Section R. 200.80 - Documentation; application; payment; denialRule 80.
(1) All of the following must apply to the acceptance of applications:(a) To receive consideration for a grant, applicants must request and submit an application on a form provided by the Michigan Department of Military Affairs.(b) All of the necessary documentation required in R 200.20 must be included with the application, unless otherwise provided under DEERS, SIDPERS, or any other system, and the applicant must authorize access to those systems for purposes of verification.(c) Applications may be submitted via facsimile, but the original documentation must be submitted before any grant payments may be authorized.(d) Incomplete applications must be returned to the applicant.(e) The Department of Military Affairs, upon receipt of a complete original application, must verify the required information and must then process the information for payment. The application must be processed in an expeditious manner.(2) All of the following must apply to payments:(a) Payment must be made to the applicant who has met all of the eligibility requirements under R 200.20, subject to funds availability. Payments will not be made to creditors. The timeliness of payment will be determined by the amount of funds available at the time of application.(b) If adequate funds are not available, the application will be held until funds are available.(c) If a payment is authorized and sufficient funds are available, the department must forward the payment to the applicant within 30 days of application.(3) Both of the following must apply to denial of grants:(a) Grant applications from those not meeting eligibility requirements must be denied.(b) A letter explaining the denial, as well as providing additional sources of available relief, must be sent to the applicant within 30 days after receipt.Mich. Admin. Code R. 200.80