| (a) If the OAG finds deficiencies in an application upon initial
review, the OAG will send a deficiency report to the applicant. The applicant
may file a response with a correction in the application. Deficiency reports
are preliminary assessments only and do not represent a final action or determination
by the OAG. A deficiency report is not a commitment by the OAG to fund any
portion of the project. Additional deficiencies may be identified after the
date of a deficiency report.
(b) An application for funding will go through many reviews
and at any point during the review a process a decision to approve or deny
project funding may be made by the OAG, and such decision is within the sole
discretion of the OAG. Once an award is made, the OAG has discretion to determine
whether or not a grantee is complying with OAG policies and may, upon a negative
determination, deobligate the grant and require reimbursement to the OAG of
grant funds already disbursed.
(c) The OAG will inform the applicant of its decision regarding
a grant award through either a Statement of Grant Award or a denial letter
signed by the Attorney General or his designee.
(d) Applicants may not contact staff members of the OAG to
seek support of an application. Additionally, under no circumstances may a
grantee use grant-funded equipment, supplies, personnel, or indirect costs
to influence or encourage others to influence the outcome of a grant funding
decision by the OAG except as allowed under the OAG review process provided
in §66.59 of this title. A decision to award a grant or not will be based
only on the application package and OAG records.
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