Florida Administrative Code › 27 - EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR › 27P - Division of Emergency Management › Chapter 27P-19 - BASE FUNDING FOR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCIES, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM AND MUNICIPAL COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM RULE › Section 27P-19.008 - Procedures for Awarding Competitive Grants

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Eligible applicants desiring to apply for
				a competitive grant shall submit their application to the Division by the
				deadline established annually by the Division in a Notice of Fund Availability
				in the Florida Administrative Register. Such notice shall be published at least
				60 days prior to the application deadline date, shall also designate any
				priority projects and shall designate the location for submission of the
				applications. Municipalities desiring to apply for a competitive grant under
				the Municipal Competitive Grant Program must meet the applicable eligibility
				criteria in Rule  27P-19.007, F.A.C.
(2) Applications for a competitive award
				shall include a statement from the County Emergency Management Agency
				describing the extent to which the project is consistent with the county's
				Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan. A copy of the applicant's letter
				requesting this statement must be included in the application. The applicant
				shall supply a description of the project to the applicable County Emergency
				Management Agency(ies) at least thirty (30) days prior to the deadline for
				submitting the application. The applicable Emergency Management Agency(ies)
				will make a consistency determination of the project, and also address other
				issues that may be relevant to the project, such as duplication of an existing
				capability. When the applicable Emergency Management Agency(ies) determines
				that the project is consistent or inconsistent, or is unable to make a
				consistency determination for any reason, it (they) shall provide a written
				explanation to the Division. If a county fails to respond to an applicant's
				timely submitted request for such a statement, as evidenced by inclusion of a
				dated copy of the project description letter in the application, the
				application shall be considered consistent with the applicable Comprehensive
				Emergency Management Plan. The county's consistency determination shall be
				considered by the review committee, provided it is received at least thirty
				(30) days before the deadline for transmitting preliminary scores and resulting
				rankings. Failure to supply the project description to the County Emergency
				Management Agency at least thirty (30) days prior to the deadline for
				submitting application shall result in no award of points for consistency with
				local government plans and objectives.
(3) The Division hereby adopts by reference
				the Emergency Management, Preparedness, and Assistance Trust Fund Competitive
				Grant Program Application Packet, Form No. 008, July 2005 version, which
				provides forms, instructions, and other information necessary for submission of
				an application for Competitive Grant funds submitted pursuant to Rule
				 27P-19.008, F.A.C.
(4) Application packets may be obtained from
				the website
www.floridadisaster.org
or from the
				Division of Emergency Management, 2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard, Tallahassee,
				Florida 32399-2100, Attention: EMPATF Program. Requests should specify the
				Competitive Grant Program Application Packet.
(5) All applications shall conform to the
				following requirements, and shall be reviewed for technical conformity in
				accordance with the following procedures:
(a)
				All applications shall adhere to the format specified in the Application
				Packet, Form No. 008, July 2005 version.
(b) All applications shall be complete,
				accurate and legible when submitted.
(c) Any applicant may receive a preliminary
				technical review of its application by submitting the application not later
				than twenty-one (21) days before the published application deadline.
				Preliminary technical review shall be limited to signature authority, technical
				conformity to the instructions in the Application Packet, and other technical
				requirements. No application will be scored or otherwise evaluated for content
				during preliminary technical review. The Division will inform the applicant of
				any technical deficiencies in the application by telephone, e-mail or facsimile
				not later than ten (10) days in advance of the published application deadline
				to give the applicant an opportunity to rectify them before the
				deadline.
(d) All applications
				shall be submitted not later than 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on the date of the
				published application deadline. With the exception in paragraph (e) of this
				rule, no application may be amended, added to, or otherwise modified after 4:00
				p.m. (Eastern Time) on the date of the published application deadline, other
				than to provide clarifying information as requested by the Division.
(e) The Division shall inform the applicant
				by telephone, e-mail or facsimile not later than five (5) days after the date
				of the published application deadline if it intends to reject the application
				for failure to provide evidence of signature authority with the application,
				for technical noncompliance with the instructions in the Application Packet, or
				for noncompliance with other technical requirements. Notwithstanding any
				provision to the contrary elsewhere in this rule chapter, the applicant shall
				then have up to fifteen (15) days from the date of the published application
				deadline or to the close of the next business day thereafter to supplement its
				application with adequate written evidence of signature authority or rectify
				any other technical deficiencies.