To set parameters and key terms of the new Homelessness Prevention Grant Program established in chapter 2013-74, Laws of Florida. The rule will provide definitions and eligibility criteria for grant applicants and program recipients, define ...  

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    DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES

    Office on Homelessness

    RULE NOS.: RULE TITLES:

    65I-2.001Definitions

    65I-2.002Alowable Uses of Grant Funding

    65I-2.003Eligible Families

    65I-2.004Grant Process

    65I-2.005Grant Administration

    PURPOSE AND EFFECT: To set parameters and key terms of the new Homelessness Prevention Grant Program established in Chapter 2013-74, Laws of Florida. The rule will provide definitions and eligibility criteria for grant applicants and program recipients, define appropriate expenditure of grant funds, and outline the competitive grant application process. The effect will be clarification of the parameters of the grant program to the organizations who apply for grant funding.

    SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: The rule in development addresses uses and eligibility criteria of applicants for the grant funds and families needing assistance with overdue rent, mortgage or utility payments.

    RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 414.45 FS.

    LAW IMPLEMENTED: 414161 FS.

    A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:

    DATE AND TIME: Monday, October 21, 2013, 10:00 a.m.

    PLACE: By conference call. Please call 1(888)670-3525. Callers will be asked to enter the following passcode: 9798513235 followed by the # sign. After that, callers will be asked to state their full name followed by the # sign.

    Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 4 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Tom Pierce, Director, Office on Homelessness, 1317 Winewood Blvd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-0700, (850)922-9850, tom_pierce@dcf.state.fl.us. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).

    THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT IS: Tom Pierce, Director, Office on Homelessness, 1317 Winewood Blvd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-0700, (850)922-9850, tom_pierce@dcf.state.fl.us

    THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE FROM THE CONTACT PERSON LISTED ABOVE.

Document Information

Subject:
The rule in development addresses uses and eligibility criteria of applicants for the grant funds and families needing assistance with overdue rent, mortgage or utility payments.
Purpose:
To set parameters and key terms of the new Homelessness Prevention Grant Program established in chapter 2013-74, Laws of Florida. The rule will provide definitions and eligibility criteria for grant applicants and program recipients, define appropriate expenditure of grant funds, and outline the competitive grant application process. The effect will be clarification of the parameters of the grant program to the organizations who apply for grant funding.
Rulemaking Authority:
414.45
Law:
414161
Contact:
Tom Pierce, Director, Office on Homelessness, 1317 Winewood Blvd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-0700, 850-922-9850, tom_pierce@dcf.state.fl.us.
Related Rules: (5)
65I-2.001. Definitions
65I-2.002. Alowable Uses of Grant Funding
65I-2.003. Eligible Families
65I-2.004. Grant Process
65I-2.005. Grant Administration