§ 5601 - Building communities grants
§ 5601. Building communities grants
(a) The purpose of this chapter is to establish grants to help communities preserve important historic buildings and enhance community facilities. Therefore, in order to make it easy for communities to apply, the board or department which administers a grant program under this chapter shall work with other administrators of building communities grants to develop a standard application form which:
(1) describes the application process and includes clear instructions and examples to help applicants complete the form;
(2) includes an opportunity for a community to demonstrate its ability to generate required matching funds from local fundraising or other efforts;
(3) includes a summary of each of the other grants, their deadlines, and a statement that no community shall apply for more than one grant under this chapter for the same project in the same calendar year; and
(4) may include supplements specific to an individual grant.
(b) Each board or department which administers a grants program under this chapter shall establish a selection process which ensures equitable selection of grant recipients; and ensures accountability by grant recipients.
(c) Before it notifies an applicant of an award under this chapter, the board or department which administers the grant shall provide notice of the award and time and location of any award presentation to the chairs of the senate committee on institutions and the house committee on corrections and institutions, and those members of the general assembly who represent the area in which a successful applicant resides. (Added 2007, No. 200 (Adj. Sess.), § 41, eff. June 9, 2008.)