Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 725 - Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department
Chapter 15 - Fiscal, Personnel and General Operations
Subchapter 21 - Oklahoma Recreational Trails Program and the Boating Infrastructure Grants Program
Section 725:15-21-4 - Limitations on grant awards

(1) The Department will limit the maximum amount granted to any single sponsor per project in one application period based on the amount of funds received during any such period.

(2) Each State Park shall be considered a separate sponsor.

(1) Applicants may submit more than one project. However, the total amount granted for each individual project may not exceed the ceiling.

(2) As mentioned under 725:15-21-2, the sponsor is the applicant, not the partner who may be the land manger. When one sponsor wishes to submit more than one project, separate applications should be submitted when projects are not located at the same site. An exception to this rule would involve the allowance of a single application for RTP trail work of a similar nature on a system of trails in one jurisdiction. For example, a city may submit one application proposing drainage improvements to all trails in its area, even though the trails are not connected and are located at various sites around town.

(1) The federal act outlines a formula for state grant spending (after funds for administration and education are set aside). Not less than 30 percent of the funds shall be reserved for uses related to motorized trail recreation, and not less than 30 percent shall be reserved for uses related to non-motorized trail recreation. The remaining 40 percent is discretionary for "diversified" trail use that gives preference to project proposals which:

(2) The Department will interpret the discretionary category for RTP as meeting either the greatest number of uses or innovative motorized/non-motorized sharing.

(1) Approved projects. The grant recipient may only initiate activities to undertake the approved scope of work after receipt of a fully executed Project Agreement. This includes not taking title to lands or easements that are included in the project costs. The sponsor will not be reimbursed for project costs incurred prior to the date of the signed Agreement. The RTP does not allow application preparation, site design, and other pre-application costs to be recovered retroactively.

(2) Allowable costs. Donations from the private sector (land for the RTP, materials, or labor for RTP and BIG) may only be attributed to the sponsor's match. Sponsors may not make a profit by being reimbursed beyond their out-of-pocket costs. Private donations which exceed the federal share simply serve to reduce the overall cost of a project.

(3) Allowable project costs. Project sponsors may be reimbursed for, but not limited to, the following items.