Pennsylvania Code
Title 7 - AGRICULTURE
Part V-C - Farmland and Forest Land
Chapter 138k - FARM SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH GRANT PROGRAM
Section 138k.7 - Review of applications

Universal Citation: 7 PA Code ยง 138k.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 in § 138k.5(b) (relating to applications generally).

(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 scope and duration of the project, the number of people who will be affected by the project as described in the application and how it relates to program components in section 4(b) of the act (3 P. S. § 1904(b)).

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

(5) The willingness of the applicant to make in-kind or financial, or both, contributions to the project.

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

(7) The impact the project will have upon rural youth or farmers, growers or producers within this Commonwealth.

(8) The value to those who work directly with farm accident victims.

(9) Whether the applicant has been, in whole or in part, the recipient of a program grant within the same fiscal year.

(10) Whether a local, county or regional farm organization is affiliated with a Statewide farm organization.

(11) The amount of tuition the applicant intends to charge for the courses administered under the project.

(12) The priorities the Secretary, in consultation with the Advisory Board, sets in accordance with section 4(c) of the act.

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