La. Admin. Code tit. 13 § III-1707

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section III-1707 - Qualifications

A. Eligible applicants may qualify for grants in the manner hereinafter provided under this program through either:

1. regional awards that are to be administered on behalf of an association of the EDOs acting in concert to promote regional economic development strategies for the region; or through

2. matching grant awards, to an EDO or a combination of EDOs, from LED for a specific project marketing industrial location and expansion or a specific project aimed at supporting future industrial location and expansion.

B. Under either regional awards or matching grant awards, funding for the awards must be for implementation of new and/or continuing programs through the fulfillment of deliverables in accordance with the goals and objectives as shall be hereinafter provided.

C. Eligible funding shall be consistent with the examples of eligible funding as provided by LED as an exhibit to the cooperative endeavor agreements ("CEA") for either the regional awards or the Matching Grant Awards Program. Generally, the exhibits to the CEA will provide for funding of core production costs of marketing and promotional activities and may distinguish the availability of allowable recovery for administrative costs between regional awards and matching grant awards program as hereinafter provided.

D. Award agreements shall be executed and performed in accordance with statutes, rules and Executive Orders as administered by the Louisiana State Division of Administration Office of Contract Review.

La. Admin. Code tit. 13, § III-1707

Promulgated by the Department of Economic Development, Office of the Secretary and Office of Business Development, LR 33:41 (January 2007), amended LR 35:635 (April 2009).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 36:104 and 36:108.