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Virginia Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 10, 2017) |
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Title 22. Social Services |
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Agency 30. Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services |
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Chapter 50. Policies and Procedures for Administering the Commonwealth Neurotraumainitiative Trust Fund |
Section 110. Amount of grant awards; duration and availability of funding
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A. After reviewing all applications, duly accepted, for either Option A or Option B, the advisory board shall determine the proposed projects that shall be offered funding. The selection of successful applications shall be made based on (i) availability of moneys in the fund, (ii) the review and ranking of the applications according to the criteria listed in 22VAC30-50-100 A, (iii) information from grant reviewers or technical advisors appointed by the board to assist in evaluating applications, and (iv) the advisory board's assessment of the applications, as to which further the intentions and the purpose of the fund. Discussions and negotiations may be conducted between the advisory board and grant applicants in order to clarify any remaining issues relating to the proposed project.
B. In determining the amount of a grant award and the duration of funding for a particular project, the advisory board shall consider the requested amount, the project design, and justification. Grant awards shall range in amount from $5,000 to $150,000 per year for an anticipated funding period of one to three years as described in the RFP. The award and duration of funding of a project anticipated to exceed one year shall be contingent upon (i) the availability of moneys in the fund, whether so stated at the time of the award or not, and (ii) the grantee's successful completion of timelines and of interim objectives and milestones as proposed and approved in the grant application, grant award, and contract documents.
C. In the event any timelines and interim objectives and milestones pertaining to a project are not completed to the satisfaction of the advisory board, the advisory board may act to withhold moneys not yet disbursed for the project. In the event of a decline in moneys in the fund, the advisory board shall attempt to distribute moneys in a manner as fair and equitable as possible.
D. The award of grants to successful applicants shall be made public within 60 days of the advisory board's decision regarding all applications submitted in response to an RFP.
Historical Notes
Former 12VAC5-185-110 derived from Volume 17, Issue 09, eff. February 14, 2001; adopted as 22VAC30-50-110, Virginia Register Volume 19, Issue 09, eff. February 13, 2003; amended, Virginia Register Volume 25, Issue 24, eff. September 3, 2009; Volume 33, Issue 02, eff. October 19, 2016.