OAR 274-039-0035: Recipient Qualifications

(1) To be eligible to receive RVHT funding for a Project, a Recipient will meet, or have the capacity to meet, the following qualifications, as applicable to the type of Project being funded. A Recipient will: (a) Be an entity eligible to enter into agreements; (b) Have the legal, managerial and operational capacity to perform the Project; (c) Not be debarred or suspended from receiving state grants; (d) Maintain compliance with state and local laws and regulations including, and not limited to, those pertaining to passenger transportation, civil rights, labor, insurance, safety and health, as applicable; (e) Comply with the laws or rules of this program; (f) Properly use RVHT funding; and, (g) Perform the Project in a safe, prudent and timely manner. (2) A Recipient may require additional eligibility qualifications of sub-Recipients as necessary to implement a Project. (3) The Program Administrator may require additional eligibility qualifications of sub- Recipients as necessary to implement the RVHT Program. (4) The Recipient must confirm the eligibility of a sub-Recipient prior to awarding RVHT funding and entering into an agreement. (5) The Recipient must ensure that sub-Recipients maintain eligibility while receiving RVHT funding. (6) A sub Recipient found by the Recipient or Program Administrator to be ineligible may be required to repay funding received during the period of ineligibility.