OAR 603-019-0025: Application Review and Grant Awards

(1) The Department will review each application for completeness, accuracy, and consistency with these rules. Incomplete applications may be returned for correction or completion. (2) The Department will review grant applications to evaluate the reasonableness of the amount of money requested. The Department may develop and use formulas to allocate available funds among county programs. (3) After reviewing an application, the Department will make one of the following determinations regarding the county’s grant request. (a) Approval of the full amount requested; (b) Approval of a partial amount. In this instance, the Department may elect to fund a portion of grant request; (c) Deferral of the request for further consideration, based upon submission of additional information; or (d) Denial of request. Applications not meeting the standards established in these rules may be denied. If an application is denied, the Department may identify standards necessary for approval of a future grant application. Applicants whose proposals are denied may reapply in subsequent years. (4) Trust Fund moneys will be distributed in a balanced manner between payments for depredation compensation and payments for prevention, with not less than 50 percent of Trust Fund moneys distributed for prevention. (5) Any Trust Fund moneys not allocated by the Department within the current calendar year shall be carried forward in the Trust Fund to the following year.