(1) The Department of Commerce adopts and incorporates by reference the 2017-2018 Application Guidelines for Small-Scale Housing Development and Rehabilitation projects as rules for the administration of the 2017-2018 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program.

(2) The rules incorporated by reference in (1) relate to the application, scope, and procedures for the award of project grants to cities, towns, counties, or consolidated governments.

(3) Copies of the regulations adopted by reference in (1) may be obtained from the Department of Commerce, Grants Bureau, 301 South Park Avenue, P.O. Box 200523, Helena, Montana 59620-0523, or on the Grants Bureau web site at

http://comdev.mt.gov/Programs/CDBG/Housing/Applying.