Minnesota Administrative Rules
Agency 167 - Pollution Control Agency
Chapter 9210 - SOLID WASTE GRANT AND LOAN PROGRAMS
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSISTANCE GRANT AND LOAN PROGRAM
Part 9210.0825 - FINAL GRANT AND LOAN APPLICATION PROCEDURES
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 39, March 25, 2024
Subpart 1. Final applications.
Eligible applicants must submit an application to the agency in the format specified by the commissioner. Applications for a participation loan must be submitted in coordination with a financial institution or provider. Applications received by the commissioner after the deadline in the RFP will not be considered for funding. Final applications must include the following information:
Subp. 2. Nonpublic data.
The agency shall treat specific data in the application that meets the definition in Minnesota Statutes, section 13.37, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), or is sales information, as the data is required to be treated by Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.06, subdivision 13; however, the recipient of an environmental assistance grant or loan shall provide to the agency, for public distribution, complete and thorough reports about the results of the project in a way that does not disclose proprietary information.
Subp. 3. Evaluation of final proposal.
In order to determine which projects should receive environmental assistance funding, the commissioner shall evaluate each application using the following criteria:
The commissioner shall request additional information from the applicant during the evaluation process if needed to clarify the information provided pursuant to subpart 1.
Subp. 4. Consultation.
In the commissioner's evaluation of an application, the commissioner may solicit and shall consider any recommendations provided by the Pollution Control Agency, advisory councils, task forces, citizen groups, other Minnesota state agencies, or any independent consultant hired by the commissioner to assist in the review of applications.
Subp. 5. Award.
The commissioner shall award grants or loans to those projects that best meet the evaluation criteria in subpart 3. The commissioner shall promptly notify all applicants as to whether they have been awarded a grant or loan. Awards are contingent upon the commissioner and the grant recipient or borrower successfully entering into an agreement as specified respectively in part 9210.0845 or 9210.0850, and, if applicable, a contract and participation agreement as specified in part 9210.0855.
Subp. 6. No awards.
If no proposed project has sufficient potential to implement environmental assistance in Minnesota, the commissioner shall not award any grants or loans. The commissioner may then reinitiate the process for awarding either grants or loans by publishing the notice under part 9210.0810, subpart 1.
Statutory Authority: MS s 115A.0716