Pennsylvania Code
Title 7 - AGRICULTURE
Part V-C - Farmland and Forest Land
Chapter 138f - AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL YOUTH ORGANIZATION GRANT PROGRAM GUIDELINES-STATEMENT OF POLICY
Section 138f.8 - Review of application by Board

Universal Citation: 7 PA Code ยง 138f.8

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 12, March 23, 2024

(a) Transmittal of application to Board. When the Department determines a grant application to be complete and accurate, it will forward this application, together with supporting documentation submitted therewith, to the Board for review.

(b) Conflict of interest. A member of the Board may not cast a vote or participate in the Board's consideration of an application from an organization with which the member is affiliated at the county or municipal level, or with which a member of his immediate family is affiliated at the county or municipal level. It is the responsibility of the individual Board member to bring other potential conflicts of interest to the attention of the Board in a timely manner.

(c) Factors. The Board will review and evaluate the application and supporting documentation and may consider the following factors, among others, in deciding whether to recommend approval or rejection of the grant requests:

(1) The relevance of the project to agriculture and issues specific to rural areas within this Commonwealth.

(2) The innovation of the project described in the application.

(3) The scope of the project and the number of people who will be affected by the project described in the application.

(4) The value to the community of the project described in the application.

(5) The availability of funding for the project from a source other than the Program.

(6) The extent to which the project has an impact upon youth within this Commonwealth.

(d) Decisions. When the Board has reviewed the grant application and supporting documentation, it will vote on whether to recommend approval or rejection of the grant application. A simple majority of at least four votes of the Board members present at the meeting is a prerequisite to a recommendation of approval. The Board may also recommend that a grant be awarded in an amount less than that requested in the grant application. In addition, the Board may vote to recommend the imposition of restrictions or special conditions upon the issuance of a grant. If the Board recommends approval of a particular grant application, the Secretary will review the grant application and additional recommendations of the Board relating to the grant application, and will have final authority to approve or reject the grant application or modify the terms under which the grant will be awarded.

This section cited in 7 Pa. Code § 138f.10 (relating to grant agreement).

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