42 U.S.C. § 8006 — Application procedure for assistance

This section spells out how an agency applies for congregate services funding, and how the Secretary^* must handle applications.

(a) Matters included in application. An application must include: a plan listing the types and priority order of basic services the applicant will provide during the contract, based on residents' needs, adjusted where practical for changing needs, and developed after consulting eligible residents and the professional assessment committee^* (1); the names and qualifications of the professional assessment committee's members (2); the fee schedule required under section 8004(h) (3); any comments received when the proposed application was reviewed under section 8004(d) or 8004(e)(2) (4); and a statement confirming that the applicant followed the required consultation steps in section 8004(c), (d), and (e), and that its application meets the requirements of section 8004(b) (5).

(b) Deadlines for submission of application. The Secretary must set application deadlines for each fiscal year, and must tell every applicant whether its application was accepted or rejected within ninety days of submission.

(c) Review of performance of services program prior to submission of application for renewed funding. In the twelve months before applying for renewed funding, each agency or nonprofit must review its program's performance, how well it fits residents' needs, and its fee schedule, together with residents and the professional assessment committee. That review must be included in the renewal application, and the Secretary must consider it when evaluating the application.