Okla. Admin. Code § 25:25-1-2 - Requirements for receiving funding for an Aerospace and Aviation Education Grant Program
(a) The Oklahoma
Aeronautics Commission shall identify and award grants to public schools,
colleges, and universities, and execute contracts with private entities to
promote aviation, aerospace, and STEM (science, technology, engineering and
mathematics) education programs that have direct application to aviation and
promote careers in aviation and aerospace among Oklahoma students. All grant
proposals must demonstrate a direct application to aviation.
(b) Each school, college, university, teacher
or private entity must complete the Aerospace and Aviation Education Grant
application located on the website of the Commission.
(c) A private entity or organization must
also complete the Aerospace and Aviation Education Grant application and if
their application is selected, enter into a contract with the Oklahoma
Aeronautics Commission for the project. Additional contractual forms will also
need to be completed.
(d)
Applications must be submitted or postmarked no later than May 31
st in order to be considered for the following
fiscal year which starts July 1 st. If May 31
st occurs on a weekend or holiday, applications may
be submitted on the next business day following the weekend or
holiday.
(e) Applicants who receive
approval must provide a Financial Report, corresponding receipts, final invoice
and a Completion Report to the Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission which documents
the usage of funds and gives a detailed description of the program's
implementation. This documentation is due within sixty (60) days of the
completion of the program.
(f) If
the Financial Report, corresponding receipts, final invoice and the Completion
Report are not turned in within the sixty (60) day period, the applicant
forfeits the remaining twenty percent (20%) or any outstanding balances.
(g) If an applicant forfeits
money, the applicant is prohibited from applying for a grant the following
year.
(h) Applicants may request a
thirty (30) day extension if they are unable to submit the Financial Report,
corresponding receipts, final invoice and the Completion Report within the
sixty (60) day period.
(i) The
thirty (30) day extension request must be received within sixty (60) days of
the completion of the program.
(j)
The maximum cost share of any grant or contract awarded by the Commission shall
not exceed 50% of the total program cost unless the funding request by the
applicant is less than $3,000 in which case the maximum cost share shall be
90%.
(k) For start-up or new
programs, Commission funding cannot be provided until all other funding sources
necessary to complete the program have been identified.
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