R 299.4805 Solid waste management planning grants; work program.

Rule 805. (1) For each fiscal year in which funding is available, the director shall prepare an official notice of funding availability for each county for solid waste management planning. The computation for each county shall be done according to the formula established in R 299.4806(1). The official notice shall be sent to each county. (2) The director shall review each work program prepared pursuant to R 299.4704 and R 299.4705 and shall accept or reject it for grant consideration. A rejected work program shall be returned to the applicant with the reasons for rejection. An applicant shall have 1 month from the date of rejection to revise the work program and to submit it for reevaluation. (3) A work program that is not submitted within the time periods allowed in R 299.4704 and R 299.4705 or that is rejected after reevaluation as provided by subrule (2) of this rule shall cause the designated planning agency to be excluded from consideration for a grant award. Funds available for preparation of the county plan shall be held for use by the agency designated pursuant to the provisions contained in R 299.4702(2) to (5). (4) The cost of preparation of the work program is eligible for grant cost sharing if the work program is approved and if a grant is made for preparation of the solid waste management plan.