Section 187.07. Grant awards.

 

(1)   Grant determination. The department shall determine the eligibility and the priority of each grant application received. Grant funds shall be awarded to eligible first grant cycle applicants in the order of their priority under s. NR 187.08 , by September 1 of each year and available grant funds shall be awarded to eligible second grant cycle applicants, in the order of their priority under s. NR 187.08 , by March 1 of each year.

(2)   State share. Grantees shall be paid the state share of up to 75% of eligible costs, but not exceeding $15,000 per grant award. The grantee's share shall be at least 25% of the total eligible costs of the clean sweep program. The grantee's share may consist of salaries, benefits, the cost of construction or remodeling facilities to be used as collection sites, and the cost of materials utilized to provide clean sweep program related services including, but not limited to, grant administration, program planning and coordination, information-education promotional activities, and final report preparation. The state's share of the grant shall be used primarily for training clean sweep program collection site operators and for the professional services required for collecting, handling, packing, transporting, and disposal of household hazardous waste.

(3)   Grant payments. After an applicant has accepted a grant offer, the department shall pay to the applicant 75% of the total amount of the grant. The remaining 25% shall be paid to the applicant after submittal of the final report and final expenditures have been audited and approved, in writing, by the department. Documentation of program expenditures shall be submitted to the department within 30 days after completion of the clean sweep program or within 12 months after the date of grant acceptance, whichever occurs first. Any unexpended grant monies shall be returned to the department within 60 days after the department has completed its final audit of program expenditures and has notified the grantee, in writing, of the unexpended amount.

History: Cr. Register, August, 1986, No. 368 , eff. 9-1-86.