Iowa Administrative Code
Agency 261 - Economic Development Authority
Part X - Rural Housing Needs Assessment Grant Program
Chapter 211 - Community Attraction and Tourism (CAT) Programs
Rule 261-211.8 - Application Review
Universal Citation: IA Admin Code 261-211.8
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 6, September 18, 2024
(1) Authority staff will review CAT and RECAT applications to ensure the applications meet the threshold requirements set forth in subrule 211.8(2). All eligible applications will be forwarded to and reviewed by the economic development authority board. Applications that do not meet the threshold requirements will not be forwarded to the economic development authority board for review.
(2) Authority staff will review each application for the following information:
a. Local support for the proposed
activity.
b. Whether the proposed
project is primarily a vertical infrastructure project.
c. Certification from the applicant that the
applicant will provide and pay for at least 50 percent of the cost of a
standard medical insurance plan for all full-time employees working at the
project after the completion of the project for which financial assistance was
received.
d. At least 65 percent of
the funds needed to complete the proposed project have been raised or pledged.
Other state funds cannot be counted as match until the applicant can document
that at least 50 percent of the funds have been raised.
(3) The CAT and vision Iowa program review committees shall consider, at a minimum, the following:
a. Whether the wages, benefits, including
health benefits, safety, and other attributes of the project would improve the
quality of life or the quality of the attraction or tourism employment in the
community.
b. The extent to which
such a project would generate additional recreational and cultural attractions
or tourism opportunities.
c. The
ability of the project to produce a long-term tax-generating economic
impact.
d. The location of the
projects and geographic diversity of the applications.
e. The project is primarily a vertical
infrastructure project with demonstrated substantial regional or statewide
economic impact.
f. Whether the
applicant has received financial assistance under the program for the same
project.
g. The extent to which the
project has taken the following planning principles into consideration:
(1) Efficient and effective use of land
resources and existing infrastructure by encouraging development in areas with
existing infrastructure or capacity to avoid costly duplication of services and
costly use of land.
(2) Provision
for a variety of transportation choices, including pedestrian
traffic.
(3) Maintenance of a
unique sense of place by respecting local cultural and natural environmental
features.
(4) Conservation of open
space and farmland and preservation of critical environmental areas.
(5) Promotion of safety, livability, and
revitalization of existing urban and rural communities.
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