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t Ofc. of Asst. Secy., Comm. Planning, Develop., HUD § 582. 115 with housing quality standards, and re- (3) The value of time and services ceiving into the program new partici- contributed by volunteers at the rate pants. This administrative allowance of $10.00 an hour, except for donated does not include the cost of admin- professional services which may be istering the supportive services or the counted at the customary charge for grant (e.g., costs of preparing the appli- the service provided (professional serv- cation, reports or audits required by ices are services ordinarily performed HUD) , which are not eligible activities by donors for payment, such as the under a S+C grant. services of health professionals, that (f) Property damage. Recipients may are equivalent to the services they Aro- use grant funds in an amount up to one vide in their occupations) ; month's rent to pay for any damage to (9) The value of any lease on a build- housing due to the action of a partici- ing used for the provision of supportive pant. services, provided the value included in [58 FR 13892, Mar. 15, 1993, as amended at 61 the match is no more than the prorated FR 51170, Sept. 30, 1996] share used for the program; and (5) The cost of outreach activities, as § 582.110 Matching requirements. described in § 582.325 (a) of this part. (a) Matching rental assistance with supportive services. To qualify for rental § 582.115 Limitations on assistance. assistance grants, an applicant most (a) Current occupants. Current occu- certify that it will provide or ensure pants of the real property are not eligi- the provision of supportive services, in- ble for assistance under this part. How- cluding funding the services itself if ever, as described in § 582.335 , persons the planned resources do not become displaced as a direct result of acquisi- available for any reason, appropriate to tion, rehabilitation , or demolition for a the needs of the population being project under the S+C program are eli- served and at least equal in value to gible for and must be provided reloca- the aggregate amount of rental assist- tion assistance at Uniform Relocation ance funded by HUD. The supportive Act levels. services may be newly created for the (b) Amount of assistance provided with- program or already in operation, and in a jurisdiction. HUD will limit the may be provided or funded by other amount of assistance provided within Federal. State, local, or private pro- the jurisdiction of any one unit of local grams. Only services that are provided government to no more than 10 percent after the execution of the grant agree- of the amount available. ment may count toward the match. (c) Faith-based activities. (1) Organiza- (b) Availability to participants. Recipi- tions that are religious or faith-based ents must give reasonable assurances are eligible, on the same basis as any that supportive services will be avail- other organization, to participate in able to participants for the entire term the S+C program. Neither the Federal of the rental assistance. The value of government nor a State or local gov- the services provided to a participant, ernment receiving funds under S+C however, does not have to equal the programs shall discriminate against an amount of rental assistance provided organization on the basis of the organi- that participant, nor does the value zation's religious character or affili- have to be equal to the amount of rent- ation. _ al assistance on a year-to-year basis. (2) Organizations that are directly (c) Calculating the value of supportive funded under the S+C program may not services. In calculating the amount of engage in inherently religious activi- the matching supportive services , ap- ties, such as worship, religious instruc- plicants may count: tion, or proselytization as part of the (1) Salaries paid to staff of the recipi- programs or services funded under this ent to provide supportive services to part. If an organization conducts such S+C participants; activities , the activities must be of- (2) The value of supportive services fered separately, in time or location, provided by other persons or organiza- from the programs or services funded tions to S+C participants; under this part, and participation must 239