---
kind: "section"
citation: "24 C.F.R. § 578.11"
title: "24"
number: "578.11"
heading: "Unified Funding Agency."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/24/578.11"
---

# §578.11. Unified Funding Agency.

- (a) **Becoming a Unified Funding Agency.** To become designated as the Unified Funding Agency (UFA) for a Continuum, a collaborative applicant must be selected by the Continuum to apply to HUD to be designated as the UFA for the Continuum.
- (b) **Criteria for designating a UFA.** HUD will consider these criteria when deciding whether to designate a collaborative applicant a UFA:
  - (1) The Continuum of Care it represents meets the requirements in [§ 578.7](/cfr/24/578.7.md);
  - (2) The collaborative applicant has financial management systems that meet the standards set forth in [2 CFR 200.302](/cfr/2/200.302.md);
  - (3) The collaborative applicant demonstrates the ability to monitor subrecipients; and
  - (4) Such other criteria as HUD may establish by NOFA.
- (c) **Requirements.** HUD-designated UFAs shall:
  - (1) Apply to HUD for funding for all of the projects within the geographic area and enter into a grant agreement with HUD for the entire geographic area.
  - (2) Enter into legally binding agreements with subrecipients, and receive and distribute funds to subrecipients for all projects within the geographic area.
  - (3) Require subrecipients to establish fiscal control and accounting procedures as necessary to assure the proper disbursal of and accounting for federal funds in accordance with the requirements of [2 CFR part 200](/cfr/2/part200.md), subpart D.
  - (4) Obtain approval of any proposed grant agreement amendments by the Continuum of Care before submitting a request for an amendment to HUD.

## Notes

### Amendments

[77 FR 45442, July 31, 2012, as amended at 80 FR 75939, Dec. 7, 2015]

### Authority

Authority: 12 U.S.C. 1701x, 1701 x-1; 42 U.S.C. 11381 et seq., 42 U.S.C. 3535(d).

### Source

Source: 77 FR 45442, July 31, 2012, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[77 FR 45442, July 31, 2012, as amended at 80 FR 75939, Dec. 7, 2015]