Sec 36-3004. Application for fund monies; eligibility; payments; limitation; evaluation

A. A shelter for victims of domestic violence may apply to the program administrator for monies to fund the shelter. A shelter shall apply for a grant as prescribed by a schedule determined by the department of economic security. The grant application shall include at a minimum all of the following:

1. Evidence that the shelter is operated in this state by a nonprofit corporation.

2. A list of the trustees of the corporation and a list of the trustees of the shelter, if different.

3. The proposed budget of the shelter for the following fiscal year.

4. A summary of the services proposed to be offered in the following fiscal year.

5. An estimate of the number of persons to be served during the following fiscal year.

B. On receipt of an application for fund monies the program administrator shall notify the shelter in writing if it meets the criteria established in this chapter, if it is eligible for monies and, if eligible, of the amount allocated to that shelter from the available fund monies.

C. Unless the department of economic security can demonstrate that monies have not been submitted by the counties, the administration shall pay fund monies allocated to shelters under this section in two installments, on July 1 of the fiscal year for which the application is filed and on January 1 of the fiscal year for which the application is filed.

D. A shelter is not eligible to receive its second installment of fund monies under subsection C if its application proposes the provision of temporary residential services and residential services are not provided in the first six months after receiving the monies. That shelter is not qualified for fund monies in the following year and shall return the first installment of fund monies.

E. The administration shall evaluate annually each shelter receiving fund monies for compliance with the minimum standards specified in this chapter. The administration may enter and inspect the premises of shelters at any reasonable hour to effectively evaluate the state of compliance of the shelters with this chapter.