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<br />8 <br /> <br />application. While this progress is required to be demonstrated prior to application <br />for the balance of fund, the advanced funds do not need to be completely <br />expended prior to applying for and being award the remainder of the REAP funds. <br />7. Multiagency group applicants must identify planned activities on a county-by- <br />county basis. <br />8. Recipients will enter into a state Standard Agreement for their 25 percent advance, <br />if applicable, and for their total allocation amount. The state Standard Agreement <br />may be amended. <br /> <br />I. Eligible Activities <br /> <br />1. Each council of government or other regional entity may, in consultation with the <br />Department and consistent with statutory requirements, determine the appropriate <br />use of funds or Suballocations within its boundaries to appropriately address its <br />unique housing planning priorities. <br /> <br />2. Funds must be used for housing planning activities. <br /> <br />3. A council of governments, other regional entity, or county that receives an <br />allocation of funds shall establish priorities for the use of funds, as noted above and <br />consistent with the categories of activities set out below and use those moneys <br />consistent with priorities. <br /> <br />4. Activities must demonstrate a nexus to increasing housing and accelerating <br />housing production. <br /> <br />5. In consultation with the Department, applicants may select one or more of the <br />following categories of activities to fund: <br /> <br />a. Developing an improved methodology for the distribution of the sixth cycle <br />RHNA to further the objectives described in subdivision (d) of section 65584 of <br />the Government Code (RHNA Objectives – See Definitions). <br /> <br />I. Activities under this category must demonstrate a nexus to an improved <br />methodology that furthers the RHNA Objectives. <br />II. Activities under this category may include implementation measures <br />associated with an improved methodology that furthers RHNA <br />Objectives. See Best Practices document. <br /> <br />b. Suballocation of moneys directly and equitably to jurisdictions or other <br />subregional entities in the form of grants for planning that will accommodate the <br />development of housing and infrastructure that will accelerate housing <br />production in a way that aligns with state planning priorities, housing, <br />transportation, equity, and climate goals. <br /> <br />I. In consultation with the Department, applicants may use a variety of <br />measures to directly and equitably suballocate funds such as geographic <br />distribution criteria, jurisdiction size set-a-sides, degree of housing <br />needs, magnitude of benefit on state planning priorities (e.g., reduction in <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 8A67B327-8D8D-41F3-A9AA-0E6612310575