(b)

1. (1) The federal Community Services Block Grant law does not require any particular process for determining client income eligibility, nor do United States Department of Health and Human Services regulations.

2. (2)

   1. (A) However, in order to ensure that Community Services Block Grant funds are being used for income-eligible clients, eligible entities should screen for income eligibility.
   2. (B) The eligible entity may adopt its own written procedures for doing so.
   3. (C) These procedures may, based on the eligible entity’s community needs assessment, give priority to certain client populations within the applicable income limit, such as:

(i) People with disabilities;

1. (ii) People who are homeless;

   1. (iii) The elderly;

      1. (iv) People who are unemployed; or
      2. (v) People with children under eighteen (18) years of age.