R 324.8805 Eligible applicants.

Rule 5. (1) Only local units of government and not-for-profit entities are eligible to apply for grants. (2) An applicant shall demonstrate the capability to carry out the proposed project. (3) An applicant shall demonstrate that there is an identifiable source of funds for future maintenance and operation of the proposed project, if appropriate. (4) An applicant shall have undergone a successful financial audit within the 24-month period immediately preceding the application for the grant. (5) Within the 24-month period immediately preceding the application for the grant, an applicant shall not have demonstrated an inability to either manage a grant or meet the obligations in a project contract with the department. (6) An applicant shall not have had a grant from any program within the department revoked or terminated within the 24-month period immediately preceding the application for the grant. (7) An applicant shall submit all information included in the application requirements in R 324.8804 by the deadline identified in the request for proposals. The department shall not accept an application postmarked later than the deadline in the request for proposals. Eligible applicants may submit applications for more than 1 project. (8) To be eligible for a grant under R 324.8803(a), an applicant shall have an approved watershed management plan. An applicant shall submit a watershed management plan to the department for approval not less than 90 days before the deadline identified in the request for proposals.