Proposals shall do all of the following:
(a) Document the need for a senior center or renovation, program addition, or expansion or equipment purchase.
(b) Contain a written commitment from service providers that services will be provided in the senior center.
(c) Contain a community match for funding equal to 15 percent of the total amount requested. The match may be in cash or in kind. Each area agency shall waive the community match upon verifying that the low-income or rural community made a substantial effort to secure a match, but still was unable to secure the required match.
(d) Document the cost effectiveness of the proposal.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1097, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 1997.)