Section 182.06. Awards.

 

(1)   M AKING AWARDS .

(a) The department shall make awards based on the recommendations resulting from the review under s. DHS 182.05 (6) and taking into account other factors such as geographic distribution of current lead poisoning prevention grants; existing providers or availability of services in the proposed project service area; and the availability of other, more appropriate funding sources for the proposed project.

(b) The department may reject any application, and may reject 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 an agreement under sub. (4) .

(2)   N OTIFICATION . The department shall notify in writing all applicants for initial or continuation grants of award decisions.

(3)   A PPEAL . An applicant may appeal rejection of an application for funds based on alleged failure of the department to adhere to review and award criteria and procedures specified in this chapter and procedures specified in the RFP or the continuation grant application instructions. An appeal shall be in writing and shall be submitted to the department of administration's division of hearings and appeals within 30 days after the date of the notice under sub. (2) in accordance with instructions which the department shall include in the relevant RFP instructions or continuation grant application materials. An appeal shall fully and clearly identify and describe all contested issues.

(4)   A GREEMENT . An award shall be contingent upon the signing by both parties of an agreement drawn up by the department. If an application is submitted by more than one local health department or jointly by one or more local health departments and non-profit agencies, only one local health department or agency shall sign the agreement and assume responsibility for implementing the contract. 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.

(5)   A VAILABILITY OF FUNDS .

(a) All funding decisions shall be contingent upon the availability of funds under s. 20.435 (1) (ef) , Stats. Any changes in the amount available which were unforeseen at the time of the department's issuance 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, or failure of a grantee to spend its allocation of grant funds in the required time frame shall be reallocated by the department to either another grantee or an initial non-selected applicant at the department's discretion but within the limits of the appropriation and this chapter.

Cr., Register, June, 1996, No. 486 , eff. 7-1-96; correction in (3) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 6., Stats., Register, June, 2000, No. 534 ; correction in (5) (a) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register January 2009 No. 637 ; correction in (5) (a) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register July 2011 No. 667 .

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