- (a) The State Director is authorized to approve or disapprove TA grants under this subpart. For a grant in excess of $300,000, or in the case of a grant amendment when the amount of the grant plus any unexpended funds from a previous grant will exceed $400,000, prior written consent of the National Office is required. In such cases, the docket, along with the State Director's recommendations, must be submitted to the National Office for review.
- (b) The State Director may approve a grant not to exceed $10,000 to an eligible organization under § 1944.410(d) of this subpart. The grant must be limited to 6 months and funds must be used for the development of the final application, family recruitment, and related activities as explained in § 1944.410(e) of this subpart. The amount of this grant will not be included in figuring TA cost per units.
- (c) The authority to contract for services is limited to the Administrator of Rural Development.
(d) Monthly expenditures of the grantee will normally be approved by the District Director unless:
- (1) The grantee operates in only one county, in which case the authority may be delegated to the County Supervisor.
- (2) The grantee operates in more than one Rural Development District, in which case the State Director will designate the approving official.
- (3) The grantee operates in more than one State Director's jurisdiction, in which case the Administrator will designate the approving official.
- (4) The expenditure is under contract authority, in which case the Contracting Official Representative will approve the monthly expenditure.