1. A. Production Grant Amounts. Production grants may be made in the following amounts:

   1. (1) For projects which produce rental housing, grants may not exceed an amount equal to 1 percent of the amount of the reservation or commitment of funds the applicant has received to produce rental housing, provided that a grant may not be less than $1,500 or more than $13,000;
   2. (2) For projects which produce homeownership units, grants may be in an amount equal to $100 for each unit of housing identified by a nonprofit organization in a reservation or commitment of funds the applicant has received to produce homeownership units provided that a grant may not be less than $1,000 or more than $5,000;
   3. (3) For projects financed under the Group Home Financing Program, grants shall be in an amount equal to $750 for each project for which the nonprofit organization makes application for a loan provided that the total amount of grants awarded for this purpose to a single nonprofit organization in one fiscal year may not exceed $1,500; and
   4. (4) For nonprofit organizations which assist individuals in making applications for loans under the other special loan programs or provide lead paint testing or assessment services to individuals who apply for a lead abatement loan, a grant shall be in an amount not to exceed $150 for each individual application submitted to the Department provided that the total amount of funds awarded for this purpose to a single nonprofit organization in one fiscal year may not exceed $5,000.

2. B. Capacity Building Grant Terms. Capacity building grants shall be subject to the following terms and conditions:

   1. (1) The total amount of a grant may not exceed $65,000;
   2. (2) A grant may be disbursed over a 1-year, 2-year, or 3-year term;
   3. (3) Grants payable over a multi-year period are subject to limitations in the amount of disbursements in each year as established by the Department.

3. C. Contribution for Capacity Building Grants.

   1. (1) Nonprofit organizations shall be required to make a contribution to the activities funded by capacity building grants.

   2. (2) A nonprofit organization's contribution may be in the form of:

      1. (a) Cash;

      2. (b) The in-kind value of:

         1. (i) Office space,
         2. (ii) Salaries and fringe benefits for administrative and support staff, and
         3. (iii) A portion of general operating and administrative costs reasonably attributable to the housing development activities for which the grant is awarded; or
      3. (c) Other contributions acceptable to the Department.
   3. (3) Production grants, technical assistance grants, or other State and federal funds administered by the Department may not be used to satisfy the contribution requirement of a nonprofit organization.

   4. (4) The amount of the contribution of a nonprofit organization is as follows:

      1. (a) For grants with a 1-year term, the contribution shall equal $1 to every $1 of grant funds;

      2. (b) For grants with a term of more than 1 year, the contribution shall equal:

         1. (i) In the first year of a grant, $1 to every $3 of grant funds,
         2. (ii) In the second year of a grant, $1 for every $1 of grant funds, and
         3. (iii) In the third year of a grant, $2 for every $1 of grant funds.

4. D. Limitations on Capacity Building Grants.

   1. (1) Funding for capacity building grants with a term in excess of 1 year shall be subject to:

      1. (a) The availability of grant funds for each year a grant agreement is in effect; and
      2. (b) Performance of the grantee in accordance with the grantee's plan for building its capacity to develop housing.
   2. (2) A recipient of a capacity building grant may receive a production grant or technical assistance grant during the term of the capacity building grant.
   3. (3) Grantees shall be required to identify the housing programs for which a grant is intended to build capacity.
   4. (4) Only one capacity building grant, whether for a 1-year, 2-year, or 3-year term, may be made to any one nonprofit organization.

5. E. Technical Assistance Grant Terms.

   1. (1) The total amount of a technical assistance grant may not exceed $50,000.
   2. (2) A technical assistance grant shall be disbursed over a 1-year term.

   3. (3) Grantees shall make a contribution to the activities funded by technical assistance grants, which may be in the form of:

      1. (a) Cash;

      2. (b) The in-kind value of:

         1. (i) Office space,
         2. (ii) Salaries and fringe benefits for administrative and support staff, and
         3. (iii) A portion of general operating and administrative costs reasonably attributable to the community development activities for which the grant is awarded; or
      3. (c) Other contributions acceptable to the Department.
   4. (4) The amount of the contribution of a grantee shall equal $1 to every $1 of grant funds.
   5. (5) Production grants, capacity building grants, or other State and federal funds administered by the Department may not be used to satisfy the contribution requirement of a grantee.
   6. (6) A recipient of a technical assistance grant may receive a production grant or capacity building grant during the term of the technical assistance grant.

Authority: Housing and Community Development Article, §§2-102 and 4-211 and Title 4, Subtitle 11, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date:

Regulations .01—.12 adopted as an emergency provision effective April 8,

1991 (18:9 Md. R. 982); emergency status expired September 8, 1991

Regulations .01—.12 adopted effective September 16, 1991 (18:18 Md. R.

2003)

Chapter revised effective September 6, 1999 (26:18 Md. R. 1374)

Regulation .03B amended effective March 5, 2012 (39:4 Md. R. 336)

Regulation .08E amended effective October 4, 1999 (26:20 Md. R. 1544)

Regulation .08G amended effective March 5, 2012 (39:4 Md. R. 336)

Regulation .10 amended effective March 16, 2015 (42:5 Md. R. 485)

Regulation .11A amended effective October 4, 1999 (26:20 Md. R. 1544)