Section 28.02.03.050 - GENERAL GRANT PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS01.Application Procedure. All applicants must meet eligibility requirements specified in program guidelines. Eligible applicants must submit a completed application to the Department and meet the requirements specified in program guidelines prior to the application deadline specified therein.02.Review of Applications. Unless otherwise specified, all grants will be reviewed, ranked, and selected by the Department and relevant council members if applicable, in accordance with selection criteria specified in program guidelines. All applicants will be notified of their application status in a reasonable timeframe after the application deadline.03.Grant Agreement. All applicants selected for funding must enter into a written grant agreement with the Department. The grant will take effect upon the date of award specified in the grant agreement and grant monies cannot be expended until that date.04.Amendments to Grant Agreements. Extensions and amendments to grant agreements are only permitted if agreed to in writing and approved by the Department or applicable council members.05.Grant Acknowledgment. If required, projects funded by the Department must acknowledge said program as outlined in the program guidelines.06.Reporting Requirements. As specified in program guidelines, the grantee must provide regular progress reports to the Department to demonstrate progress toward planned outcomes, as well as a final report demonstrating the outcomes achieved.07.Termination of Funding. The grantee may only use the grant funds in accordance with program guidelines. If at any time the Department becomes aware of a grantee's noncompliance with program guidelines, or inappropriate or illegal use of grant funds, the Department may terminate the agreement. The Department may require an audit of grant funds. The Department may further terminate a grant if the project loses viability or is unlikely to meet the intent of the original application.08.Limitation on Use of Funds. Program guidelines detail ineligible uses of funds. In addition, funds cannot be used as follows:a. Political activities. For political purposes or to engage in lobbying or other partisan political activities.b. Religious activities. For the construction, rehabilitation or operation of active churches or religious structures used for religious purposes.c. Conflict of interest. If at any time the Department and/or any council member(s) becomes aware of an apparent or potential conflict of interest between a grantee and a private entity which may influence grant funds, the Department may request a meeting with the grantee's representatives. The Department may, at that meeting, terminate the grant if an inappropriate conflict of interest is found.09.Rural Community. Communities that are generally less than twenty-five thousand (25,000) in population.10.Cost Reimbursable. Department grants are cost reimbursable. Grant payment procedures will be established in the program guidelines. The Department will reimburse allowable costs up to the maximum grant amount for which both receipts and matching funds documentation have been provided. The grantee is responsible for any discrepancies in documentation.Idaho Admin. Code r. 28.02.03.050