Ariz. Admin. Code § R20-8-103 - Eligibility Criteria

Applicants for the Project Assistance Account must satisfy all of the requirements in A.R.S. § 41-2256 in addition to the items below. To be eligible to receive technical assistance, an applicant shall satisfy all of the following criteria:

1. The applicant is a political subdivision, Indian tribe, tribal subdivision, or special district;

2. The technical assistance requested is for the development of an infrastructure project;

3. The application is administratively complete;

4. The applicant provides evidence that the project has public support;

5. The applicant provides evidence that the project is part of an adopted comprehensive plan, for example, a capital improvement plan, a local strategic plan, general plan, comprehensive plan or similar planning document or evidence that the project has been discussed in meetings or in study sessions of the governing body of the applicant;

6. The cost of the technical assistance does not exceed 10% of the total cost of the final project;

7. The applicant does not have an open award for technical assistance from the Authority;

8. The applicant is not requesting technical assistance for a project that has already received funds from the Financial Assistance Program; and

9. Applicants are responsible for the payment of all administrative fees and penalties associated with technical assistance. Administrative fees shall be paid on or before 90 days from the date on the Authority's invoice. Administrative fees remaining unpaid after 90 days from the date of the Authority's invoice shall be subject to penalties of five percent per annum. Applicants with outstanding administrative fees or penalties are not eligible for technical or financial assistance.

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Ariz. Admin. Code § R20-8-103

Adopted effective February 3, 1998 (Supp. 98-1). Amended by final rulemaking at 5 A.A.R. 1312, effective April 15, 1999 (Supp. 99-2). Amended by final rulemaking at 6 A.A.R. 1317, effective March 14, 2000 (Supp. 00-1). Amended by final rulemaking at 7 A.A.R. 2042, effective April 10, 2001 (Supp. 01-2). Amended by final rulemaking at 16 A.A.R. 190, effective March 6, 2010 (Supp. 10-1). Pursuant to authority of A.R.S. § 41-1011(C), Laws 2011, Second Special Session, Ch. 1, authorizes the transfer of A.R.S. citations. Therefore the A.R.S. citation in the opening paragraph was updated. Agency request filed February 12, 2013, Office File No. R13-179 (Supp. 13-1).