99-346 C.M.R. ch. 30, § 7 - Eligible Applicants

To be eligible for funding, Applicants must satisfy the following:

A. Funding Source Restrictions. Applicants and Beneficiaries must satisfy any criteria for qualification for receipt of funding attached by law or regulation to the funds the Applicant seeks.

B. Program Qualifications. Applicants and Beneficiaries must suit the objectives of the Program under which they are applying as set forth in the applicable Program Guide.

C. Debarment. A party may not provide rehabilitation work for Programs if that party (i) is debarred, suspended, or voluntarily excluded from any federal programs; (ii) has ever had a professional license to provide the nature of services the party seeks to provide in the Project suspended or revoked; or (iii) is debarred, suspended, or voluntarily excluded from MSHA programs.

D. Conflict of Interest. Applicants shall disclose their current and recent financial, business, professional, and family relationships and associations with any MSHA employee or commissioner and comply with any restrictions imposed by MSHA on account of conflict of interest concerns.

E. Identity of interest. Applicants shall disclose the nature of the relationship between them and any of their principals, proposed sellers, contractors, suppliers, and service providers. MSHA may, at its discretion, impose restrictions, or require independent appraisals, or other third party verifications on account of identity of interest concerns.

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99-346 C.M.R. ch. 30, § 7