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IX. Eligible Uses 1. Grant funds may cover the costs of temporary staffing or consultant needs associated with eligible activities; 2. Grant funds shall be used for the costs of preparing and adopting the proposed activity; 3. A jurisdiction that receives funds under this Program may use a subcontractor. The subcontract shall provide for compliance with all the requirements of the Program. The subcontract shall not relieve the jurisdiction of its responsibilities under the Program; 4. Eligible expenditures may be incurred and expended for the project(s) subject to the terms and conditions of the Standard Agreement; and 5. Only approved and eligible costs incurred for work after the NOFA date, continued past the date of the Standard Agreement, and completed during the grant term, will be reimbursable. X. Ineligible Uses 1. Program grant funds may not be used for administrative costs of persons employed by the grantee for activities not directly related to the preparation and adoption of the proposed activity; 2. No more than 5 percent of the grant amount may be used for administrative costs for any proposed use, to be approved by the Department upon disbursement; and 3. Approved and eligible costs incurred prior to the NOFA date are ineligible. XI. Application Requirements Until July 1, 2020, a jurisdiction may request an allocation of funds pursuant to this section by submitting a complete application to the Department that demonstrates: 1. A budget, including timelines, deliverables, sub -steps and adoption, that demonstrates funds will be utilized for eligible activities and uses; 2. How proposed activities will increase housing planning and facilitate accelerating local housing production; 3. Completed or proposed activities consistent with the state or other planning priorities; and 4. All other required information contained in the Department's application Applicants will demonstrate consistency with these requirements utilizing the forms and manner prescribed in the Department application. Accelerating Housing Production: Applicants must propose and document plans or processes that increase housing planning and facilitate accelerating local housing production. The application must demonstrate a significant positive effect on accelerating housing production through timing, cost, approval certainty, entitlement streamlining, feasibility, infrastructure capacity, or impact on housing CA HCD Notice of Funding Availability 56B-29 Local Early Action Planning Grants 2020