Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 63-2-9 - Notification and Disclosure of Application Award or Denial9.1. Conservation Districts shall advertise the availability of WVCA financial assistance programs and the application periods in their respective districts.9.2. Districts shall disclose application decisions within fifteen (15) business days of when the district's board has rendered a decision on an application.9.3. Notification and Disclosure shall include: 9.3.a. Sending written notification of the decision via first-class mail to applicants;9.3.b. Posting the decision on the Conservation District's and the WVCA's web site;9.3.c. Issuing a news release of the decision to a local newspaper of general circulation in the county from which the application was received; and9.3.d. Specifying whether an application by a Conservation District supervisor, an immediate family member, or farming entity of which the supervisor is a part, was approved.9.4. The district shall provide a financial assistance contract, financial assistance program rules, implementation standards and deadlines to install the planned practice to successful applicants.9.5. The district shall provide information on how to appeal a financial assistance decision to the State Conservation Committee to unsuccessful qualified applicants.