Subchapter C. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT MATCHING GRANT
Sec.
102.31. Submission and processing of applications.
102.32. Amount of grant.
102.33. Eligibility.
102.34. Certification of completion.
Cross References This subchapter cited in 7 Pa. Code § 102.8 (relating to records).
§ 102.31. Submission and processing of applications.
(a) Submission. An applicant desiring to be considered for a capital improvement matching grant shall submit to the Department, on a form prepared by the Department, an application for the grant. The application shall include, but is not limited to, the following:
(1) Detailed information regarding the project for which the grant is sought.
(2) Evidence satisfactory to the Department showing that matching funds required by § 102.32(b) (relating to amount of grant) are available for the project.
(b) Processing. Upon receipt of an application as specified in subsection (a), the Department will review the application for completeness and accuracy. If the form is found to be incomplete or inaccurate, additional data will be requested and final processing of the application will be discontinued until the requested data is supplied by the applicant.
(c) Deadline. An application shall be filed with the Department by June 30 of each year. An application shall be considered filed when a fully-completed and accurate application, on a form prepared by the Department, is received by the Department at its offices at 2301 North Cameron Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17110-9408, Attention: Pennsylvania Agricultural Fair Program Administrator.
(d) Reapplication. If an applicant has, in a prior year, filed an application with the Department for a grant for capital improvement matching funds in connection with a specific project and has not received full payment of the amount reimbursable, it shall reapply with the Department if it continues to desire to receive funds for the project. An applicant reapplying for a grant is not required to file a new application form under this section, but shall, in a letter addressed to the Secretary, declare its intention to reapply for a grant and state how, if at all, its previously filed application should be amended. An applicant is not permitted to amend an application to request increased funding for a project or for funding of a new or different project. To be considered for a grant, the letter shall be filed with the Department by June 30 of each year.
(e) Review and approval of application.
(1) The Advisory Committee described in § 102.3 (relating to Advisory Committee) shall review pending applications and make a recommendation of approval or rejection of the applications to the Secretary along with restrictions or special conditions. The Secretary has final authority on whether or not a grant is made.
(2) Upon approval of an application for a matching grant, the applicant shall execute a matching grant agreement on a form provided by the Department. The grant agreement shall specify that, if an improvement funded by a matching grant is sold within 10 years of completion or the date of the grant agreement, whichever is later, the amount of the grant shall be refunded to the Department.
§ 102.32. Amount of grant.
(a) The amount of the grant awarded under this subchapter shall be calculated in a manner and awarded in an amount established by the Secretary in the annual plan. A grant will not be awarded contrary to the limitations set out in subsections (b)—(e).
(b) A grant shall be matched at least dollar-for-dollar by the applicant to whom an award is made.
(c) An applicant may not be awarded more than $25,000 for a specific project.
(d) A grant may be provided to reimburse actual approved expenditures. If funding is approved in advance of actual expenditures, the applicant will not be reimbursed until the applicant complies with § 102.34 (relating to certification of completion).
(e) A grant may be awarded to an organization for the following types of projects:
(1) Construction of new buildings and improvements to existing buildings utilized for conducting fairs and located upon fair grounds owned by the applicant or leased to the applicant for a term not less than the expected useful life of the improvement.
(2) Improvements to fair grounds and the purchase of additional fair ground land to be utilized primarily for the conducting of fairs.
Cross References This section cited in 7 Pa. Code § 102.31 (relating to submission and processing of applications).
§ 102.33. Eligibility.
To be eligible for a capital improvement matching grant, an applicant shall conduct an annual agricultural fair under § 102.23(a) (relating to eligibility), and shall be eligible for a grant under section 5(1) of the act (3 P. S. § 1505(1)), both in the year the application for capital improvements matching funds is filed, and in the year the project for which the grant is sought is, or will be, constructed or purchased.
§ 102.34. Certification of completion.
Within 30 days of completion of a project funded by a matching grant, the applicant shall file with the Department a certificate of completion, signed by its president or treasurer, stating that the funds were expended in accordance with section 5(1)(ii) of the act (3 P. S. § 1505(1)(ii)) and this subchapter.
Cross References This section cited in 7 Pa. Code § 102.32 (relating to amount of grant).
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