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A TRUE COPY CERTIFICATION ON LAST PAGE Applicant : Indian River County Board of Commissioners J . K . BARTON , CLERK 32960 Project : FL-509 - Ren - CoCWide HMIS Renewal FL030813411090901 ( a ) General . HUD may set aside funds annually to provide technical assistance , either directly by HUD staff or indirectly through third -party providers , for any supportive housing project . This technical assistance is for the purpose of promoting the development of supportive housing and supportive services as part of a continuum of care approach , including innovative approaches to assist homeless persons in the transition from homelessness , and promoting the provision of supportive housing to homeless persons to enable them to live as independently as possible . ( b ) Uses of technical assistance . HUD may use these funds to provide technical assistance to prospective applicants , applicants , recipients , or other providers of supportive housing or services for homeless persons , for supportive housing projects . The assistance may include , but is not limited to , written information such as papers , monographs , manuals , guides , and brochures ; person -to- person exchanges ; and training and related costs . ( c ) Selection of providers . From time to time , as HUD determines the need , HUD may advertise and competitively select providers to deliver technical assistance . HUD may enter into contracts , grants , or cooperative agreements , when necessary , to implement the technical assistance . [59 FR 36892 , July 19 , 1994] § 583 . 145 Matching requirements . ( a ) General . The recipient must match the funds provided by HUD for grants for acquisition , rehabilitation , and new construction with an equal amount of funds from other sources . ( b ) Cash resources . The matching funds must be cash resources provided to the project by one or more of the following : the recipient, the Federal government , State and local governments , and private resources , in accordance with 42 U . S . C . 11386 . This statute provides that a recipient may use funds from any source , including any other Federal source ( but excluding the specific statutory subtitle from which Supportive Housing Program funds are provided ) , as well as State , local , and private sources are not statutorily prohibited to be used as a match . It is the responsibility of the recipient to ensure that any funds used to satisfy the matching requirements of this section are eligible under the laws governing the funds to be used as matching funds for a grant awarded under this program . ( c ) Maintenance of effort . State or local government funds used in the matching contribution are subject to the maintenance of effort requirements described at § 583 . 150 (a ) . § 583 . 150 Limitations on use of assistance . (a ) Maintenance of effort . No assistance provided under this part ( or any State or local government funds used to supplement this assistance ) may be used to replace State or local funds previously used , or designated for use , to assist homeless persons . ( b ) Faith - based activities . ( 1 ) Organizations that are religious or faith - based are eligible , on the same basis as any other organization , to participate in the Supportive Housing Program . Neither the Federal government nor a State or local government receiving funds under Supportive Housing programs shall discriminate against an organization on the basis of the organization ' s religious character or affiliation . ( 2 ) Organizations that are directly funded under the Supportive Housing Program may not engage in inherently religious activities , such as worship , religious instruction , or proselytization as part of the programs or services funded under this part . If an organization conducts such activities , the activities must be offered separately , in time or location , from the programs or services funded under this part , and participation must be voluntary for the beneficiaries of the HUD -funded programs or services . Consolidated Grant Agreement Page 13 03/08/2010