Eligibility Criteria

(1) In General. To be considered for a Grant, proposed projects must satisfy all of the following eligibilityrequirements. The eligibilityof any Grant Application shall be determined ineachinstance by the Department. (a) Eligible Business. To be eligible for a Grant, an Eligible Business must, at the time of the application, be: 1. a Company or Corporation; 2. employing at least 50% of its full-time equivalent non-salaried workforce, at the site for which the grant is being utilized, in the Commonwealth; and 3. in compliance with the Commonwealth’s applicable environmental laws and regulations. (b) Ineligible Applicants. A Grant Applicant is considered ineligible if: 1. its owners have been convicted of violating any state or federal civil or criminal environmental law in the past three years; and/or, 2. the Company or Corporation is defined solely as an Intermediary and/or a Broker. (c) Eligible Activities. For the purposes of this Grant Application, eligible activities shall include, but not be limited to, one or more of the following: 1. Reclaiming Process; and/or 2. Manufacturing Process. (d) Eligible Materials. Only those materials on the Designated List will be considered eligible materials for Grant Funds.