Section NR 51.908 - Grant payments(1)Sponsors may request an advance payment of up to 50 percent of the grant amount at the time the grant agreement or grant contract is signed by the department and project sponsor.(2)The department may approve final grant payments when the following conditions have been satisfied: (a) The sponsor has submitted a claim supported by appropriate evidence of project expenditures. Accounting for all grants under this subchapter shall be in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and practices. Financial records including documentation to support accounting records shall be available for review by the department for a period of 4 years after final payment.(b) For land acquisition projects, the value of the property has been approved by the department according to department appraisal guidelines. Note: The department's appraisal guidelines are available from any DNR region office or the DNR Bureau of Community Financial Assistance, Box 7921, Madison, WI 53707.
(c) All requirements and conditions under ss. 23.09(19), (20) and (20m) and 30.277, Stats., this chapter, and the grant agreement or grant contract have been complied with.(3)The sponsor shall submit all claims for payment on department prescribed forms. Note: The payment forms may be obtained from the Bureau of Community Financial Assistance, Department of Natural Resources, P.O. Box 7921, Madison, WI 53707.
(4)The sponsor shall submit claims for final reimbursement within 6 months of the completion of the project or the project period end date, whichever comes first.(5)The department may withhold final payment of the grant amount until all project, legal and program requirements have been complied with.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Natural Resources NR 51.908
Emerg. cr. eff. 9-1-00; CR 00-135: cr. Register July 2001, No. 547 eff. 8-1-01; CR 10-127: am. (1), (2) (a), (c), (4) Register February 2012 No. 674, eff. 3-1-12.