SouthEastern Arizona Governments Organization

Seago's Role

Technical Assistance and Application Preparation (TAAP)

The State has delegated to each COG the authority to annually recommend applications for the RA funds.

The COG is responsible for:

• Ensuring applications are consistent with its approved MOD.
• Ensuring applications are compliant with all state and federal CDBG requirements.
• Providing TAAP to applicants as requested or needed.

The COG assists the community by:

• Preparing ads and conducting hearings.
• Responding to questions from public and nonprofits.
• Determining if the proposed project is fundable and allowable.
• Researching census or other LM data.
• Planning and determining scope of work and budget.
• Determining beneficiaries and racial information.
• Filling out the requisite forms, maps, resolutions, etc.
• Reviewing a completed application before recommending to SEAGO’s Executive Board for funding.
• Correcting applications as needed and as allowable before submitting to ADOH.
• The community may contract with SEAGO to write the application for them.

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