Ariz. Admin. Code § R18-15-1003 - Water Conservation Grant Fund Order and Priority

A. The Authority shall determine the Order and Priority of applications by applying the evaluative criteria listed in:

1. A.R.S. § 49-1334; and

2. The Request for Grant Applications.

B. For each funding cycle, the Authority shall evaluate and summarize each Grant application received and develop an analysis that provides recommendations to the Water Conservation Grant Committee. The analysis shall include, as applicable:

1. The scope, size, and budget of the proposed Program or project, including as much cost detail as possible;

2. The estimated water savings of the Proposed Program or Project;

3. A summary of any previous assistance provided by the Authority to the applicant; and

4. Any other information deemed necessary by the Authority.

C. In evaluating applications to the Water Conservation Grant Fund, the Authority shall apply following definitions:

1. "Program" means activities that occur in multiple phases over an established timeframe, and that may result in multiple deliverables.

2. "Project" means activities that are confined to a particular time and place, and that result in a single deliverable.

D. The Water Conservation Grant Committee shall review all eligible Grant applications received during a given funding cycle and provide recommendations to the Board regarding the order and priority of the Grant applications. Specific numeric ranking is not required.

E. The Water Conservation Grant Committee shall provide an opportunity for public comment on the applications during a public meeting.

F. The Water Conservation Grant Committee may recommend the adjustment of the budgets of the applications received individually or collectively.

G. The Water Conservation Grant Committee may require an Applicant to provide additional information before making a recommendation to the Board.

H. The Authority may remove an application from consideration under a given funding cycle under one or more of the following circumstances:

1. The project was financed from another source;

2. The proposed project is no longer an eligible project;

3. The applicant requests removal;

4. The applicant is no longer an eligible applicant; or

5. The applicant did not update, modify, correct, or resubmit an Application Form in Response to a Request from the Authority.

Notes

Ariz. Admin. Code § R18-15-1003

New Section made by final expedited rulemaking at 30 A.A.R. 1982, effective 5/7/2024.