§ 45-e. Reimbursement. Expenditures made by a social services district
for grants made pursuant to this title shall be reimbursed by the state
at the rate of fifty per centum, after first deducting therefrom any
federal funds properly received or to be received on account thereof;
provided, however, that in lieu of local financial participation
required by this section, the commissioner may permit a social services
district to substitute actual or in-kind expenditures incurred by
eligible applicants in the operation of eligible projects if the
commissioner determines that:

(a) local social services district financial participation is
unavailable in all or a portion of such expenditures although such
district financial participation in the single room occupancy support
services program equals or exceeds such financial participation in the
previous program year; and

(b) such eligible projects require financial assistance under this
title to ensure the financial viability of supportive services programs.

Actual or in-kind expenditures made by an eligible applicant receiving
assistance pursuant to section forty-five-c of this title shall be
reimbursed by the state at the rate of fifty per centum after first
deducting therefrom any federal funds properly received or to be
received on account thereof.