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Wisconsin Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 10, 2017) |
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Agency NR. Department of Natural Resources |
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Chapters 100-199. Environmental Protection – General |
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Chapter 173. Brownfield Green Space And Public Facilities Grant Program |
Section 173.07. Allocation of funds.
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- (1) For the 2001-2003 biennium, all grant funds shall be allocated through the application process to eligible applicants for eligible projects and awarded during the 2003 fiscal year. For future fiscal years, 50% of the funds appropriated to this grant program in a biennium shall be allocated through the application process to eligible applicants during the first fiscal year of the biennium and 50% shall be allocated during the second fiscal year of the biennium. All allocations are based on the availability of funds.(2) In any first fiscal year of a biennium, if funds remain after regular application cycles, as identified in s. NR 173.09 (3) , the department may accept and fund additional applications and grant amendment requests through an additional grant cycle, or the remainder may be carried over to the next fiscal year.(3) Of the funds appropriated by the legislature for the grant program per biennium, at least 20% shall be awarded for grants of $50,000 or less.(4) No grant award may exceed $200,000.(5) If sufficient funds are available, the department shall fund all eligible, complete applications without ranking them. If sufficient funds are not available, the department shall score and rank all eligible, complete applications and award grants in descending order of rank.(6) If sufficient funds are not available to fund a grant in its entirety, the department shall offer the eligible applicant the option of receiving partial or no funding.(7) The department may not award more than one grant under this chapter for an eligible site or facility in any application cycle, as identified in s. NR 173.09 (3) .