§ 1209.2-3 - 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) The Director may not award any grant or contract for a project in any state to any agency or organization unless, if such state has a state agency established or designated pursuant to Section 305(a)(1) of the Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended (42 U.S.C. 3025(a)(1)), such agency itself is the recipient of the award, or such agency has been afforded at least 45 days in which to review and make recommendations on new grant applications.