Pennsylvania Code
Title 7 - AGRICULTURE
Part V-C - Farmland and Forest Land
Chapter 138b - AGRICULTURAL ENTREPRENEUR DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM- STATEMENT OF POLICY
Section 138b.3 - Grant Committee
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 12, March 23, 2024
(a) Purpose. The Grant Committee will review grant proposals and supporting documentation and forward recommendations of approval or rejection to the Secretary, along with the rationale for its decision, and other information requested by the Secretary. The Grant Committee will forward to the Secretary restrictions or special conditions it recommends to be placed on the grant.
(b) Majority requirement. The Grant Committee will not recommend the approval of a grant unless a majority of the quorum present at the meeting votes in favor of the grant. A quorum shall consist of four members.
(c) Membership. The Secretary will appoint seven persons as members of the Grant Committee and will include among those appointed a rural sociologist, an agricultural engineer, an agricultural economist, a business finance professional, a processing technology expert and a member of the Governor's Economic Development Partnership. The Secretary or a designee will be the Chairperson of the Committee.
(d) Reimbursement. A member of the Grant Committee is not entitled to compensation for service as a member, but is entitled to reimbursement at the current rates set by the Commonwealth for necessary expenses incurred in connection with the performance of the member's duties as a member of the Grant Committee.
