Section 58.01.12.022 - SUPPLEMENTAL GRANTSIn conjunction with loans, the Department may award state funded supplemental grants, not to exceed ninety percent (90%) of total eligible costs, to loan recipients in the following manner:
01.Projects Not Funded by Loans. Planning and design projects may receive grant assistance up to ninety percent (90%) funding of eligible costs not funded by a loan; and02.Costs in Excess of Financial Ability.a. Loan recipients may receive supplemental grant assistance for eligible costs that exceed the amount a loan recipient is able to pay. In order to qualify for a supplemental grant, a loan recipient must have the following: i. An annual user rate per household which exceeds one and one-half percent (1 1/2%) of the median household income from the most recent census data. If the loan recipient's service area is not within the boundaries of a municipality, the loan recipient may use the census data for the county in which it is located or may use an income survey approved by the Department; andii. The annual user rate includes all operating, maintenance, replacement and debt service costs, both for the existing system and for upgrades.b. If a loan recipient meets the requirement of Section 022, a supplemental grant may be made for the amount of the project that causes the annual user rate for wastewater service per household to exceed one and one-half percent (1 1/2%) of the median household income, subject to available funds.Idaho Admin. Code r. 58.01.12.022