Ala. Admin. Code r. 130-X-1-.04 - Appeal Process

(1) While the fifteen-member Council appointed by the Governor is the final decision point for grants, any individual or organization whose application was not approved for funding may appeal to the Council for review of its decision.

(2) A written intent to appeal Council action should be submitted within thirty days after receiving notice of the Council's funding decision. Correspondence should be addressed to the executive director.

(3) Within thirty days, a staff/petitioner conference will be held for Informal review discussion of action taken by the Council.

(4) If the petitioner's concerns are not resolved at the informal conference, a formal review may be requested by the petitioner within ten days of the informal conference. Formal review requests must be made in writing to the executive director and must include reasons for requesting a formal hearing.

(5) Within ten days after receipt of the request for a formal hearing, the executive director will notify the Grants Review Committee chairman and the chairman of the Council; and a formal hearing will be arranged for the petitioner at the next scheduled Council meeting.

(6) The appeal process is confined to review those decisions reached on the application as originally filed and on information available to the Council at the time of its action.

(7) Organization applicants for each deadline are invited to appear before the Grants Review Committee as part of a "public hearing" in order to highlight information and answer questions about specific applications.

Notes

Ala. Admin. Code r. 130-X-1-.04

Filed September 30, 1982. Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XXXVI, Issue No. 12, September 28, 2018, eff. 10/26/2018.

Author: Albert B. Head

Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 41-9-40 through 41-9-47.