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article, the restrictions imposed by the funding source shall govern, and the director shall
<br /> not appropriate any of those funds under this article.
<br /> (c) Notwithstanding the ability to award grants under this article, the County reserves the
<br /> right to use disaster relief funds for grant matching purposes.
<br /> Section 2-249. Administration.
<br /> The director shall administer all matters covered under this article.
<br /> Section 2-250. Eligible organizations.
<br /> (a) The granting of disaster relief funds under this article shall be made only to nonprofit
<br /> organizations that demonstrate the following:
<br /> (1) Clear evidence that the nonprofit organization meets the eligibility requirements
<br /> set forth in section 2-137 of this chapter; and
<br /> (2) Eligibility to receive disaster relief through substantiated documents, studies,
<br /> photographs, or other similar evidence that is deemed satisfactory by the director.
<br /> (b) The nonprofit organization applying for a grant of disaster relief funds shall bear the
<br /> burden of substantiating the claim for disaster relief.
<br /> Section 2-251. Conditions for grants.
<br /> (a) Before receiving any grant, nonprofit organizations to whom a grant has been awarded
<br /> shall agree to comply with the conditions set forth in section 2-138 of this chapter.
<br /> (b) The grant award shall be used for expenses that are reasonably and directly related to the
<br /> relief, recovery, mitigation, or remediation of the claim for disaster relief.
<br /> (c) The grant award shall not be used to design or construct buildings, structures, fixtures,
<br /> real property, or any parts thereof,that did not lawfully exist, or that were not properly
<br /> permitted,prior to the 2018 Kilauea eruption. {
<br /> (d) The grant award may be used for capital improvement purposes, including but not limited
<br /> to, design and construction of buildings, structures, fixtures, real property, or any parts
<br /> thereof, so long as the purpose of the capital improvement is to restore, repair, rebuild,
<br /> replace, or rehabilitate a building, structure, fixture, real property, road, highway, or any
<br /> parts thereof, that were destroyed, shown to be at risk, or otherwise damaged by the 2018
<br /> Kilauea eruption. Any such capital improvement may occur on public or private
<br /> property.
<br /> (e) Before receiving any grant, nonprofit organizations to whom a grant has been awarded
<br /> shall certify to the director that any building, structure, fixture, real property, or the like,
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<br /> permitted and in compliance with applicable State and County laws, prior to the 2018
<br /> Kilauea eruption; but where any building, structure, fixture, real property, or the like, is
<br /> not properly permitted, after an inspection of the building, structure, fixture, real
<br /> property, or the like, a grant may be awarded upon the issuance of a temporary certificate
<br /> of occupancy from the director of public works.
<br /> (f) The nonprofit organization to whom a grant has been awarded for capital improvement
<br /> purposes shall obtain all necessary permits prior to commencing any capital improvement
<br /> work.
<br /> (g) In accordance with subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f) of this section, the grant award may
<br /> be used for capital improvement purposes where the awarded nonprofit organization has
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