(a)
In order to ensure that a city or county may apply for both economic development and general program grants pursuant to this chapter in the same year, each applicant shall have a maximum grant request limitation as determined by the department and announced in the applicable NOFA, excluding general allocation planning and technical assistance grants and economic development allocation planning and technical assistance grants made available under Section 50833, of which a maximum amount as determined by the department and announced in the applicable NOFA, per year may be used for either general program or economic development applications. These limitations may be waived for the economic development
allocation based upon available economic development funds after September 1 of each
year. The department shall aggressively inform eligible cities and counties of the eligibility criteria and requirements under this section and in Section 50833.
(b)
Except for applications specified in Section 50832.1, applications for all activities or set-asides under this section and Section 50833 shall be evaluated on a first-in, first-served basis.
(c)
For all economic development applications under this section or Section 50833, including economic development assistance grants, the department shall develop project standards and rating factors which meet the minimum requirements of federal statutes
for eligible projects and that meet National Objectives.
(d)
A jurisdiction may submit multiyear proposals for a period not exceeding three years in duration.