I said: "My concern is that I could be in the process of allocating funds and manpower to ensure that my property passes an inspection, and in the interim, I am flagged by your inspectors for being noncompliant.

Listen to some podcasts, read some recommended books, attend local meetups and if after a few months you realize that while listening to podcasts you're sometimes left wondering what you just listened to then re-allocate that time into another avenue.

Funds have been allocated already, meaning they're not taking any new applications, but PREVIOUS applications, like yours have money allocated to it.