Proposals shall be accepted for financial assistance for the
organized removal of refuse within the District's waterways. The applicable
provisions of this rule apply to these applications with the following
additions or exceptions:
(1)
Application Procedure: Prior to the event, a request for funding shall be
submitted to the District by means of a cover letter detailing the occurrence
of the cleanup, contact information, a map of the cleanup locations and the
general parameters of the event. In addition, the Applicant will submit a
detailed budget clearly delineating the expenditure of all District funds, as
well as the overall general budget of the event. Proposals may be submitted to
the District and considered by the Board at any time during the year.
(2) Availability: The District shall fund a
maximum of one clean-up program per waterway, per year within a county, with
exception to the provisions of subsections (8) through (10), below.
(3) Applicant Eligibility: The clean-up
program must be sponsored by a government agency or a registered not-for-profit
corporation.
(4) Funding: District
funding shall be limited to $5, 000 per waterway, per county, except for the
provisions of subsections (8) through (10), below.
(5) The District shall be recognized in all
written, on-line, audio or video advertising and promotions as a participating
sponsor of the clean-up program.
(6) Funding Eligibility: The funding provided
by the District shall only be allocated to reimburse the applicant for out of
pocket expenditures related to specific cleanup program expenses such as trash
bags, trash collection, haul and landfill fees, gloves, advertising, T-shirts,
and related expenses. The funding provided by the District shall not be
allocated for parties, meetings, food or beverages.
(7) The District Board shall make all final
decisions concerning the provision of funding for a clean-up program.
In addition to the requirements stated above, a cleanup
program implementing all of the following additional incentives will qualify
for up to additional $5, 000 in clean up funds.
(8) The clean-up program budget must provide
equal or greater matching funds for all Navigation District funding.
(9) The applicant shall tally and report the
composition and location of the waterway-related debris, with the goal to show
definitive progress in the amount of refuse collected, a reduction in the
overall debris in the waterway, or an increase in the number of additional
waterway areas included in the clean up.
(10) For each additional $1, 000 in
Navigation District funding, the applicant shall coordinate a minimum of one
waterway collection point or clean up area, or an applicant can conduct an
additional waterway cleanup program for the waterway
areas.
