| |  | |  | 1.  Funding.  Allocate money for the development of group  |  | residential living options, capital construction, purchasehomes |  | of buildings, supportive services and for other activities, but |  | only those applicants for funds whose programs provide for |  | adequate standards of professional service qualify for funds from |  | the department .__Other criteria for funding include, but are not; |  | limited to, the following. | 
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 |  | | A.__The department may request a display of effort on the |  | part of the grantee that appropriate local governmental and |  | other funding sources have been sought to assist in the |  | financing of the services for which the department is making |  | the grant. | 
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 |  | | B.__The department shall give consideration to the ability |  | of a municipality or other governmental unit to support the |  | mental retardation services, as reflected by the State's |  | evaluation of the component communities. | 
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 |  | | C.__In making grants to unincorporated associations or |  | nonstock corporations, the department shall take into |  | account all income and resources. | 
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 |  | | D.__All provider agencies are responsible for demonstrating |  | and maintaining: | 
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 |  | | (1)__A commitment to offering personal planning for |  | persons with mental retardation or autism served by |  | their programs; | 
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 |  | | (2)__A workable quality improvement program approved by |  | the department both that must include, at a minimum, a |  | survey or other measurement of client satisfaction; | 
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 |  | | (3)__A commitment to the provision of high-quality |  | services and programs that will improve the quality of |  | the lives of such persons; and | 
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 |  | | (4)__A commitment to all aspects of personal planning; | 
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 |  | |  | 2.  Services and programs.  Provide and help finance mental |  | retardation services and programs throughout the State for |  | personsmentally retardedwith mental retardation orresiding |  | autism who reside in the community or inand residingprivately- |  | privately owned residential care facilities;owned | 
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 |  | |  | 3.  Cooperation.  Cooperate with other state agencies, |  | municipalities, other governmental units, unincorporated |  | associations and nonstock corporations in order to provide and | 
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