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-19.007 - Competitive Awards Eligibility

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1)
				Non-recurring Competitive Awards may be made to state, regional and local
				governments and nonprofit organizations under the Emergency Management
				Competitive Grant Program and to Municipal Emergency Management Programs under
				the Municipal Competitive Grant Program. "Municipal Emergency Management
				Program" means an emergency management program authorized, established and
				maintained by a legally constituted municipality in Florida, which has signed
				the current Statewide Mutual Aid Agreement and supplied all required
				information and documentation such that it is ready to be signed by the
				Division as of the date of the application deadline.
(2) Awards shall be disbursed pursuant to the
				procedures set forth in Rule
				 27P-19.008, F.A.C.
(3) Funds shall be allocated for grants to
				implement projects that will further state and local emergency management
				objectives. These funds shall be identified for awards to Municipal Emergency
				Management Programs under the Municipal Competitive Grant Program and for
				awards to state, regional and local governments and nonprofit organizations
				under the Emergency Management Competitive Grant Program. All allocations shall
				be subject to Legislative appropriations.
(4) Under the Municipal Competitive Grant
				Program, each Municipal Emergency Management Program may apply for one
				competitive grant. The maximum award amount will be established annually by the
				Division in a Notice of Fund Availability and published in the Florida
				Administrative Register. Joint applications by two or more municipalities shall
				be permitted, however the total award for any municipality application shall be
				limited to the amount established annually by the Division in a Notice of Fund
				Availability and published in the Florida Administrative Register. Under the
				Emergency Management Competitive Grant Program, eligible applicants may submit
				multiple applications, however, no single application shall seek or receive an
				award in excess of the amount established annually by the Division in a Notice
				of Fund Availability and published in the Florida Administrative Register. All
				eligible applicants, with the exception of counties, shall be limited to no
				more than three (3) application submissions in an application cycle.
(5) The Division shall administer the
				competitive grants once awarded. All applicants awarded funding must submit to
				the Division a proposal as defined in subsection
				 27P-19.002(24),
				F.A.C. All awards shall be embodied in a written grant agreement. All awards
				shall be contingent upon commitment to and performance of a scope of work
				identified by the Division. The scope of work shall be based upon the
				project(s) identified in the grant application. The agreement shall provide for
				reimbursement of costs up to the fixed amount of the award. Failure to agree
				to, execute or comply with the terms of the grant agreement shall constitute
				noncompliance.
(6) Those funds not
				allocated under the rules pertaining to the Emergency Management Competitive
				Grant Program as prescribed in subsection
				 27P-19.009(2),
				F.A.C., shall be retained in the Trust Fund.
Rulemaking Authority
					 252.35(2)(x),
					 252.373 FS. Law Implemented
					 252.35,
					 252.373,
					 252.38
					 FS.
New 1-12-94, Amended 6-21-95, 11-13-96, 10-14-98, 10-11-00,
					 10-22-02, 1-3-06, Formerly
					  9G-19.007.