forth in the applicable NOFA and corresponding Assistance Agreement. Neither Direct Administrative Expenses nor Feasibility Determination Expenses can be attributable to Eligible Project Costs for a Project.