(a) The Authority will provide notice to each Applicant of Authority staff's eligibility determination and award calculation pursuant to Sections 10170.7 and 10170.8.

(b) An Applicant shall have 30 calendar days from receipt of the Authority's notice to request reconsideration of eligibility or the award calculation by Authority staff.

(c) Authority staff shall have 30 calendar days to review an Applicant's request for reconsideration and provide a final staff decision.

(d) If the Applicant is unsatisfied with Authority staff's final decision, the Applicant shall have 30 calendar days following receipt of notice of the decision to notify the Authority that the Applicant wishes to appeal the matter to the Authority board.

(e) Upon receipt of an appeal notice from an Applicant, the matter will be considered by the Authority board at the next regularly scheduled Authority meeting.

(f) Applicants may request a single extension of up to 30 days for either of the deadlines provided in Section 10170.10 (b) or (d). Including the 30 day extension, the entire Appeal Process under subsections (b)-(d) may not exceed 120 days. The extension request must be approved by Authority staff and can be granted only one time during an appeal process. Staff shall consider the request for extension based on a showing of good cause and evaluate on a case-by case basis. Extensions granted under these conditions are considered final and not subject to an additional appeal process.

(g) If an appeal is not able to be resolved by the deadlines provided in Section 10170.10 (b), (d), and (f), the Authority shall deny the appeal based on a failure to comply with Program regulations. This decision is considered final and is not subject to an additional appeal.

(h) If an eligibility determination or award calculation is modified by Authority staff or the Authority Board, changes in apportionments will be processed and distributed to the Applicant within 30 days.