Grant applications shall be received and evaluated by the
Department in accordance with the following procedures:
(1) The Department may establish one or more
funding rounds and application periods each year. The Department may extend any
application period at its discretion. Should an application period be extended,
the Department shall publish notice thereof in the Environmental
Monitor and on the Department's website.
(2) Applications received after the close of
the application period shall not be considered for a grant in that funding
round.
(3) Grant applications shall
be submitted on a Technical Assistant Grant Application Form provided by the
Department, together with any other documentation required by the
Department.
(4) Any applicant
applying for a grant shall submit a Technical Assistance Grant Application Form
which shall include the following types of information:
(a) a detailed description of the applicant's
proposed project and a schedule for completing the project;
(b) a description of the applicant's efforts
to identify and include affected individuals, including the applicant's efforts
to publicize its interest in applying for the grant and in soliciting interest
by others in joining its efforts;
(c) a description of the impacts of the
disposal site on health, safety, public welfare, and the environment;
(d) a description of the applicant's history
and experience, if any, in conducting activities similar to those proposed in
the application;
(e) a copy of the
applicant's bylaws, if any;
(f)
documentation that the applicant will meet the requirements set forth in
310
CMR 40.1453;
(g) information and documentation describing
the background and qualifications of the types of consultants to be employed by
the applicant;
(h) a description of
the applicant's procedures for supervision and accountability of experts and
for management of grant-funded activities;
(i) a description of the applicant's
procedures for financial management and accounting of grant funds;
(j) an explanation and schedule indicating
how the requirements of
310
CMR 40.1453(2) shall be met
if a grant is awarded to the applicant;
(k) a description of how the grantee will
measure the project's success in meeting its goals and objectives, including a
list of specific performance standards that will be used in that evaluation
process; and
(l) if the applicant
has ever received a technical assistance grant or grants pursuant to this
Contingency Plan, a description of the relationship between any incomplete or
unfinished project or projects for which said grant funds were received and the
project for which the applicant is currently applying for a grant.
(5) Within each funding round, the
Department shall designate a date by which all Applications shall be submitted
to the Department.
