Haw. Code R. § 17-802.3-5 - Applications
(a) A request for child care facility subsidy
grants shall be made by applicants meeting the standards under section
17-802.3-3 and requesting grant funds as a result of the response to the
COVID-19 pandemic for any of the following:
(1) Personnel costs, including payroll and
salaries or similar compensation for an employee (including any sole proprietor
or independent contractor), employee benefits, premium pay, or costs for
employee recruitment and retention;
(2) Rent (including rent under a lease
agreement) or payment on any mortgage obligation, utilities, facility
maintenance or improvements, or insurance;
(3) Personal protective equipment, cleaning
and sanitization supplies and services, or training and professional
development related to health and safety practices;
(4) Purchases of or updates to equipment and
supplies to respond to the COVID-19 public health emergency;
(5) Goods and services necessary to maintain
or resume child care services;
(6)
Mental health supports for children and employees;
(7) Reimbursement to the provider of goods
and services for sums obligated or expended before March 11, 2021 for the cost
of a good or service described in this subsection to respond to the COVID-19
public health emergency; or
(8)
Other purposes as authorized by the department and consistent with any
applicable federal funding source and state law.
(b) A request for child care grants shall be
submitted in writing on a form approved by the department to the department or
its designee by the designated application deadline date specified in any
notice of opportunity of grant awards.
(c) The form shall be dated and signed under
penalty of law that all information as stated on the form and any other
information submitted with the application is true and correct.
(d) Each grant application request shall
include:
(1) The name of the requesting
organization or individual that operates the licensed or registered. child care
facility or is a qualified exempt provider;
(2) The physical location, mailing address,
the maximum capacity, and the license or registration number of the child care
facility or the A+ contract number for a qualified exempt provider, for which
the grant funds are being requested;
(3) The statement of the public purpose of
the activities to be funded by the grant;
(4) The services to be supported by the
grant;
(5) The target group of
families- and children to be served;
(6) The requested grant amount and the
financial information and budget for the costs or incurred expenses of the
activities to be funded by the grant;
(7) A disclosure and explanation of any
pending litigation to which the applicant is a party, including any outstanding
judgment;
(8) The signature of the
authorized signatory for the organization or the individual requesting grant
funds;
(9) Any other information
the department requests;
(10) Any
other information or verification required as a condition of the source of
funding.
(e) Requested
grant amounts shall not include administrative costs or indirect costs, unless
it is requested as an allowable cost under section (a).
(f) The date of the application shall be the
date the signed and dated application form is received by the department or its
designee.
(g) The department or its
designee shall review each application request to determine the efficiency and
the effectiveness of the proposed activities and costs in achieving the
objectives of the department's child care grants.
(h) The criteria for award of a grant shall
be based upon an analysis of the application request in terms of the objectives
to be achieved, the need in the community for child care, the quality of the
proposed activities and budget at the child care facility, the ability of the
applicant to provide child care, the benefits to be provided by the request in
comparison to the estimated costs and activities proposed, and the extent to
which the proposed activities and costs meet the priorities established by the
department pursuant to this chapter.
(i) Requested grant amounts may not be fully
funded, and the grant amount awarded to a recipient is not subject to review
under section 17-802.3-9..
(j) The
department or its designee shall inform each applicant of the disposition of
the application requesting a child care grant.
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