Grant Application Process

(l) All requests for technical assistance grants shall include a detailed description of how the grant will be used and shall be submitted to the board with the application for PDS designation. Grants shall be used to implement the requirements of M.G.L. c. 43D, which shall include but not be limited to, professional staffing assistance, local government reorganization, and consulting services. 2.06: continued (2) The board shall review applications for technical assistance grants, and issue a final decision within 60 calendar days of receipt in concurrence with the board's decision on the application for PDS designation. All technical assistance grants are subject to legislative appropriation. (3) The grants are to be considered one-time grants. In special circumstances where a specific and originally unforeseen need can be demonstrated, the governing body may be eligible for an additional technical assistance grant if approved by the board and the secretary, provided the governing body has previously identified and successfully permitted at least one PDS prior to the second request for a technical assistance grant.