Pennsylvania Code
Title 7 - AGRICULTURE
Part V-C - Farmland and Forest Land
Chapter 138j - FARM SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH DEVELOPMENTAL AND INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM GRANTS
Section 138j.7 - Review of applications
Universal Citation: 7 PA Code ยง 138j.7
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 12, March 23, 2024
(a) Evaluation. The Secretary will evaluate an application based on the applicant's eligibility and grant application requirements, as well as the factors set forth in the act and this chapter.
(b) Grant application completeness. An application for a Program grant will not be considered by the Secretary unless it contains the required information and items as set forth in § 138j.5(b) (relating to applications).
(c) Factors. Factors to be considered by the Secretary in selecting grant recipients include the following:
(1) The relevance of the project to farm
safety or rural health issues.
(2)
The innovativeness of the project.
(3) The effect the project will have on
hazard elimination.
(4) The scope
and duration of the project and how it relates to program components in section
4(b) of the act (3 P. S. §
1904(b)).
(5) The number and type of people or groups
who will be affected by the project. A project which involves a wide range of
age groups, encourages cooperation between existing community groups and
organizations and provides incentives for new groups or organizations to become
involved in farm safety and occupational health programs and training will be
given priority.
(6) The impact of
and the value and benefits bestowed upon the agricultural community by the
project.
(7) The continual and
progressive nature of the project and the benefits and knowledge to be gained
therefrom.
(8) The value to the
emergency providers.
(9) Whether
the applicant has been the recipient of a Program grant within the same
year.
(10) The availability of
funding to the applicant from a source other than the Program.
(11) The willingness of the applicant to make
in-kind or financial, or both, contributions to the project.
(12) The amount of tuition the applicant
intends to charge for the courses.
(13) The priorities as the Secretary, in
consultation with the Advisory Board, sets in accordance with section 4(c) of
the act (3 P. S. §
1904(c)).
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