All Applicants and Applications must submit or comply with:

1. (1) an Applicant certification of compliance with state and federal laws, rules and guidance governing the HOME Program;

2. (2) a Resolution signed and dated within the six (6) months preceding the Application submission date from the Applicant's direct governing body which includes:

   1. (A) authorization of the submission of the Application;
   2. (B) commitment and amount of cash reserves, if applicable, for use during the Contract or RSP Agreement term;
   3. (C) source of funds for Match obligation and Match dollar amount, if applicable;
   4. (D) name and title of the person authorized to represent the organization; and
   5. (E) name and title of the person with signature authority to execute a contract and grant agreement or loan documents, as applicable;
3. (3) any Applicant requesting $25,000 or more must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and have a current Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number;
4. (4) an Application fee, to be defined in the NOFA or in this chapter;
5. (5) an Application must be substantially complete when received by the Department. An Application will be terminated if an entire tab of the Application is missing; has excessive omissions of documentation from the threshold or selection criteria or uniform Application documentation; or is so unclear, disjointed, or incomplete that a thorough review cannot reasonably be performed by the Department, as determined by the Department. Such Application will be terminated without being processed as an administrative deficiency. To the extent that a review was able to be performed, specific reasons for the Department's termination will be included in the notification sent to the Applicant but, because of the suspended review, may not include an all inclusive list of deficiencies in the Application.

Source Note:The provisions of this §23.25 adopted to be effective August 30, 2015, 40 TexReg 5324.