A. If funding is available in the Hardship
Grant Fund Program, the Authority shall determine if any of the applicants
requesting placement on the Clean Water Revolving Fund Project Priority List
meet the requirements according to A.R.S. §
49-1268(A)(2).
Criteria by which assistance will be awarded shall be based on criteria
established in the capitalization grant providing the funding.
1.
On the date the applicant applies for financial
assistance, the per capita annual income of the community's residents does not
exceed 80% of national per capita income as reported by the U.S. Census
Bureau.
2.
On the date the applicant applies for financial
assistance, the community's local unemployment rate exceeds by one percentage
point or more the most recently reported average yearly national unemployment
rate as reported by the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor
Statistics.
B. The
Authority shall make the determination of applicant's eligibility for the
Hardship Grant Fund Program during the ranking of the project under
R18-15-204 . Of the applicants
eligible to receive financial assistance from the Hardship Grant Fund Program,
the Authority shall award the hardship grant monies based on an applicant's
financial capability and ability to generate sufficient revenues to pay for
debt service.
C. The Authority
shall proceed according to Article 2 of this Chapter for any applicant meeting
the eligibility requirements for the Hardship Grant Fund Program. In addition
to proceeding under
R18-15-207, the Authority shall
identify any applicant that qualifies for Hardship Grant Fund Program financial
assistance and shall make a recommendation to the Board regarding the amount of
funding to provide the applicant from the Hardship Grant Fund
Program.
Notes
Ariz. Admin.
Code §
R18-15-602
New Section adopted by
final rulemaking at 6 A.A.R. 2116, effective May 16, 2000 (Supp. 00-2). Amended
by final rulemaking at 7 A.A.R. 5956, effective December 4, 2001 (Supp. 01-4).
Amended by final rulemaking at 16 A.A.R. 1709, effective October 9, 2010 (Supp.
10-3). Amended by final rulemaking at
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A.A.R. 239, effective 3/11/2018.
