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Legislative Provision
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Information for Grant Application
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| Provide a description of the site of the facility
proposed to be purchased. |
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Explain how the location of the proposed facility is appropriate, given
the grantee' proposed service and recruitment area.
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| Provide the plans and specification of the facility. |
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Provide plans and specifications, including type of structure, square footage,
how many rooms it has currently, bathroom facilities, and kitchen space.
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Provide information about the property on which the facility is located,
including availability of parking and location of proposed playground equipment.
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Demonstrate that the facility complies or will be able to comply,
after renovation, with State and local licensing requirements and ADA accessibility
requirements.
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Be specific about proposed uses of the facility, including use as classroom
space for additional children.
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Indicate the renovations that will be required.
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| Indicate savings resulting from the proposed
purchase when compared to the costs that would be incurred to acquire the
use of an alternative facility. |
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Include business proposals which show the cost-benefits of purchase as
compared to rental. In conducting this analysis, consider not only
the relative costs of a mortgage versus rent, but any related costs, such
as transportation and utilities.
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In your cost comparisons, address one-time costs necessary to purchase
the facility.
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Describe the method being proposed to purchase the facility (e.g., whether
the grantee is seeking one-time funds to buy the facility outright, thus
incurring no mortgage obligation, or whether teh request is to use grant
funds to offset mortgage costs).
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State what the anticipated costs will be for any proposed down payment,
necessary closing costs, any renovation costs.
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Allocate costs among programs if the facilities are not used exclusively
by Head Start.
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| Provide justification if the lack of alternative
facilities will prevent the operation of the Head Start program |
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Include a detailed explanation of the process that was used to determine
that there were no alternative facilities available. (See Finding new Space
in Chapter 4.)
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| Provide such other information adn assurances
as the Secretary fo DHHS may require. |
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Address the impact on non-federal share.
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Address whether teh proposed facility will enhance collaboration with other
service providers in such areas as child care and health.
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Certify that the grantee understands that the regulatory provisions reguarding
the Federal government's rights and responsibilities for properties bought
in whole or in part with Federal funds will be applicable (see 45 CFR part
74, Subpart O and 45 CFR, Part 92.31).
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