53-10-502. Allocation of federal community services block grant funds. The department shall allocate the state's share of the block grant funds as follows:
(1) The department may retain 5% for administrative costs and 5% for special projects.
(2) The balance of the block grant funds after any retention pursuant to subsection (1) must be distributed to human resource development councils that are eligible to receive such funding under 53-10-503 as follows:
(a) $500,000, or if the balance of the block grant funds is less than $500,000, then the entire balance of the block grant funds, must be equally divided among the eligible human resource development councils; and
(b) except as provided under 53-10-504(2), the balance of the block grant funds after distribution under subsections (1) and (2)(a) must be divided among eligible human resource development councils as follows:
(i) one-half based upon the population residing within the areas of human resource development councils; and
(ii) one-half based upon the low-income population, as that population may be determined under the provisions of the block grant, residing within the areas of the human resource development councils.