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<br /> CERTIFICATION ON LAST PAGE
<br /> Applicant: Indian River County Board of Commissioners J . K . BARTON , CLERK 32960
<br /> Project : FL-509 - Ren - Transitional Housing Renewal FL0115B4H090802
<br /> ( 3 ) A religious organization that participates in the Supportive Housing Program will retain its
<br /> independence from Federal , State , and local governments , and may continue to carry out its
<br /> mission , including the definition , practice , and expression of its religious beliefs , provided that it
<br /> does not use direct Supportive Housing Program funds to support any inherently religious
<br /> activities , such as worship , religious instruction , or prose lytization . Among other things , faith -
<br /> based organizations may use space in their facilities to provide Supportive Housing Program -
<br /> funded services , without removing religious art, icons , scriptures , or other religious symbols . In
<br /> addition , a Supportive Housing Program-funded religious organization retains its authority over
<br /> its internal governance , and it may retain religious terms in its organization 's name , select its
<br /> board members on a religious basis , and include religious references in its organization ' s
<br /> mission statements and other governing documents .
<br /> (4 ) An organization that participates in the Supportive Housing Program shall not, in providing
<br /> program assistance , discriminate against a program beneficiary or prospective program
<br /> beneficiary on the basis of religion or religious belief.
<br /> (5 ) Program funds may not be used for the acquisition , construction , or rehabilitation of
<br /> structures to the extent that those structures are used for inherently religious activities . Program
<br /> funds may be used for the acquisition , construction , or rehabilitation of structures only to the
<br /> extent that those structures are used for conducting eligible activities under this part. Where a
<br /> structure is used for both eligible and inherently religious activities , program funds may not
<br /> exceed the cost of those portions of the acquisition , construction , or rehabilitation that are
<br /> attributable to eligible activities in accordance with the cost accounting requirements applicable
<br /> to Supportive Housing Program funds in this part . Sanctuaries , chapels , or other rooms that a
<br /> Supportive Housing Program-funded religious congregation uses as its principal place of
<br /> worship , however , are ineligible for Supportive Housing Program -funded improvements .
<br /> Disposition of real property after the term of the grant , or any change in use of the property
<br /> during the term of the grant, is subject to government-wide regulations governing real property
<br /> disposition (see 24 CFR parts 84 and 85 ) .
<br /> ( 6 ) If a State or local government voluntarily contributes its own funds to supplement federally
<br /> funded activities , the State or local government has the option to segregate the Federal funds or
<br /> commingle them . However, if the funds are commingled , this section applies to all of the
<br /> commingled funds .
<br /> (c ) Participant control of site . Where an applicant does not propose to have control of a site or
<br /> sites but rather proposes to assist a homeless family or individual in obtaining a lease , which
<br /> may include assistance with rent payments and receiving supportive services , after which time
<br /> the family or individual remains in the same housing without further assistance under this part ,
<br /> that applicant may not request assistance for acquisition , rehabilitation , or new construction .
<br /> [58 FR 13871 , Mar . 15 , 1993 , as amended at 59 FR 36892 , July 19 , 1993 ; 68 FR 56407 , Sept .
<br /> 30 , 2003]
<br /> § 583 . 155 Consolidated plan .
<br /> ( a ) Applicants that are States or units of general local government . The applicant must have a
<br /> HUD -approved complete or abbreviated consolidated plan , in accordance with 24 CFR part 91 ,
<br /> and must submit a certification that the application for funding is consistent with the HUD -
<br /> approved consolidated plan . Funded applicants must certify in a grant agreement that they are
<br /> following the HUD - approved consolidated plan .
<br /> ( b) Applicants that are not States or units of general local government. The applicant must
<br /> submit a certification by the jurisdiction in which the proposed project will be located that the
<br /> applicant' s application for funding is consistent with the jurisdiction ' s HUD approved consolidated
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