Section 17.04 - Eligibility Criteria(1)In General. To be considered for a Grant, proposed projects must satisfy all of the following eligibility requirements. The eligibility of any Grant Application shall be determined in each instance by the Department. (a)Eligible Business. To be eligible for a Grant, an Eligible Business must, at the time of the application, be:1. a Company or Corporation;2. employing at least 50% of its full-time equivalent non-salaried workforce, at the site for which the grant is being utilized, in the Commonwealth; and3. in compliance with the Commonwealth's applicable environmental laws and regulations.(b)Ineligible Applicants. A Grant Applicant is considered ineligible if: 1. its owners have been convicted of violating any state or federal civil or criminal environmental law in the past three years; and/or,2. the Company or Corporation is defined solely as an Intermediary and/or a Broker.(c)Eligible Activities. For the purposes of this Grant Application, eligible activities shall include, but not be limited to, one or more of the following: 1. Reclaiming Process; and/or2. Manufacturing Process.(d)Eligible Materials. Only those materials on the Designated List will be considered eligible materials for Grant Funds.