Section 125.10. Priority list, closing date.

  The department shall determine the amount of money needed to fund complete applications received by the department prior to April 1 of each year.

(1)  If the amount of money available for grants is not sufficient to fully fund all applications, the department shall determine the priority rating of each application in accordance with s. NR 125.09 . The department shall award grants for projects with the highest priority ratings until available funds are depleted.

(2)  If the amount of money available for grants is sufficient, a priority list will not be compiled. The department shall award grants for all eligible applications received prior to April 1. The department may award any surplus funds which would otherwise lapse at the end of the state fiscal year on a first-come, first-served basis for applications received on or after April 1.

(3)  Applications which are not funded in one fiscal year due to shortage of funds may be considered for funding in the following fiscal year.

History: Cr. Register, July, 1976, No. 247 , eff. 8-1-76; r. and recr. Register, April, 1989, No. 400 , eff. 5-1-89.