(a)
- (1) Funds may be awarded to a public or private nonprofit organization for the purpose of acquiring, renovating, altering, equipping, or staffing a facility which meets federal, state, and local regulations, rules, and/or ordinances and is used as a multipurpose senior center.
(2) In making awards, the area agency on aging must take into consideration:
- (A) The number of older individuals with low incomes residing in the area; and
- (B) The number of older persons who have greatest economic or social need, with particular attention to low-income minority individuals.
(b) Special conditions for acquiring by purchase or constructing a facility:
- (1) The area agency on aging must obtain the approval of the Division of Aging, Adult, and Behavioral Health Services of the Department of Human Services before making an award for purchasing or constructing a facility;
- (2) The area agency on aging may make an award for purchasing or constructing a facility only if there are no suitable facilities available for rent or lease; and
(3)
- (A) The area agency on aging must ensure that recipients of all future awards immediately file the following notice of record with the appropriate unit of local government upon purchase or completion of construction of the facility: This is to serve as a notice to all potential sellers, purchasers, transferors and recipients of a transfer of the real property described below as to the Federal Government's reversionary interests as set forth in section 312 of the Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 3030b, which have arisen as a result of (grantee's name) receipt and use of Department of Human Services' grant funds in connection with the purchase or construction of said property. The property to which this notice is applicable is (address) and identified as Parcel (insert appropriate number(s)) in the books and records of (insert appropriate name of local unit of government's recording agency). Said real property is also described as: (insert description provided in survey). Further information as to the Federal Government's interests referred to above can be obtained from: (name and address of Area Agency on Aging).
- (B) After the notice has been recorded, the grantee must provide the director of the area agency on aging with a copy; and
- (4) The area agency on aging will notify the division in writing of any change in status or any other action which could affect the federal reversionary interest in a senior center.