060-24 Wyo. Code R. § 24-5 - Grant Eligibility
(a) Applicants.
Incorporated cities and towns, counties, special districts and joint powers
boards shall be eligible to apply for grants under this chapter provided the
applicant is an "eligible applicant" as defined in Section
2(e). If the applicant is
a special district or joint powers board, it must be legally formed and
approved prior to receiving a grant award under this chapter.
(b) Purposes. Pursuant to
W.S.
9-4-604 and Laws 2007, Chapter 136, Section
328(g),(j-n),(p-t) and Section 329 the Board shall fund consensus list grants
to eligible applicants only when the board finds the grant is necessary to:
(i) Alleviate an emergency situation which
poses a direct and immediate threat to health, safety or welfare;
(ii) Comply with a federal or state
mandate;
(iii) Provide an essential
public service. Essential public services include, but are not limited to
capital construction, acquisition of capital equipment, public safety projects,
housing related projects and road repair or construction.
(c) Maximum Grant Percentage. Cumulatively,
the consensus list of projects is limited to a grant from this chapter not to
exceed 75% of eligible project costs.
(d) Ineligible Project Costs. The following
project costs shall be ineligible for reimbursement from grant funds and shall
be ineligible to be counted toward the applicant's match:
(i) Costs for sidewalks that are owned or
maintained by a private property owner;
(ii) Costs for tap fees, sewer and water
fees, and plant investment fees;
(iii) Engineering fees, including design,
inspection and contract administration costs, over twenty percent (20%) of
project cost;
(iv) All non-cash
costs except:
(A) Land, labor, materials,
equipment, and services provided by the applicant, and used for project
purposes based on actual, appraised or market value; and
(B) Land, labor, materials, equipment, and
services provided to the applicant by others, at no cost to the applicant, and
used for project purposes based on actual, appraised or market value.
(v) Costs for preparation or
presentation of grant or loan applications for any source of funding;
(vi) Costs for transportation, meals and
lodging incurred anywhere away from the site of the project;
(vii) Costs for furnishings;
(viii) Legal fees;
(ix) Costs related to issuance of
bonds;
(x) Costs for real property
in excess of current fair market value and/or costs for an amount of real
property in excess of that needed for project purposes;
(xi) Costs to establish and form special
districts or joint powers boards;
(xii) Costs incurred prior to grant award,
except costs for architectural and engineering design or in emergency
situations;
(xiii) Costs for a
contingency or extra work allowance in excess of 10% of estimated construction
costs.
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