§ 1208.2-3 - Sponsor eligibility and solicitation of proposals.

(a) Sponsor eligibility. ACTION will award grants only to public agencies and private non-profit organizations in the United States which have the authority to accept and the capability to administer such grants.

(b) Solicitation of Proposals. (1) Any eligible organization may file an application for a grant. Applicants may also be solicited by ACTION pursuant to its objective of achieving equitable program resource distribution. Solicited applications are not assured of selection or approval and may have to compete with other solicited or unsolicited applications.

(2) Grants for projects to be carried out over an area in a state more comprehensive than one community shall be awarded to the State Agency on Aging unless:

(i) The state has not established or designated such an agency, or

(ii) Such agency has been afforded at least 45 days to review and make recommendations on a prospective sponsor's application.

(3) Grants for projects to be carried out entirely in a community served by a Community Action Agency shall be awarded to that agency unless that agency and the State Agency on Aging have been afforded at least 45 days to review and make recommendations on a new grant application.

(4) In the event that the State Agency on Aging or the Community Action Agency is not awarded the applicable grant, any application that is approved will contain or be supported by satisfactory assurances that the project has been developed and will, to the extent feasible, be conducted in consultation with, or with the participation of, such agencies.