(a) The department shall make an application for round 6 base program allocations available no later than January 31, 2025. (b) Applications shall be due no later than 180 days from the date applications are made available pursuant to subdivision (a). (c) (1) Applicants from each region shall submit a single, regional application from their shared region. (2) Each applicant shall have the discretion to receive their base program allocation directly or may designate a corresponding eligible applicant in their region to serve as the fiscal agent responsible for the administration of funding made available pursuant to this article. (d) Within 30 days of the application deadline pursuant to subdivision (b), the department shall either approve the application or return it to the applicant with written, detailed comments and request one or more of the following specific amendments to the application: (1) Greater detail on any aspect of the application so the department can ensure fidelity with the applicantâs proposed use of funds and impact on system performance measures. (2) Modifications or provision of additional information on the applicantâs proposed funding plan to ensure compliance with this section, and ensure alignment with evidence-based solutions to reduce homelessness. (3) Any other modifications or provision of information that would allow the department to better monitor and evaluate the regionâs compliance with its regionally coordinated homelessness action plan and whether it is meeting objective performance standards. (e) (1) An applicant whose application has been returned pursuant to this section shall respond to the departmentâs requested amendments and submit a revised application within 30 days. Where the revised application differs from the departmentâs requests, the applicant shall include an explanation of the differences and the rationale for departing from requested amendments. (2) The department shall have 30 days within which to approve the application if, as amended, it addressed the departmentâs concerns or to provide the applicant with additional guidance and a deadline for further amending to fully address the departmentâs concerns. (f) (1) To receive a round 6 base program allocation, an applicant shall submit an application to the department. A complete application submitted pursuant to this section shall include, in the form and manner prescribed by the department, all of the following: (A) A regionally coordinated homelessness action plan that the department finds compliant with Section 50240. This may be an updated version of the action plan submitted in prior rounds if that action plan was found compliant by the department. (B) A detailed proposal for how the applicant intends to use the funds for which it is applying that complies with Section 50243. (C) All other components that the department shall deem necessary to the proper administration of the program. (2) After approval of an application pursuant to this section, the department shall disburse 50 percent of an eligible cityâs, countyâs, or continuum of careâs total allocation pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 50241 upon a determination that the eligible city, county, or continuum of care has done all of the following: (A) Contractually obligated all of its funding from rounds 1 through 3 of the program. (B) Expended all of its funding from round 1 of the program. (C) Expended at least 50 percent of its funding and contractually obligated 75 percent of its funding from the first disbursement of round 4 of the program. (g) The department and recipients shall post final round 6 program applications to their respective internet websites within 30 days of disbursal to the applicant. (h) (1) On or before January 31, 2027, a grantee shall submit to the department an update on their round 6 regionally coordinated homelessness action plan activities, which shall include updates on the obligation and expenditure activiti
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