Ala. Admin. Code r. 220-1-5-.04

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024

Section 220-1-5-.04 - Disbursement Of Funds

(1) Upon review and approval of the application, the Department will determine the exact amount of the grant award and prepare a grant agreement.

(2) The grant agreement will be forwarded to the applicant to be signed by a local government official, authority official or officer of the local entity.

(3) The applicant may request advance funds through the application process; however, known needs must be documented before advance funds can be approved. Following approval by the Department, the advance funds will be forwarded to the applicant.

(4) Any local entity receiving grant funds will be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred from the implementation of the approved project or program. Each semi-annual report shall report on the status of the project to be funded by the grant and shall include information necessary for review by the Department for reimbursement of actual costs. Each report must be submitted fifteen (15) days from the end of the previous semester. Semesters shall run October 1st through March 31st, and April 1st through September 30th of each year.

(5) The Commissioner, or his designee, may terminate a grant award in whole or in part and demand refund of grant funds when there is substantial non-compliance with the terms of the award or these rules; a determination made by the Department that the grant was obtained by fraudulent means, when it is found that grant monies have been used for non-allowable costs; or a determination made by the Department that gross abuse or corrupt practices have been used in the administration of the grant project by the recipient.

(a) The Commissioner, or his designee, will give written notice to the recipient (via certified mail, return receipt requested) of its intent to terminate a Fund grant, in whole or in part, at least 30 days prior to the intended date of termination.

(b) The Commissioner, or his designee, will afford the grant recipient an opportunity for consultation prior to any termination. After such opportunity for consultation, the Department may, in writing (via certified mail, return receipt requested), terminate the Fund grant in whole or in part.

(c) In event of such termination, the local entity shall be ineligible to make application for further participation in the grant program until the grantee complies with the terms of the grant award or these rules.

(6) The amount of each grant awarded under this chapter shall be at the sole discretion of the Commissioner, or his designee.

(7) Grant funds not awarded due to insufficient requests or applications, shall remain in the State Reservoir Management Grant Fund and shall be available for award in future grant years.

(8) The Department may award up to 75 percent of the yearly grant funds available to invasive aquatic species projects and up to 25 percent of the yearly total for marine debris/navigational aid or regulatory sign projects.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 220-1-5-.04

Adopted by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XL, Issue No. 06, March 31, 2022, eff. 4/14/2022.

Author: Christopher M. Blankenship

Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, § 9-2-170.