Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 208-1-8 - Award of Grants8.1. Upon approval of an application, the Council shall notify successful grant applicants of their award.8.2. An award recipient shall enter into a legally binding agreement with the Council.8.3. An award recipient shall pay federal and state prevailing wages for construction work performed on projects involving West Virginia Broadband Development funds. An award recipient may obtain federal prevailing wage rates from the West Virginia Development Office and state prevailing wage rates from the West Virginia Secretary of State, Administrative Law Division at (304) 558-6000. An award recipient must pay the higher of either federal or state wage rates for each work classification on construction projects using grant funds. 8.4 The expenditure of public funds is governed by guidelines set forth by federal law, and the state of West Virginia, as well as any existing local purchasing procedures. In all cases, the award recipient shall follow the most stringent of the federal, state or local purchasing and bidding requirements.8.5. To facilitate the accurate accounting of the use of state funds, award recipients shall designate, and deposit grant funds into, a separate account from which funds may only be spent for the purposes described in the application and the grant agreement.8.6. The Council may require an award recipient to display appropriately the Council's phone number and web address on any marketing or publicity materials relating to the funded project.