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(f) The nonprofit organization to whom a grant has been awarded for capital improvement purposes shall obtain all necessary permits prior to commencing any capital improvement work. (g) In accordance with subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f) of this section,the grant award may be used for capital improvement purposes where the awarded nonprofit organization has a real property interest less than fee simple, whose lease is for at least fifteen years with the property owner. (h) The nonprofit organization to whom a grant has been awarded shall not use the disaster relief funds for anything other than those uses as duly approved by the director. (i) In the event that the nonprofit organization is unable or unwilling to use the disaster relief funds as were duly approved by the director in accordance with this article, the director shall direct the return of the full grant amount or balance of the unexpended disaster relief funds. (j) The director shall have the authority to require that the awarded nonprofit organization use the disaster relief funds by a particular date, which may be extended upon the request of the nonprofit organization and the approval of the director in writing. Section 2-252. Procedure for awarding grants. (a) All grant awards made to a nonprofit organization under this article shall be made in accordance with the following procedures set forth in this section, including that the applicant shall: (1) Submit [ate] an application to the director demonstrating that it meets all requirements set forth in section 2-250; (2) Propose a grant amount and provide its proposed use, which shall be in compliance with section 2-251, for the disaster relief funds, if awarded; (3) Attach all necessary documentation to its [letter] application to the director, including 1 the information set forth in section 2-250 and section 2-251(e); and [S TI include a$25 processing fee with le ref;and (5)] 0) Submit the [letter] application and all necessary documentation[µrd,,,-eees-;rn f�e to the dir-eetet!no later than the deadline determined by the4-feetef. IFA4.! disastef felief fands r-eeeived after the deadline, the difeelef shall determine a ne deadline for the submittal ef a" letter s and all neeessafy doeuffientalion and p"' n fee p ide r^„ i this seetieff-.1 on or before a date designated by the director. (b) The director, or the director's designee, shall evaluate the submitted [letter=s] applications and necessary documentation and determine if the nonprofit organization is eligible to receive disaster relief funds under this article. (c) If the director, or the director's designee, finds that a nonprofit organization is eligible to receive disaster relief funds, the director shall use the criteria set forth in section 2-253 to assess the amount of disaster relief funds that may be awarded to that nonprofit organization. [(d) if disastef felief funds femaiff available aftef all initial awafds afe pfevided pttfsttafit deadline set forth in stibseetion(a), nenpfofit organizations not previously awafded disastef. felief funds undef this article may apply for a gfant by the deadline set by the director-. (e)] (d) Grant awards of$25,000 or less may be authorized solely by the director. [{4�]Ce) Grant awards in excess of$25,000 shall specifically identify the nonprofit organization receiving the grant funds and the purpose for which the grant funds shall be used in a resolution. 3