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LSPs must indicate in their Subrecipient Plan Packet any appropriate designees to fulfill the above requirements. IHCDA will provide a standardized form to document that all appropriate reviews and approvals have taken place, Form ENRE-2026 – Enhanced Application Review Form. This documentation must be included in the statewide database. 5.4 Application Packet LSPs must use the state-wide application (see Form APPL-2026 – Statewide Application), which may be obtained from the Energy and Utility Programs division upon request or on IHCDA’s website. Subrecipient must add their agency name, logo, and contact information to the application prior to distributing to the public. The application form must identify only the subrecipient of record and not any other entities with which the subrecipient may contract. The application must be accompanied by the IHCDA- created instruction page as well as the Privacy Notice and Rights and Responsibilities, which includes federally mandated disclosures. In addition to the application form, instructions, and privacy, rights, and responsibilities disclosures, the packet must contain an LSP-created cover letter advising applicants of their processes and return instructions or guidance for notifying the agency if they go into crisis or move during the application process as well as an LSP-created referral form for other programs administered by the LSP and other resources in the area that partner with the LSP. This will help facilitate enrollment in other programs. If the LSP contracts with other entities and wishes to include their contact information, they may include this on the cover letter rather than in the header of the application form. IHCDA also recommends that LSPs consider including: • The Form TVS-2026 – Tenant Verification Statement form (for clients with utilities in rent only) • The Form DBPE-2026 – Direct Benefit Payment Election form (for clients with utilities in rent or biofuels only) • Other client-facing forms as necessary LSPs may also include any other documentation in the packet that is relevant to their programs. 5.5 Applicant Notifications

Incomplete Applications An application is considered incomplete if the household fails to provide all documentation necessary to complete the client eligibility review, fails to complete all required fields of the application, provides documentation that is illegible or insufficient, or otherwise does not provide the LSP with the information needed to properly complete an eligibility review. Even though an application is incomplete, the LSPs must enter it into the statewide database. If the application is processed before receiving all documentation required to