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Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 261 - Economic Development Authority › Part III - Community Development Division › Chapter 31 - Economic Development Region Initiatives › Rule 261-31.8 - Description

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An "economic enterprise area" means a designated "economic
				  development region" that shall consist of at least one county containing no
				  city with a population of more than 23,500 and shall meet at least three of the
				  following criteria:
1. A per capita
				income of 80 percent or less than the national average.
2. A household median income of 80 percent or
				less than the national average.
3.
				Twenty-five percent or more of the population of the economic enterprise area
				with an income level of 150 percent or less of the United States poverty level
				as defined by the most recently revised poverty income guidelines published by
				the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
4. A population density in the economic
				enterprise area of less than ten people per square mile.
5. A loss of population as shown by the 2000
				certified federal census when compared with the 1990 certified federal
				census.
6. An unemployment rate
				greater than the national rate of unemployment.
7. More than 20 percent of the population of
				the economic enterprise area consisting of people over the age of 65.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 261 - Economic Development Authority › Part III - Community Development Division › Chapter 31 - Economic Development Region Initiatives › Rule 261-31.9 - Funding

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(1) Approved areas
				may apply for up to $75,000 each fiscal year until June 30, 2015. The actual
				amount available each year will be established by the authority in the annual
				allocation of funds for economic development region initiatives described in
				261-paragraph 2.4(7)"b. " No more than ten economic development regions may be
				approved by the authority as economic enterprise areas.
(2) In order to receive financial assistance
				under this division, an economic enterprise area must demonstrate the ability
				to provide local matching moneys on a basis of a one dollar contribution of
				local moneys for every three dollars received from the economic development
				region assistance fund.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 261 - Economic Development Authority › Part III - Community Development Division › Chapter 31 - Economic Development Region Initiatives › Rule 261-31.10 - Eligible Use of Funds

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Funds available for economic enterprise areas may be used as
				  follows:
1. Economic
				development-related strategic planning and marketing for the region as a
				whole.
2. Economic development of
				fully served business sites.
3. The
				construction of speculative buildings on a fully served lot.
4. The rehabilitation of an existing building
				to marketable standards.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 261 - Economic Development Authority › Part III - Community Development Division › Chapter 31 - Economic Development Region Initiatives › Rule 261-31.11 - Application Process and Approval Process

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(1) Application process. The authority will
				only accept competitive applications submitted during the filing window. For
				the purpose of this rule, the filing window shall start on July 1 and end on
				July 15 of any fiscal year in which the authority opens the application
				process. If July 15 falls on a weekend, the deadline shall be extended to the
				next business day. The authority has developed an application process and will
				post all relevant application information on iowagrants.gov.
(2) Approval process. The director of the
				authority will establish a review committee consisting of the authority's
				industry partners. The committee may recommend full or partial funding or no
				funding of any or all applicants.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 261 - Economic Development Authority › Part III - Community Development Division › Chapter 31 - Economic Development Region Initiatives › Rule 261-31.13 - Description and Purpose

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The authority shall establish and administer a business
				  accelerator program to provide financial assistance for the establishment and
				  operation of a business accelerator for technology-based, value-added
				  agricultural, information solutions, or advanced manufacturing start-up
				  businesses or for a satellite of an existing business accelerator. The program
				  shall be designed to foster the accelerated growth of new and existing
				  businesses through the provision of technical assistance.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 261 - Economic Development Authority › Part III - Community Development Division › Chapter 31 - Economic Development Region Initiatives › Rule 261-31.15 - Requirements and Qualifications for Business Accelerator Entities

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Business accelerator applicants must meet all of the
				  following criteria:
1. The business
				accelerator must be a not-for-profit organization affiliated with an area
				chamber of commerce, a community or county organization, or an economic
				development region.
2. The
				geographic area served by a business accelerator must include more than one
				county.
3. The business accelerator
				must possess the ability to provide service to a specific type of business as
				well as to meet the broad-based needs of other types of start-up
				entrepreneurs.
4. The business
				accelerator must possess the ability to market business accelerator services in
				the region and the state.
5. The
				business accelerator must possess the ability to communicate with and cooperate
				with other business accelerators and similar service providers in the
				state.
6. The business accelerator
				must possess the ability to engage various funding sources for start-up
				entrepreneurs.
7. The business
				accelerator must possess the ability to communicate with and cooperate with
				various entities for purposes of locating suitable facilities for clients of
				the business accelerator.
8. The
				business accelerator must possess the willingness to accept referrals from the
				economic development authority.
9.
				The business accelerator must refer 20 businesses per year to the Venture
				Network of Iowa.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 261 - Economic Development Authority › Part III - Community Development Division › Chapter 31 - Economic Development Region Initiatives › Rule 261-31.16 - Other Considerations

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In determining whether a business accelerator qualifies for
				  financial assistance, the authority may consider any of the following:
1. The business experience of the business
				accelerator's professional staff.
2. The business plan review capacity of the
				business accelerator's professional staff.
3. The business accelerator's professional
				staff with demonstrated disciplines in all aspects of business
				experience.
4. The business
				accelerator's professional staff with access to external service providers
				including legal, accounting, marketing, and financial services.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 261 - Economic Development Authority › Part III - Community Development Division › Chapter 31 - Economic Development Region Initiatives › Rule 261-31.17 - Application Procedures

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(1)
				Application process and approval process.
a.
				Application process. The authority will only accept competitive applications
				submitted during the filing window. For the purpose of this rule, the filing
				window shall start on July 1 and end on July 15 of any fiscal year in which the
				authority opens the application process. If July 15 falls on a weekend, the
				deadline shall be extended to the next business day. The authority has
				developed an application process and will post all relevant application
				information on iowagrants.gov.
b.
				Approval process. The director of the authority will establish a review
				committee consisting of the authority's industry partners. The committee may
				recommend full or partial funding or no funding of any or all
				applicants.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 261 - Economic Development Authority › Part III - Community Development Division › Chapter 36 - Downtown Loan Guarantee Program › Rule 261-36.1 - Purpose

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Pursuant to Iowa Code section
				  15.431, the authority, in
				  partnership with the Iowa finance authority, shall establish and administer a
				  downtown loan guarantee program. The purpose of the program is to encourage
				  Iowa downtown businesses and banks to reinvest and reopen following the
				  COVID-19 pandemic.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 261 - Economic Development Authority › Part III - Community Development Division › Chapter 36 - Downtown Loan Guarantee Program › Rule 261-36.2 - Definitions

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"Authority"
means the economic development
				  authority created in Iowa Code section
				  15.105.
"Authority's website"
means the information
				  and related content found at
www.iowaeda.com
and may include integrated
				  content at affiliate sites.
"Board"
means the members of the economic
				  development authority appointed by the governor and in whom the powers of the
				  authority are vested pursuant to Iowa Code section
				  15.105.
"Borrower"
means a business that is approved
				  for a loan by a lender and that has applied for assistance under the
				  program.
"Director"
means the director of the
				  authority.
"Iowa finance authority"
means the public
				  instrumentality and agency of the state created by Iowa Code section
				  16.1A.
"Lender"
means a federally insured financial
				  lending institution that issued a loan to a borrower.
"Program"
means the downtown loan guarantee
				  program established pursuant to this chapter.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 261 - Economic Development Authority › Part III - Community Development Division › Chapter 36 - Downtown Loan Guarantee Program › Rule 261-36.3 - Eligibility

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To be eligible for approval of a loan guarantee, a borrower
				  must demonstrate that all of the following conditions are met:
(1) The loan finances an eligible downtown
				resource center community catalyst building remediation grant project or main
				street Iowa challenge grant project within a designated district. A borrower
				does not need to receive a grant to be eligible for a loan guarantee under the
				program, but a borrower and proposed project must meet all eligibility criteria
				for either the community catalyst building remediation grant or main street
				Iowa challenge grant.
(2) The loan
				finances a rehabilitation project, or finances acquisition or refinancing costs
				associated with the project.
(3) At
				least 25 percent of the project costs are used for construction on the project
				or renovation.
(4) The project
				includes a housing component.
(5)
				The loan is used for construction of the project, permanent financing of the
				project, or both.
(6) A federally
				insured financial lending institution issued the loan.
(7) The loan does not reimburse the borrower
				for working capital, operations, or similar expenses.
(8) The project meets downtown resource
				center and main street Iowa design review criteria.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 261 - Economic Development Authority › Part III - Community Development Division › Chapter 36 - Downtown Loan Guarantee Program › Rule 261-36.4 - Application Submittal and Review Process

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(1) The authority will develop a standardized
				application process and make information on applying available on the
				authority's website. To apply for assistance under the program, the borrower
				and lender shall submit an application to the authority in the manner
				prescribed by the authority. Applications will be accepted and processed by
				authority staff on a continuing basis, or the authority may establish
				application periods as announced on the authority's website.
(2) Each application shall include, at a
				minimum, the following: name(s) and address(es) of the borrower and
				participating lender, amount of loan, amount of loan guarantee requested, and
				certification of compliance with state law and lending practices.
(3) The authority may refuse to accept
				incomplete applications.
(4) The
				authority may refuse to accept applications because of insufficient
				funds.
(5) Authority staff, in
				conjunction with Iowa finance authority staff, will review applications and
				make a recommendation as to whether an application should be approved and the
				guarantee percentage. The director may approve, deny, or defer an
				application.
(6) The authority
				reserves the right to deny a loan guarantee for unreasonable bank loan fees or
				interest rates.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 261 - Economic Development Authority › Part III - Community Development Division › Chapter 36 - Downtown Loan Guarantee Program › Rule 261-36.5 - Loan Guarantee Limitations

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(1) For a
				loan amount less than or equal to $500,000, the authority may guarantee up to
				50 percent of the loan amount. For a loan amount greater than $500,000, the
				authority may provide a maximum loan guarantee of up to $250,000.
(2) A project loan must be secured by a
				mortgage against the project property.
(3) The authority may guarantee loans for up
				to five years. The authority may extend the loan guarantee for an additional
				five years if an underwriting review finds that an extension would be
				beneficial. Extensions are subject to approval by the director.
(4) The loan must not be insured or
				guaranteed by another local, state, or federal guarantee program.
(5) The loan guarantee is not transferable if
				the loan or the project is sold or transferred.
(6) In the event of a loss due to default,
				the loan guarantee proportionally pays the guarantee percentage of the loss to
				the lender as established in the agreement executed pursuant to rule
				261-36.7(15).
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 261 - Economic Development Authority › Part III - Community Development Division › Chapter 36 - Downtown Loan Guarantee Program › Rule 261-36.6 - Annual Fee

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The lender shall pay an annual loan guarantee fee not to
				  exceed 2 percent of the loan amount for the duration of the loan guarantee. The
				  fee applicable to each approved loan guarantee will be established by the
				  program agreement executed pursuant to rule
				  261-36.7 (15).
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 261 - Economic Development Authority › Part III - Community Development Division › Chapter 36 - Downtown Loan Guarantee Program › Rule 261-36.7 - Agreement

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Upon approval of an award, authority staff shall prepare an
				  agreement between the authority, the lender, and the borrower. The agreement,
				  at a minimum, shall include the conditions of the award, including the
				  applicable annual fee to be paid by the lender pursuant to rule
				  261-36.6 (15), the
				  responsibilities of each party, and the potential actions in instances of
				  noncompliance.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 261 - Economic Development Authority › Part III - Community Development Division › Chapter 36 - Downtown Loan Guarantee Program › Rule 261-36.8 - Reporting

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The borrower and lender shall submit any information
				  reasonably requested by the authority in sufficient detail to permit the
				  authority to prepare any reports required by the authority, the board, the
				  general assembly, or the governor's office.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 261 - Economic Development Authority › Part III - Community Development Division › Chapter 38 - Regional Sports Authority Districts › Rule 261-38.1 - Definitions

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For purposes of this chapter unless the context otherwise
				  requires:
"Actively promote"
or
" active
				  promotion"
means to regularly undertake specific identifiable actions
				  that encourage greater participation in an activity or that make an activity
				  more visible and accessible. Active promotion includes the planning,
				  organizing, advertising, marketing, managing, hosting, and sponsoring of a
				  nonprofessional sporting event.
"Applicant"
means a CVB that has submitted
				  an application to the authority for certification of a proposed district. For
				  purposes of this chapter, "applicant" may include more than one CVB and one or
				  more area communities located within the proposed district.
"Authority"
means the economic development
				  authority.
"Board"
means a regional sports authority
				  district governing board consisting of members of the local communities served
				  by an applicant.
"Convention and visitors bureau"
or
"CVB"
means an organization engaged primarily in the
				  marketing and promotion of a local community or communities to businesses and
				  to leisure travelers interested in the area's facilities. Such organizations
				  are typically engaged in a wide range of activities including but not limited
				  to assisting businesses and leisure travelers in identifying meeting locations
				  and convention sites; providing maps and other travel information; providing
				  information on local attractions, lodging, and restaurants; and organizing
				  tours of local historical, recreational, and cultural attractions.
"District"
means a regional sports authority
				  district certified by the authority pursuant to this chapter.
"Nonprofessional"
means an activity
				  typically engaged in by amateurs and primarily for pleasure rather than for
				  pecuniary benefit or other reasons indicating a professional interest in the
				  activity.
"Program "
means the regional sports
				  authority district program authorized under Iowa Code section
				  15E321.
				  and the rules in this chapter.
"Sporting event"
means an athletic activity
				  requiring skill or physical prowess, usually competitive in nature and governed
				  by a set of rules provided by a nationally recognized sanctioning body or by a
				  local organization engaged in the development and active promotion of the
				  athletic activity. A sporting event typically includes the placing of
				  competitors into a fixed order of finish, depending upon their respective
				  athletic performance within the rules provided for that activity. For purposes
				  of this chapter, "sporting event" includes but is not limited to youth sports,
				  high school athletic activities, the Special Olympics, and other
				  nonprofessional athletic activities.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 261 - Economic Development Authority › Part III - Community Development Division › Chapter 38 - Regional Sports Authority Districts › Rule 261-38.2 - Program Description

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(1) Each
				fiscal year in which funding is available, the authority will certify up to ten
				districts. The authority will certify the districts on a competitive basis.
				Certification will be based on the criteria described in subrule 38.4(1), and
				the authority will certify districts in a manner designed to prioritize those
				events that provide the greatest total benefit to the state as a
				whole.
(2) The authority will award
				an equal amount of grant funds to each certified district. Funds will be
				awarded as reimbursement for expenditures that are directly related to the
				active promotion of one or more nonprofessional sporting events.
(3) A district certified in one fiscal year
				retains its certification only for the duration of that fiscal year and must
				reapply for certification in each subsequent fiscal year.
(4) The certification of districts and the
				awarding of grant funds are contingent upon the appropriation by the general
				assembly of moneys for such purposes.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 261 - Economic Development Authority › Part III - Community Development Division › Chapter 38 - Regional Sports Authority Districts › Rule 261-38.3 - Program Eligibility and Application Requirements

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(1)
Eligibility.
To be
				eligible under the program, an applicant shall meet all of the following
				requirements:
a. The applicant shall propose
				to operate a regional sports authority district that is governed by a
				board.
b. The board shall consist
				of seven members named by the applicant, of whom at least three members shall
				be city council members of any cities located in the proposed
				district.
c. The board shall
				propose, and be responsible for overseeing, a program of activities designed to
				foster the active promotion of one or more nonprofessional sporting events in
				the district during the fiscal year for which the applicant is applying for
				funding.
d. The applicant shall
				demonstrate an amount of local match equal to at least 50 percent of the amount
				of grant funds to be received by the applicant under the program. The local
				match shall be in the form of cash.
e. The applicant shall submit a completed
				application including all of the information described in subrule
				38.3(2).
f.The applicant shall
				submit the application on or before the application deadline established in
				subrule 38.3(3).
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 261 - Economic Development Authority › Part III - Community Development Division › Chapter 38 - Regional Sports Authority Districts › Rule 261-38.4 - Application Scoring and Certification of Districts

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(1)
Scoring criteria.
The
				authority will not review or score an application unless it meets the
				requirements and deadlines of rule 261-38.3(15E). An application that meets the
				requirements and deadlines of rule 261-38.3(15E) will be given a numerical
				score between 0 and 100. The higher an application's numerical score, the more
				likely it will receive funding under the program. The criteria used to score
				the applications and the maximum number of points that may be attributed to
				each criterion are as follows:
a. Economic
				impact: 30 points. The authority will consider the amount of economic impact
				represented by the proposed nonprofessional sporting events and will view
				favorably events that have a greater economic impact. Economic impact will be
				determined by using the following calculation: Applicants will estimate the
				number of hotel room nights generated by each proposed nonprofessional sporting
				event and multiply the number of estimated hotel room nights by the average
				daily room rate for Iowa hotels. The average daily room rate will be provided
				by the Iowa tourism office based on information obtained from a hotel market
				data service. Intentionally inflated estimates of attendance or a history of
				providing inaccurate estimates will negatively affect the scoring of an
				application and may result in noncertification of a district.
b. Leveraged funds ratio: 20 points. The
				authority will consider the proportion of state funds to total funds in the
				application and will view favorably a greater rate of financial participation
				from entities other than the state of Iowa.
c. Novelty and quality: 20 points. The
				authority will consider the novelty and quality of an event and will view
				favorably nonprofessional sporting events that are new to Iowa or that have
				been recently improved, enhanced, or enlarged.
d. Event size and scope: 15 points. The
				authority will consider the size of an event and will view favorably a project
				with a larger total budget.
e.
				Need: 10 points. The authority will consider the financial need of an applicant
				and will recognize the importance of funding events that would not take place
				without assistance under the program. The authority will also recognize the
				importance of funding nonprofessional sporting events that have never before
				been funded under the program or under another state program.
f. Geographic diversity: 5 points. The
				authority will consider the geographic diversity represented by the pool of
				applicants.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 261 - Economic Development Authority › Part III - Community Development Division › Chapter 38 - Regional Sports Authority Districts › Rule 261-38.5 - Contract Administration

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(1)
Notice of approval.
The authority will notify successful
				applicants in writing of approved requests for certification. Such a
				notification may include the terms or conditions under which approval is
				granted.
(2)
Contract
				required.
Each successful applicant shall enter into a contract with
				the authority. The contract will describe the nonprofessional sporting events
				that the applicant will actively promote as part of the certified district and
				will include the terms and conditions under which the grant funds will be
				disbursed. The contract will also include the terms and conditions under which
				grant funds must be repaid or penalties incurred in the event the district does
				not fulfill all obligations under the contract.
(3)
Contract amendments.
All
				requests by a district for an amendment to the contract will require the
				approval of the director of the authority. The director will review each such
				request and approve or deny it. If a request is approved, the district and the
				director will execute a written amendment to the contract. Only a written
				amendment duly executed by both parties to the contract will be valid and
				binding.
(4)
Reports
				required.
Each certified district shall submit a written report to the
				authority within 90 days of the end of the performance period specified in the
				contract.
(5)
Record
				keeping.
Each certified district shall maintain all records necessary
				for the verification and validation of the proper use of grant funds under the
				contract and shall submit such records to the authority upon request.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 261 - Economic Development Authority › Part III - Community Development Division › Chapter 38 - Regional Sports Authority Districts › Rule 261-38.7 - Funding of Grants

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(1) The
				department will certify up to ten districts annually.
(2) The department will award an equal amount
				of funding to each of the certified districts, from the funding
				available.
(3) If by April 1 of
				each year the department has certified fewer than ten districts, the department
				will accept applications from those certified districts for additional
				promotional activities for youth sports, high school athletic activities, the
				special Olympics, and other nonprofessional sporting events in the local area.
				Any imobligated funds will then be divided equally among the certified
				districts whose applications have been approved by the department.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 261 - Economic Development Authority › Part III - Community Development Division › Chapter 38 - Regional Sports Authority Districts › Rule 261-38.8 - Contract Administration

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(1)
Notice of approval.
Successful applicants will be notified in
				writing of the approval of the request for certification, including any
				conditions and terms of the approval.
(2)
Contract required.
The
				department shall prepare a contract which includes but is not limited to a
				description of the promotion to be completed by the certified district; terms
				and conditions for receipt of grant funds; and the repayment requirements or
				other penalties imposed in the event the certified district does not fulfill
				its obligations as described in the contract.
(3)
Contract amendments.
All
				requests by a certified district to amend the contract will require approval
				from the department. The department will review the request and approve or deny
				it. If a request to amend a contract is approved, the certified district and
				the department shall execute a written contract amendment.
(4)
Reporting.
Each
				certified district shall submit to the department a written evaluation of the
				promotional effort within 90 days of completion of the promotion.
(5)
Record keeping.
Each
				certified district shall maintain adequate records to document and verify that
				grant funds were spent in accordance with the terms of the contract.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 261 - Economic Development Authority › Part III - Community Development Division › Chapter 39 - Main Street Iowa Program › Rule 261-39.1 - Purpose

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The purpose of the main street Iowa program is to stimulate
				  economic development within the context of historic preservation and to
				  establish a strong public/private partnership to revitalize traditional
				  commercial districts in Iowa communities. The main street Iowa program
				  emphasizes community self-reliance and the traditional assets of personal
				  service, local ownership and unique architecture historically prevalent in
				  traditional commercial districts. The main street Iowa program is based on four
				  strategies which, when applied together, create a positive image and an
				  improved economy in these districts. The strategies are organization,
				  promotion, design and economic vitality.
Communities selected for participation in this program will
				  receive technical assistance from the authority's main street Iowa staff,
				  professional staff of the National Main Street Center, and other professional
				  consultants and may have professional services of other state agencies to draw
				  upon in order to facilitate the communities' local main street
				  programs.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 261 - Economic Development Authority › Part III - Community Development Division › Chapter 39 - Main Street Iowa Program › Rule 261-39.2 - Definitions

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The following definitions will apply to the main street Iowa
				  program unless the context otherwise requires:
"Authority"
means the economic development
				  authority created in Iowa Code section
				  15105..
"Director "
means the director of the
				  economic development authority.
"Eligible activity"
includes organization,
				  promotion, design and economic vitality activities to create a positive image
				  and an improved economy in a city's traditional commercial district.
"Eligible applicant"
means a city in Iowa
				  that files a joint application with a local nonprofit organization established
				  by the community to govern the local main street program.
"National Main Street Center"
means a
				  nonprofit subsidiary of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, a
				  nonprofit organization chartered by the United States Congress. The National
				  Main Street Center owns the licensed, trademarked Main Street Four-Point
				  Approach®.
"Program "
means the main street Iowa
				  program established in this chapter.
"Traditional commercial district"
means a
				  downtown or neighborhood area that is walkable and is dominated by historic or
				  older commercial architecture and contiguous commercial uses. A traditional
				  commercial district defines the target area of the local program
				  efforts.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 261 - Economic Development Authority › Part III - Community Development Division › Chapter 39 - Main Street Iowa Program › Rule 261-39.3 - Program Administration

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(1)
Administering agency.
The program is administered by the
				economic development authority.
(2)
Subcontracting.
The authority may contract with the National
				Main Street Center for technical and professional services as well as with
				other appropriate consultants and organizations.
(3)
Applications.
The
				authority, upon availability of funds, will distribute applications. The
				application will describe the program, outline eligibility requirements, and
				describe the application process.
(4)
Program agreement.
Each
				selected community shall enter into a standard program agreement with the
				authority. The program agreement will describe the obligations of the authority
				and the community.
(5)
Advisory council.
The director may appoint a state main street
				advisory council(s) composed of individuals knowledgeable in traditional
				commercial district revitalization to advise the director on the various
				elements of the program.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 261 - Economic Development Authority › Part III - Community Development Division › Chapter 39 - Main Street Iowa Program › Rule 261-39.6 - Application and Selection Process

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(1)
				The authority will conduct application workshops around the state. Cities that
				wish to apply for selection as a main street community must attend one
				application workshop in order to receive an application form. The authority
				will send standard application forms to workshop attendees. A completed
				application shall be returned to the authority, be postmarked no later than the
				date specified by the authority in the application, and contain the information
				requested in the application.
(2)
				The director will determine, contingent upon the availability of state funding,
				the number of cities to be selected for inclusion in the program.
(3) Cities will be selected for participation
				in the program on a competitive basis as described in these rules.
(4) Upon selection of the communities, the
				authority will notify selected communities in writing.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 261 - Economic Development Authority › Part III - Community Development Division › Chapter 39 - Main Street Iowa Program › Rule 261-39.7 - Selection Criteria

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The following factors shall be considered in the selection of
				  a city for participation in the program:
(1) The applicant has a well-planned budget
				demonstrating sustainable funding for ongoing operations and evidence of
				adequate local sources of funding to support the traditional commercial
				district revitalization organization and its programming.
(2) The applicant has garnered broad-based
				financial and philosophical community support for the local program including
				support from the city.
(3) The
				applicant has provided evidence of willingness by local stakeholders to get
				involved in the effort.
(4) The
				applicant has demonstrated its commitment to the main street approach and has
				hired or will be hiring an executive director to manage the local
				program.
(5) The applicant is
				committed to historic preservation and preservation-based economic development
				and has demonstrated its commitment by a track record of preservation planning
				and a commitment to future preservation projects.
(6) The applicant has provided evidence of
				traditional commercial district planning efforts and clearly defined goals for
				the future.
(7) The applicant has
				defined an organizational structure to manage local program efforts.
(8) The applicant demonstrates an eagerness
				to learn and implement traditional commercial district revitalization
				strategies and techniques.
(9) The
				applicant has clearly defined the boundaries of the proposed traditional
				commercial district and has articulated the reasons behind the location of the
				boundaries.
(10) The applicant has
				identified a traditional commercial district that has clear potential for
				success, as demonstrated by the presence of the following elements:
a. Existence of historic character of the
				traditional commercial district.
b.
				Plans for the traditional commercial district demonstrate a recognition of
				traditional commercial district trends and address the challenges unique to
				that district.
c. Present market
				capacity defined by a current business environment upon which the district can
				build its revitalization efforts.
d. Present physical capacity defined by
				building stock and built environment upon which the district can build its
				revitalization efforts.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 261 - Economic Development Authority › Part III - Community Development Division › Chapter 39 - Main Street Iowa Program › Rule 261-39.10 - Noncompliance

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If the authority finds that a participating main street
				  community is not in compliance with the requirements under this program or the
				  terms of the program agreement, the authority shall terminate the program
				  agreement.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 261 - Economic Development Authority › Part III - Community Development Division › Chapter 39 - Main Street Iowa Program › Rule 261-39.11 - Forms

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The following forms will be used by the administering agency
				  for the main street program.
1.
				Application form for the Iowa main street program (Form 1).
2. Performance reports for monitoring the
				performance of each grantee (Form 2).
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 261 - Economic Development Authority › Part III - Community Development Division › Chapter 42 - Iowa Tourism Grant Program › Rule 261-42.1 - Definitions

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For purposes of this chapter unless the context otherwise
				  requires:
"Authority"
means the economic development
				  authority created in Iowa Code section
				  15105..
"Collaborative application "
means an
				  application in either multiple partners are providing monetary support for the
				  project.
"Head applicant"
means the applicant on a
				  collaborative application that is both the recipient of the funds and the
				  administrator of the project.
"Marketing"
means planning for or
				  implementing efforts to publicize a community, event or destination using a
				  range of strategies, tools and tactics.
"Meetings, and events"
means the acquisition
				  of regional or national tourism-related meetings and conventions; execution of
				  local festivals or similar tourism events that positively impact local and
				  state economies.
"Project"
means a tourism-related marketing
				  initiative, or an event that benefits both state and local economies.
"Rural area"
means either a city with a
				  population of 10,000 or less, or a county that is among the 33 least populated
				  in Iowa based on the latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
"Tourism "
means a site or event that
				  attracts people from beyond a 50-mile radius or people who spend the night away
				  from home to visit a site or event.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 261 - Economic Development Authority › Part III - Community Development Division › Chapter 42 - Iowa Tourism Grant Program › Rule 261-42.2 - Program Description

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(1) The
				authority will accept competitive applications for tourism-related projects in
				each fiscal year in which funding is available. The authority will award grants
				to projects based on the criteria described in subrule 42.4(1), and the
				authority will award grants to projects in a manner designed to prioritize
				those projects that provide the greatest benefit to state and local
				economies.
(2) The authority will
				establish a maximum grant award per application and a minimum grant award per
				application for each fiscal year in which funding is available.
(3) The authority will make awards based on
				the total amount of funding available each fiscal year. Funds will be awarded
				as reimbursement for expenditures that are directly related to the
				implementation of an eligible project.
(4) An applicant may submit one application
				each fiscal year. If the application submitted by the applicant is a
				collaborative application, it will be counted as the head applicant's
				application for the fiscal year.
(5) An applicant that has received an Iowa
				tourism grant award in the prior fiscal year cannot submit an application for a
				substantially similar project in the following fiscal year. If an applicant
				does submit an application for a substantially similar project in the following
				fiscal year, the application will be deemed ineligible.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 261 - Economic Development Authority › Part III - Community Development Division › Chapter 42 - Iowa Tourism Grant Program › Rule 261-42.3 - Program Eligibility and Application Requirements

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(1)
Eligibility.
To be
				eligible under the program, an applicant shall meet all of the following
				requirements:
a. The applicant must be a
				tourism-related entity based in the state of Iowa, including a nonprofit or
				for-profit organization, city, county, or regional government or planning
				entity.
b. The applicant shall
				demonstrate an amount of local match equal to at least 25 percent of the amount
				of grant funds to be received by the applicant under the program. The local
				match shall be in the form of cash. Other state sources of funds shall not
				qualify as local match. The local match must be spent on eligible expenses as
				described in rule 261-42.6 (15).
c. The applicant shall submit a completed
				application, including all of the information described in subrule
				42.3(2).
d. The applicant shall
				submit the application on or before the application deadline established in
				subrule 42.3(3).
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 261 - Economic Development Authority › Part III - Community Development Division › Chapter 42 - Iowa Tourism Grant Program › Rule 261-42.4 - Application Scoring and Approval Process

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(1)
Scoring criteria.
The
				authority will not review or score an application unless the application meets
				the requirements and deadlines of rule
				261-423.
				(15). An application meeting the requirements and deadlines of rule
				261-423.
				(15) will be given a numerical score between zero and 100. The higher an
				application's numerical score, the more likely it will receive funding under
				the program. The criteria used to score the applications and the maximum number
				of points that may be attributed to each criterion are as follows:
a. Project description: 20 points. The
				applicant will explain the project, the time line for its creation and
				implementation and how state funds will support the project. The authority will
				view favorably information that clearly articulates the project, sets forth a
				reasonable time line for the project's creation and implementation, and fully
				describes how state funds will be used to support the project.
b. Economic impact and ability to promote
				tourism industry growth: 20 points. The authority will consider how the project
				supports the mission of the Iowa tourism office and is part of the applicant' s
				broader marketing strategy to increase the economic impact of tourism locally
				and in the state of Iowa.
c.
				Sustainability: 10 points. The authority will view favorably applications that
				illustrate capacity to implement and sustain the project upon
				completion.
d. Need: 15 points. The
				authority will consider the financial need of an applicant and will allot more
				points to applications that demonstrate how the applicant has exhausted other
				areas of funding to support the project.
e. Innovation: 20 points. The authority will
				consider the innovative quality of an event or marketing initiative and will
				view favorably new events and new marketing initiatives or those events and
				marketing initiatives that are enhanced or distinctive in nature.
f. Budget: 10 points. The authority will view
				favorably budgets that are well-developed and relevant to the project and that
				provide documentation of planned project expenses.
g. Collaboration: 5 points. The authority
				will view favorably applications that represent a collaboration of multiple
				entities or show the benefit of the project to multiple entities within the
				tourism industry, or both.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 261 - Economic Development Authority › Part III - Community Development Division › Chapter 42 - Iowa Tourism Grant Program › Rule 261-42.5 - Contract Administration

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(1)
				Notice of approval. The authority will notify successful applicants in writing
				of an approved request for funding. Such a notification may include the terms
				or conditions under which approval is granted.
(2) Contract required. Each successful
				applicant that accepts the recommended award amount shall enter into a contract
				with the authority. The contract will describe the project that the applicant
				will institute as described in the application and will include the terms and
				conditions under which the grant funds will be disbursed. The contract will
				also include the terms and conditions under which grant funds must be repaid or
				penalties incurred in the event the grantee does not fulfill all obligations
				under the contract.
(3) Contract
				amendments. All requests by a grantee for an amendment to the contract will
				require the approval of the director of the authority. The director will review
				each such request and approve or deny it. If a request is approved, the grantee
				and the director will execute a written amendment to the contract. Only a
				written amendment duly executed by both parties to the contract will be valid
				and binding.
(4) Reports required.
				Each grantee shall submit a written report to the authority within 60 days of
				the end of the project completion date, as specified in the contract.
(5) Record keeping. Each grantee shall
				maintain all records necessary for the verification and validation of the
				proper use of grant funds under the contract and shall submit such records to
				the authority upon request.