(a)
Funding plan.
(1) When the Department's overall Land and
Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) allocation is established, a budget is developed
for both the regional and central offices. A central office reservation of up
to 20% is taken off the top for State or Department initiatives related to the
Statewide Recreation Plan and for the Department's administrative costs. The
remaining funds are divided on a 75/25 ratio between the regional and central
offices. The portion each regional office receives of the 75% is determined by
a formula based upon the following:
(i)
Fifty-two percent based on each region's percentage of the State's total
population.
(ii) Forty-eight
percent equally budgeted to each of the Department regional
offices.
(2) LWCF funds
secured by the Department through the reapportionment account process may, at
the discretion of the Department, be incorporated into the annual allocation
and budget of the funding plan if the Department determines the amount of the
reapportionment funds and the timing of their receipt to be appropriate for
that action.
(b)
Funding conditions.
(1)
Annual allocation amounts will be targeted to fund the following categories of
projects:
(i) A minimum of 50% of the annual
allocation will be used to fund development/rehabilitation projects.
(ii) A maximum of 50% of the annual
allocation may be used to fund acquisition projects.
(2) The Department reserves the right to
retain the funds in the central office and use them for one Statewide
competition for funding if, as determined by the Department, the amount of
funding received from NPS is insufficient to warrant regional
allocations.
(3) The Department
reserves the right to set minimum and maximum grant amounts.
(4) The Department reserves the right to
negotiate with applicants for a reduction of their requested grant amount, if
the reduction will facilitate the selection of their project or other
applicants' projects for funding consideration.
