Section NR 65.17 - Priorities and funding consideration(1) PRIORITIES. The department shall prepare an award list following review of applications submitted for each application cycle. The award list shall include all eligible applications ranked by project score, indicating those projects that will receive grant funding.(2) FUNDING CONSIDERATION. The department shall review all grant applications for applicant and project eligibility and completeness. In consultation with the off-highway motorcycle council, each complete application shall be ranked by the department pursuant to the priorities established in s. NR 65.11 then ranked by score in descending order within each paragraph. The department shall issue grant awards to the highest-ranking project and then move down through the project priority list in each paragraph of s. NR 65.11 by priority order until all available funds are exhausted. The department may offer financial assistance to an applicant in an amount less than requested if the remaining balance is insufficient to fully fund a project. In the event 2 or more applications have an identical score and there are insufficient moneys to fund all, the department shall split available funding evenly among all similarly scored projects.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Natural Resources NR 65.17
Adopted by, CR 19-107: cr. Register July 2020 No. 775, eff. 8-1-20; correction in (2) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register July 2020 No. 775, eff. 8/1/2020The department will use a variety of platforms to conduct outreach and notify potential applicants of funding priorities. Outreach efforts may include publication on the department's grant website, email notification, social media announcements, and other platforms of communication.