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.8 - Notice of disposition of application

(a) Applications deemed complete. The Secretary will notify grant applicants within 30 days of receipt of their completed grant application of a decision to approve, approve with special conditions or reject the grant application. This notice will be sent by regular mail to the address indicated by the applicant on the grant application.

(b) Applications deemed incomplete or inaccurate. Within 30 days of receipt of a grant application, the Secretary will notify the applicant of a decision to reject the grant application or notify the applicant of a deficiency in the grant application and request additional data. If additional data is requested, notification shall be in writing and detail the additional data needed. The Secretary will follow the action prescribed in § 138j.6(b)(3) (relating to processing of applications).

(c) Approved applications. Applicants approved for a Program grant will receive a grant agreement which shall be executed by the recipient and the Department prior to the release of funds. Grant money shall be spent by the grant recipient within the time period specified in the grant agreement unless an extension is granted, in writing, by the Secretary. A request for an extension shall be in writing, state the reason the extension is needed and shall be sent to the address in § 138j.5(c) (relating to applications). Failure to spend the grant funds within the specified time period shall constitute a default on the part of the grant recipient. The Secretary may cancel the grant and seek recovery of the grant funds as set forth in § § 138j.11 and 138j.12 (relating to grant cancellation; and right of recovery).