Section 147.06. Awards.

 

(1)   Making awards.

(a) The department shall make awards based on the priorities set forth in par. (d) , the recommendations resulting from the review under s. DHS 147.05 (5) and other factors such as geographic distribution of cancer control and prevention services; existing providers or availability of services in the proposed project service area; the availability of other, more appropriate fund sources for the proposed project; the likelihood that the proposed cancer control and prevention service would exist even absent this funding; and the apparent balance between cancer control and prevention activities and administration of a project.

(b) The department may reject any or all applications.

(c) The department may negotiate the amount of an award made under par. (a) , specific budget items and project goals and objectives before entering into a commitment.

(d) Priority among types of applicants shall be given in the following order:

1. Public agencies, nonprofit corporations and institutions; and

2. Individuals.

(2)   Matching. All awards shall be matched by the recipient at a rate of not less than 1:1. The amount of funding under a grant due a grant recipient, up to a maximum of the stated award level in the agreement between the department and the agency, shall be finally determined by the amount of match, documented as prescribed by the department, that is reported as expended by the recipient at the close of each project year. Funds already disbursed to the recipient which have not been appropriately matched shall be repaid to the department according to a schedule determined by the department, or, in the case of a continuation grant, may be applied to the subsequent year's award.

(3)   Notification. The department shall notify in writing all applicants for initial or continuation grants of award decisions.

(4)   Appeal. An applicant may appeal rejection of an application for funds based on alleged failure of the department to adhere to specified review and award criteria and procedures. The appeal shall be in writing and shall be submitted in accordance with instructions which the department shall include in the relevant RFP instructions or continuation grant application materials. The appeal shall fully and clearly identify and describe all contested issues. No interpretation or judgment of the relevant review committee or committees may be appealed.

(5)   Agreement. An award shall be contingent upon the signing by both parties of an agreement drawn up by the department. Failure of a selected grantee to sign the agreement shall result in withdrawal of the offer of award. A preliminary draft of the relevant agreement shall be included in each RFP or set of continuation grant application materials. The final agreement may differ from the preliminary draft.

(6)   Availability of funds.

(a) All funding decisions shall be contingent upon the availability of funds under s. 20.435 (1) (cc) , Stats. Any changes in the amount available which were unforeseen at the time of the department's release of an RFP or continuation grant application materials shall be accommodated by the department, as appropriate, by means of reduction, elimination or increase in existing awards, by awarding of funds to applicants previously denied due to insufficient funds, or by release of a new RFP or new continuation grant application materials.

(b) Any funds that become available due to denial of an award to a selected grantee as a result of failure of the selected grantee to sign the required agreement or as a result of termination of a project by either party shall be reallocated by the department at its discretion but within the limits of the intent of the appropriation and this chapter.

History: Register, April, 1989, No. 400 , eff. 5-1-89; correction in (6) (a) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7. , Stats., Register January 2009 No. 637 ; correction in (6) (a) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7. , Stats., Register July 2011 No. 667 .