Ala. Admin. Code r. 390-X-9-.07 - Disbursement Of Funds

(1) Upon approval of grant applications, the Commission will determine the exact amount of the grant award and prepare a grant agreement.

(2) The grant agreement will be forwarded to the applicant to be signed by a person having legal authority to bind the grant recipient. Payment of grant awards will be contingent upon execution of the grant agreement.

(3) Any recipient of grant funds will be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred from the implementation of the approved project or program.

(4) Grant recipients must submit quarterly reports for the duration of a project's implementation. Such reports shall describe the status of the project funded by the grant and shall include information necessary for review by the Commission for reimbursement of actual costs. Each report must be submitted fifteen (15) days from the end of the previous three-month period, which shall run October 1 through December 31, January 1 through March 31, April 1 through June 30, and July 1 through September 30 of each year.

(5) The Commission, or its designee, may terminate a grant award in whole or in part and demand refund of grant funds when there is substantial non-compliance with the terms of the award or these rules; a determination made by the Commission that the grant was obtained by fraudulent means, when it is found that grant monies have been used for non-allowable costs; or a determination made by the Commission that gross abuse or corrupt practices have been used in the administration of the grant project by the recipient.

(a) The Commission, or its designee, will give written notice to the recipient (via certified mail, return receipt requested) of its intent to terminate a Program grant, in whole or in part, at least 30 days prior to the intended date of termination.

(b) The Commission, or its designee, will afford the grant recipient an opportunity for consultation prior to any termination. After such opportunity for consultation, the Commission may, in writing (via certified mail, return receipt requested), terminate the Program grant in whole or in part.

(c) In event of such termination, the grant recipient shall be ineligible to make application for further participation in the Program until the grant recipient complies with the terms of the grant award or these rules.

(6) The amount of each grant awarded under this chapter shall be at the sole discretion of the Commission, or its designee.

(7) Grant funds not awarded due to insufficient requests or applications, shall remain available for awards in future grant years, to the extent allowed by law.

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Ala. Admin. Code r. 390-X-9-.07

Adopted by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XLIII, Issue No. 01, October 31, 2024, eff. 12/15/2024.

Author: Scott L. Rouse

Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, § 9-3-10.2(d)(1)