(a) Application. The Application shall include identifying information, a completed Legal Status Questionnaire, and signed certification that the data and information reported is true and correct and the charter will continue to comply with state and federal laws.

(b) Copy of current charter agreement and verification of Authorizing Board adoption and expiration date.

(c) Copy of the rent or lease agreement contract, or other documentation, verifying the Charter School's facilities rent or lease costs for the Fiscal Year for which a grant award is requested, and evidence that the rent or lease term matches or exceeds the anticipated grant term. If the Charter School does not have an executed rent or lease agreement for the Fiscal Year, the Applicant shall produce an executed lease or rental agreement for the Prior Year or other documentation sufficient to show the Charter School's actual facilities rent or lease costs for the Prior Year. If the Charter School does not have a rental or lease agreement for the Fiscal Year or Prior Year, the Applicant shall provide such other evidence to the satisfaction of the Authority, such as a pending lease agreement, that establishes the Applicant's best estimate of such costs for the Fiscal Year.

(d) After the Authority has confirmed the Applicant's eligibility and determined one or more of the Applicant's facilities is a New Facility Agreement, the Authority will use an Independent Appraisal, completed within the last three Fiscal Years, that was previously filed with the Authority during a prior Application round. Otherwise, the Authority will request an Independent Appraisal completed within the Fiscal Year. The Appraisal shall be consistent with the USPAP, and at a minimum contain the following items:

(e) An Applicant requesting reimbursement for Charter School costs associated with remodeling buildings, deferred maintenance, initially installing or extending service systems and other built-in equipment, improving sites and common area maintenance charges shall submit no later than July 15 following the applicable Fiscal Year all of the following:

(f) An Applicant applying for or on behalf of a First Year Charter School shall submit an Application and the supporting documentation listed in subdivisions (f)(1)-(3), as they are made available. Grant funds will not be disbursed until items (1), (2) and (3) have been received by the Authority.

(g) The Authority shall be entitled to the return of all grant funds from an Applicant if it is determined that the Applicant failed to provide complete and accurate information, or provided misleading information, that resulted in the disbursement of grant funds for which an Applicant is not eligible.

(h) All requested documentation required to complete the Applicant's eligibility review or award calculation shall be due to the Authority withing 60 calendar days of notification. Failure to submit this documentation by the stated deadline will result in Program ineligibility or ineligibility of applicable facility costs described in Section 10170.4(a)(1)-(4).

(i) The Authority will request completion of the GSCF directly from the Chartering Authority. This form shall be completed and returned only if the Chartering Authority is aware of any outstanding compliance or re-vocation issues; otherwise, no action is necessary. An Applicant may appeal any response by the Chartering Authority's staff directly to the Chartering Authority's governing board.