Wis. Admin. Code Department of Administration § Adm 93.24 - Planning grant program
Current through March 28, 2022
(1) General.
(a) The department may make a grant to an
eligible local government for preparing a plan for a specific
project.
(b) An eligible local
government may submit an application for a planning grant to the department as
specified in the department's application manual.
(2) Application. An application for a
planning grant under this section shall contain sufficient information to
identify how all of the following requirements are satisfied:
(a) The local government has identified a
specific project that needs further planning.
(b) The specific project will serve a public
purpose.
(c) The specific project
is an eligible CDBG activity.
(d)
The local government has a citizen participation plan as required under
24 CFR
570.486(a).
(e) The specific planning cost estimates are
reasonable.
(f) At least 25% of the
total cost of the planning shall originate from sources other than grants
provided by the federal or state government.
(g) The planning for the specific project has
the support of local community or economic development organizations or
business groups.
(h) The local
government has the capacity and capability to conduct the planning or commits
to the retention of professional planning services.
(i) The planning will likely result in the
implementation of the specific project being planned.
(j) The local government certifies that the
planning grant is not a commitment of CDBG funding at a later date for plan
implementation.
(k) The application
shall include, where applicable, at least the following:
1. An analysis of the current status and any
deficiencies in public facilities, services, buildings, or a defined geographic
area.
2. An analysis of alternative
means of correcting such deficiencies described in subd. 1.
3. A written plan for the selection of a
proposed course of action, a narrative description, cost estimates, and map of
the project location or defined geographic area.
(3) Other considerations. When
reviewing the applications received under sub. (2), the department shall
consider some or all of the following:
(a)
Whether the specific project plan is intended to address one of the 3 national
objectives as specified in s.
Adm
93.04.
(b)
The extent of poverty, unemployment, labor shortages, or other economic factors
in the specific project area.
(c)
The prospects for other new investment and community and economic development
in the specific project area.
(d)
The amount of additional investment and improved public health and safety that
is likely to result from the plan implementation.
(e) The likelihood that the specific project
will result in the preservation or expansion of the existing tax
base.
(f) The planning for the
specific project is consistent with other planned or recently completed
community or economic development projects such as, but not limited to, smart
growth planning as specified in s.
16.965(1)
(b), Stats.
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