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§ 2-251 HAWAII COUNTY CODE (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. (2020, ord 20-28, sec 1.) 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 a letter 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 to the director, including the information set forth in section 2-250 and section 2-251(e); (4) Include a $25 processing fee with its letter; and (5) Submit the letter, all necessary documentation, and processing fee to the director no later than the deadline determined by the director. For any disaster relief funds received after the deadline, the director shall determine a new deadline for the submittal of any letters and all necessary documentation and processing fee provided for in this section. (b) The director, or the director's designee, shall evaluate the submitted letters 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 disaster relief funds remain available after all initial awards are provided pursuant to the deadline set forth in subsection (a), nonprofit organizations not previously awarded disaster relief funds under this article may apply for a grant by the deadline set by the director. SUPP. 8 (7-2020) 2-108