Section R. 325.12803 - Submission of applicationsRule 2803.
(1) An applicant for grant assistance shall apply to the department on a form prescribed and provided by the department.(2) The department shall establish a deadline for submission of applications in the grant application process and shall notify applicants of the application deadline on the form prescribed and provided by the department.(3) An applicant shall provide a description of the grant-eligible activities for which the grant assistance is to be applied.(4) An application shall include proof, through 1 of the following, of a local match to the grant assistance and proof that the grant assistance and local match will be expended on grant-eligible activities, as applicable:(a) Providing documentation of a line item budget dedicated to the grant-eligible activities identified in the grant application. The line item budget shall include the dedication of funds to grant-eligible activities in an amount equal to the grant assistance plus the local match.(b) Providing documentation of a contractually binding agreement committing the applicant to an expenditure of funds in an amount equal to the grant assistance plus the local match for the grant-eligible activities identified in the grant application.(c) Providing documentation of previous expenditures on grant-eligible activities equivalent to or greater than the grant assistance requested in the grant application.(d) Providing documentation of the match through a combination of any of the items specified in this subrule.(5) Previous expenditures by the applicant to seal abandoned wells as defined in part 127 of 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.12701 to 333.12771, within a source water protection area or within a 1-mile radius of a low tritium public water supply well may be utilized as the local match.Mich. Admin. Code R. 325.12803