Section 28.02.03.200 - RURAL COMMUNITY INVESTMENT FUND (RCIF)01.Program Intent. This grant provides funds to rural areas in support of economic expansion and job creation, as defined per the program guideline which includes the RCIF Grant Application and Manual.02.Eligible Applicants. Applicants for the Idaho Rural Community Block Grants are as follows: a. City applicants. Rural cities are those generally less than twenty-five thousand (25,000) in population. Cities contiguous to large cities are not eligible to apply.b. County applicants. Counties with less than twenty-five thousand (25,000) population. However, any county may apply for unincorporated communities.c. Indian tribes located in Idaho may apply if the project site is located on reservation land and within a community of less than twenty-five thousand (25,000) population.03.Review of Applications. Presentations must be made by key elected officials of the applicant to the Department's Economic Advisory Committee (EAC) on the need for the project, the local commitment to the project, the economic impact of the project on the community, and any additional information that should be given special consideration. Applications will be reviewed and ranked on criteria specified in the RCIF Grant Application and Manual. The EAC may recommend standby projects to be funded if enough funds become available at a later time.04.Eligible Expenses. Eligible expenses are specified in the RCIF Grant Application and Manual.05.Ineligible Expenses. Any activity not authorized in the RCIF Grant Application and manual is ineligible to receive RCBG funds, including: a. General conduct of government. Assistance to buildings, or portions thereof, used predominantly for the general conduct of government. Such buildings include, but are not limited to, city halls, courthouses, jails, police stations, state or local government office buildings, and other building used for general government administration affairs. Also ineligible are school buildings, school administration offices, and university and college vocational-technology facilities.b. Local government expenses. Expenses to carry out the regular responsibilities of the unit of general local government are not eligible for assistance with RCIF.c. Equipment. The purchase of equipment, fixtures, motor vehicles, furnishings or other personal property, which is not an integral structural fixture, is generally ineligible.d. Operating and maintenance expenses.Idaho Admin. Code r. 28.02.03.200