| (a) Periodically, the board will adopt an Intended
Use Plan to determine the use of funds for the specified application
period. The Intended Use Plan may include:
(1) structure and method of determining the financial
assistance provided, including any subsidies;
(2) criteria to be used by the executive administrator
in prioritization of abridged applications; and
(3) other requirements related to program administration.
(b) The executive administrator shall allow a period
for public review and comment before the board considers adoption
and approval of the Intended Use Plan and the initial project priority
list or any substantive amendments to the Intended Use Plan. The executive
administrator may make amendments to the project priority list after
a 14-day public comment period without any public hearing.
(c) Eligible applicants who wish to submit a project
for inclusion in the Intended Use Plan and on the initial project
priority list must submit a complete and accurate abridged application
by the date specified by the board.
(d) The information that must be included in an abridged
application will be included in the Intended Use Plan. Failure to
submit all required information specified in the Intended Use Plan
may result in the project being ineligible for further board consideration
and prioritization.
(e) Projects will be rated in the initial project prioritization
based upon the information submitted by the applicant in the abridged
application and any supporting documentation, with points being awarded
by the executive administrator in amounts specified in the Intended
Use Plan.
(f) If two or more projects receive the same number
of points in the project prioritization, the executive administrator
will use the tie-breaker procedures listed in the applicable Intended
Use Plan.
(g) If sufficient funds are available, applicants with
projects included on the priority list adopted by the board will be
invited to submit a full application for consideration by the board
in accordance with the Intended Use Plan and this chapter. Additional
invitations to submit a full application may be extended from time
to time while funds remain available.
(h) The applicant for a proposed project listed within
the project priority list adopted by the board may be allowed certain
changes without requiring a re-ranking in the following circumstances:
(1) the applicant for a proposed project changes but
the project does not change; or
(2) the number of participants in a regional project
changes and the change does not result in a change to the rating.
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