Current through February 27, 2024
(a) Beginning with
fiscal year 1982, on or before October 1 of each year, the department will
provide public notice of the availability of grants for the purposes set out in
18 AAC 65.010.
(b) A complete grant application submitted
under this chapter must contain
(1) the name,
address, and the telephone number of the applicant, the name of a contact
person representing the applicant, and an explanation of the applicant's
eligibility to apply for a grant under
18 AAC 65.010;
(2) a detailed discussion of the applicant's
project, including its location, objectives, methods, and estimated costs; the
time period for which money is requested; a schedule of activities; and the
reasons that state financing is required;
(3) a copy of other state or federal grant
applications or awards to be used to finance the project; and
(4) a discussion of how the grantee will
evaluate the success of the project, including a statement of the goals and
objectives to be carried out under the proposed grant and a description of the
measurements to be used for this purpose.
(c) A measurement described in (b)(4) of this
section must be compatible with the variables identified in
18 AAC 65.035(b)
(3).
(d) The department will establish by
regulation annual dates by which grant applications must be received to be
reviewed and considered. The department will, in its discretion, consider
applications received after the date of review during that grant review period.
The deadline for fiscal year 1981 applications was set and announced by public
notice and by the mailing of guidelines to all known interested
parties.
(e) The department will
not make a grant to a project which, in the opinion of the department, is
likely to
(1) detract from or duplicate other
litter reduction or resource recovery efforts;
(2) conflict with state or local solid waste
management plans, practices, and activities; or
(3) result in violation of environmental
standards.
(f) The
department will make a grant to an eligible project, subject to
(1) review and approval of the grant
application by the department under the criteria established in this section
and in 18 AAC 65.010;
(2) a determination by the department that
costs for which the grant is requested are reasonably necessary to complete the
project; and
(3) availability of
money for the grant.
(g)
If there is not enough money available for grants to all eligible projects, the
department will make grants to the largest number of applicants, as follows:
(1) the department will first finance those
projects which most efficiently recover materials or energy, or which create
the greatest number of new jobs; and
(2) the department will evaluate and finance
other projects based on the following standards:
(A) expected immediate and long-term
reduction of litter and littering behavior;
(B) efficient use of money;
(C) ability to increase public involvement
and support of specific litter reduction or resource recovery
efforts;
(D) contribution of
matching funds, services, or real or personal property to the
project;
(E) adaptability and
usefulness of project methods or technology to other communities or locations
in the state;
(F) originality of
approach;
(G) potential to
establish resource recovery markets previously not practicable in the state;
and
(H) potential to establish a
self-supporting operation within the next four years.
Authority:AS
46.03.020(10)
AS
46.06.130