OAR 340-083-0090: Review and Approval

(1) DEQ shall review and approve or deny each grant application that meets the following criteria: (a) Application must be complete and submitted by the application deadline; and (b) Project must be eligible under these rules. (2) DEQ will award grants for approved applications based on their ranking using the evaluation criteria. (3) DEQ may award some, none or all of the grant funds available in any grant round. (4) DEQ may award all or part of the grant amount the applicant requests. DEQ shall make that determination based on the application’s merits, the project proposed, and the availability of grant funds.