Section 173.19. Grant enforcement and termination.

 

(1)   Penalties. If a local governmental unit receiving grants under this chapter fails to comply with any provisions of this chapter, the department may take one or more of the following actions:

(a) Costs directly related to noncompliance may be declared ineligible.

(b) Seek reimbursement of all or a portion of the state's grant award.

(c) Other administrative and judicial remedies may be instituted as legally available and appropriate.

(2)   Termination. The department may terminate a grant awarded under this chapter for any of the following reasons:

(a) Violation of any term or condition of the grant contract.

(b) Lack of substantial progress by the grantee, without good cause.

(c) Substantial evidence that the grant was obtained by fraud.

(d) Substantial evidence of gross abuse or corrupt practices in the administration of the grant activities.

History: CR 02-063 : cr. Register November 2002 No. 563 , eff. 12-1-02.