R704-4-10. Prioritization of Awards for Grant Applications

In accordance with Sections 53-2a-1302 and 53-2a-1305, the division shall consider the following criteria in prioritizing and awarding grant funding: (1) the available balance in the account; (2) other sources of funding for disaster response, recovery, and mitigation the governing body may be eligible for; (3) for a declared disaster, the severity or scale of the disaster, including: (a) the severity of the impact on an affected community that submitted a grant application; and (b) the number of affected communities that submit a grant application; (4) for a pre-disaster mitigation project, the anticipated severity or scale of the disaster without the mitigation including: (a) the potential impact on an affected community that submitted a grant application; and (b) the number of affected communities that submit a grant application; and (5) the reasonableness, allocability, and allowability of costs submitted with the application.