250 R.I. Code R. 250-RICR-110-00-3.14
Costs incidental to purchasing land or interests in land such as costs of appraisal, survey, title search, title insurance and the purchase itself are eligible; provided that any such costs are incurred after a grant application has been approved or after the applicant has received a waiver from the Director allowing such costs to be incurred in advance of project approval. Costs incurred prior to the approval of a project are at the applicant's risk and retroactive reimbursement is not assured. The granting of a waiver of retroactivity does not constitute assurance that the project will be approved. It is recognized that some costs must be incurred before a proposed project can be submitted with the required descriptive and cost data, although incurred prior to project approval. All such pre-approval costs for approved projects incurred within one year prior to project submission are "allowable".
250 R.I. Code R. 250-RICR-110-00-3.14