§ 1942.521 - Application processing.

(a) To the extent possible, an application under this subpart will be approved or disapproved within 60 days of the date that a complete application and all related material is submitted to FmHA or its successor agency under Public Law 103-354.

(b) The material submitted with the application should include the Preliminary Engineer Report, population and median household income of the area to be served, description of project, and nature of emergency that caused the problem(s) being addressed by the project. The documentation must clearly show that the applicant has had a significant decline in the quantity and/or quality of potable water or an acute shortage of potable water and the proposed project will eliminate the problem. For projects to be funded in accordance with § 1942.511(a) of this subpart, evidence must be furnished that a significant decline in quantity or quality occurred within two years of filing the application with FmHA or its successor agency under Public Law 103-354.

(c) The District Director should assist the applicant in application assembly and processing.

(d) Appropriate application review and approval procedures outlined in § 1942.2 of subpart A of part 1942 of this chapter will be followed. The preapplication stage is eliminated in processing an application under this subpart.

(e) Each application for assistance will be carefully reviewed in accordance with the priorities established in § 1942.507 of this subpart. A priority rating will be assigned to each application by the State Director.

(f) When the National Office has allocated funds to the State for a project, applicable provisions outlined in §§ 1942.5 of subpart A and 1942.367 of subpart H of part 1942 of this chapter will be followed in preparation of the grant docket. This would include development of an operating budget showing that the applicant can meet all its obligations and provide the intended services.

(g) When favorable action will not be taken on an application, the applicant will be notified in writing by the District Director of the reasons why the request was not favorably considered. Notification to the applicant will state that a review of this decision by FmHA or its successor agency under Public Law 103-354 may be requested by the applicant in accordance with subpart B of part 1900 of this chapter.

(h) FmHA or its successor agency under Public Law 103-354 State Directors are authorized to approve grants made in accordance with this subpart A of part 1901 of this chapter.

(i) Funds will be obligated and approval announcement made in accordance with the provisions of § 1942.5(d) and subpart A of part 1942 of this chapter.