Or. Admin. Code § 731-035-0170

Current through Register Vol. 64, No. 1, January 1, 2025

Section 731-035-0170 - [Effective until 6/1/2025] Federal Grant Match Application Awards and Match

(1) Once the Commission decides to award funding for an eligible project under OAR 731-035-0160, the amount of the grant award is considered allocated from Program Funds.

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(A) If the federal agency that administers the federal grant applied for by the Recipient announces a Notice of Grant Award and the Approved Project is not selected, then the Commission's grant award is rescinded without further act of the Commission and the amount of the Commission's grant award is no longer allocated from Program Funds.

(B) The Department shall notify the Recipient of this change in Approved Project status within 15 days of the announcement of the relevant federal grant project selection.

(b) If an Agreement with a Recipient has not been executed within 365 days from a federal grant Notice of Grant Award for the Approved Project, the allocation is withdrawn, and those funds may be awarded by the Commission to other eligible projects in a manner consistent with this rule.

(2) Grants will be awarded only when there are sufficient funds available in the Connect Oregon Fund to meet the grant obligation.

(a) Grant awards may not exceed 70 percent of the total eligible Project costs or for Class I railroads, 50 percent of the total eligible Project costs.

(b) Matching funds must be provided by the Recipient in the form of cash on hand, awarded federal grants for Federal Grant Match Applications, or through monetary outlay for eligible capital project costs that are reasonable, necessary and directly related to the project. Eligible costs may include costs to acquire, construct, or improve property (land, buildings, and fixed equipment) or to adapt the property to a new or different use consistent with the improvements described in the application.

(A) Monetary outlays for subsection (b) above must have been made within 10 years of the application deadline for Connect Oregon grant fund submittals in order to qualify as eligible matching funds. Monetary outlays for land purchases occurring more than 10 years before the application submission deadline may be considered as matching funds only if the extension of time further serves the goals and objectives of the Program and is approved by the Director consistent with OAR 731-035-0080 (8).

(B) The acquisition cost of land for a project may only be counted as 50% of the required project match.

(C) Land acquisition costs for the same parcel or parcels of land may not be considered project match for more than one awarded Connect Oregon project.

(D) All project match sources must be identified at the time of application is submitted.

Or. Admin. Code § 731-035-0170

DOT 5-2024, temporary adopt filed 12/04/2024, effective 12/4/2024 through 6/1/2025

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 184.619, 367.082 & Ch. 816 OL 2005

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 367.080 - 367.086, Ch. 750 OL 2017 & Ch. 816 OL 2005